Russell's Cancer Fight, Round 3
As many of you have recently heard, Russell's cancer has apparently not learned it's place and has returned for a third time. Full details are below, in his own word. All funds raised go directly to Russ and his wonderful wife Nikki. The last thing either one of them need to worry about during this tough time is financial stress. Let's once again dig deep and lift up this amazing couple that we are all blessed to call friends and family.
From Russell:
As many of you know, a few weeks ago Nikki and I learned that my lipo sarcoma had in fact returned for the 3rd time. My oncologist had also suggested I have a bone marrow biopsy because my blood counts were still so low and falling slightly. This Thursday we found out that I now also have leukemia, caused from the chemotherapy and radiation I had received the second go round. I am unable to have a stem cell transplant due to the fact I also have another cancer, so although we could do more chemotherapy, my body may not make it through, and it won't give us a total cure. We've decided the best thing for us going forward is to not do any more chemo. Medically speaking, the doctors have given me 3 months, however were looking into alternative treatments to give us more time. We're not giving up that easily.
We wanted to say thank you for the overwhelming support throughout our journey these last 4 years. Every prayer has been felt, and the support from our family, friends, and loved ones has been the one thing besides our faith that's keep us going.