Chris Rutherford's Cancer Fight #keepontruckin'

My brother Chris 'Trucker' Rutherford was recently diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that has spread quickly to his liver. He went to the ER on September 19th, 2021 with pain in his abdomen, and blood in his stool. He is currently at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park undergoing various tests, and is receiving the first phase of chemo. His vitals keep bouncing around and the doctors need to get that under control before he can be discharged. He will continue his treatment in the comfort of his home, with his family.

 

Chris is a loving father, son, and brother to a very tight-knit family. His wife Maya, kids: Nicholas, Gavin, Neel, and Nathan, along with his parents, Greg and Barb; siblings Jeff, Lindsay, Kelley, Ryan, Mike and Steph are looking for help funding his hospital bills (and a little morale boost.) Not everyone has had to deal with cancer, but everyone knows cancer sucks. Truck is only 47.

 

Chris is and always has been a pretty reserved dude. Sure, he’ll hangout with his close friends and family and make us laugh with his subtle humor, but he would rather chill at home and binge Netflix, or build Legos with his kids. He is a very hard worker as well. Lives a normal, quiet life in the 'burbs. He's pretty much the poster child of the term “salt of the earth kinda fella”. It pains me to have to do this on his behalf, but it has to be done. It’s not over. He’s not leaving. This is a long time listener, first time caller sort of thing.

 

Hospitals are a Godsend, but not cheap. His prognosis is grim, but not a throw in the towel. Chris is unable to work at this time and bills are starting to come in and he needs help. Financial stress is the last thing he and Maya need to worry about right now. It’s not only the donations that will help tremendously, it’s also a great way to help him stay positive by seeing the support in his journey. Half of this battle is positive thinking.

 

Where does his nickname Truck come from? When our mom was pregnant with Chris, Truckin' by the Grateful Dead was playing on the radio, and she told our dad "we have a trucker inside". Ironically, he was a truck driver for many years. Thank you in advance for supporting Truck in his journey with cancer.

 

#keepontruckin'