
Help raise support for Rays aggressive cancer
It all began after Christmas 2020. Ray was losing weight and feeling stomach pains for a few weeks that eventually made him go to the hospital due to extreme weight loss and excruciating pain. It was there they discovered Ray had tumors on his pancreas and liver.
They sent away tissue from biopsies and the worst possible outcome happened. They diagnosed him with a rare type of cancer called Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer there is.
In just a few weeks their family's lives have been turned upside down. My best friend Tanya, his fiancé and mother to their 5 year old Charlotte (in photo) is trying so hard to hold it together but due to these diagnoses Ray is off work, forcing Tanya to have to leave him to go to work to try and support their family in this terrible time. Meanwhile, Tanya is pregnant, due in July with their second child. She also has two teenage sons she has to care for throughout this as well. (Also has 1 older child and Ray has a teenage daughter)
Just today they were informed that his cancer is extremely rare and aggressive. Without treatment he only has a couple weeks. They are starting a intense round of chemotherapy and if he doesn't respond well to treatment they will stop all treatment and keep him comfortable on palliative care.
This is a lot for anyone to absorb let alone a pregnant scared mother to endure on her own.
Please help me raise funds for my beautiful friends to give them the support they need in this terrible time... So that Tanya can spend as much time with her family as she can and have support for her children throughout this nightmare. Ray is the most wonderful partner, father and friend and they deserve every bit of support.
Anything helps. Thank you so much
-Maddison