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Advanced Testing For Chas Goodson

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It is very difficult for me to even make this post because I have always struggled asking anyone for help but this could save Chas’s life and I am willing to do anything I possibly can to make it happen for him. I know I am asking for a lot here but I am willing to try and get the care he crucially needs.

As most of you know, We are the Goodsons! My husband Chas has been battling cancer since October 2018. He has done continuous chemotherapy, surgeries, immunotherapies, radiation, and every treatment you can imagine. Unfortunately, we have had several doctors try all they know to do and hope that it works. While many treatments worked for a little while, they have all exceeded the limit and are no longer working against the cancer.

We have come to a point where the doctors are unsure how to proceed as the cancer continues to grow against all the treatments offered. They are saying we have expended all of our options. Through all the trying times, Chas continues to put a smile on his face everyday, laugh, and live optimistically and encourage others to do the same.

We kept believing there has to be more options out there, we just have to find them. His will to live is much stronger than anyone telling him he “can’t” do something and if you know Chas you know how true that statement is.
After countless hours of research and prayers, we may have opened an opportunity to do just that and have found new possibilities.

We have been in contact with a lab in Greece that tests 200+ different treatment options including chemotherapies and natural variants. This test uses his blood and the cancer specific to his DNA and finds the exact treatments that attack his specific cancer cells. It will tell us the treatments he is resistant to and the ones most likely to succeed. This test is an incredible advance in medicine and it is sad that this testing is not standard for American healthcare.

The down side of this new option is that it is $4,000 completely out-of- pocket to get it sent off to Greece and get the results back. Unfortunately, it must be paid in full at the time of the blood draw and we just do not have the money right now. This test is something that would change our life and the trajectory of the odds battling with his cancer. With him not being able to work due to his condition, the little bit of income I make is completely used for bills and medical expenses so this test is in sight but just out of our reach.

Getting this done would open up so many options for him and greatly increase the odds of getting better. Timing is crucial and this test needs to be done as soon as possible if we want a fighting chance at overcoming it as his cancer continues to metastasize.

If you are able to support us in any way even if it is just sharing this link, we greatly appreciate it. We are so grateful for all the help no matter the size of the contribution past or present we receive through this entire journey. It is truly what has kept us going and fighting on. We have an army behind us and we want to thank each and every person in our life willing to jump in and help however they can. It means the world to us and keeps us going everyday. If you are able to help even in the slightest way, it would mean the world to us and we are forever grateful. This test will give us so many options and will allow us to move forward with our life. I HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT THIS TEST WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVE TO THE DOCTORS WE ARE NOT DONE FIGHTING AND THE ANSWER IS OUT THERE. We have taken this testing into our own hands to find the correct answers he needs to get better again.

Team Chas is so strong and such a blessing. Thank you for being a part of it with us.

Love,
Lexi Goodson

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    Alexis Bramlett
    Organizer
    Dunnellon, FL
    Charles Goodson
    Beneficiary

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