<div><strong>Hello, my name is Lexy A. Larez Jr. In September 2025</strong>, <strong>I was diagnosed with liver cancer</strong>, which, as you can imagine, has turned my world upside down, not only for me but for my family too. I'm 56 years old, a father of 7 boys, and a grandfather of 9. This has been a devastating blow, and anyone who knows me will tell you that I'm the type of person who won't let a day go to waste. I take pride in caring for my family and being very involved and close to those in my community. Unfortunately, this diagnosis has limited my ability to give 100% to those important aspects of my life.
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<div>I'm now focused on getting myself cleared for surgery and getting back to being healthy and living my fullest and best life.
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<div>I've established care with the various physicians at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center at the University of Washington in Seattle, who will see me through this journey.
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<div>The first step in my journey was having a Y90 treatment, which was done on December 12th. This procedure placed beads of radiation directly into the lesions that are in my liver via a catheter through the blood vessels that are directly linked to those lesions. <strong>We're hopeful this will buy me the time to get through the list of requirements that are needed to become a candidate to be placed as a recipient on a list to receive a liver transplant. </strong>
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<div>The wait for a liver transplant can sometimes take months, which may be too long a wait in the likely case that more tumors show up in my liver and/or the possibility of it spreading to other parts of my body, which will make a transplant an unlikely option for me at that point.
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<div><strong>Finding a Living Liver Donor is another option,</strong> which would eliminate a lot of the potential complications that would come from a deceased donor. The living liver donor would be tested to make sure they are not only a match for me, but will also make sure they are healthy enough to withstand the surgery. A living liver donor would make the process of getting the surgery much quicker and has many more positive aspects, such as knowing exactly when the surgery will take place. When waiting for a deceased donor, you will have to wait to get "the call," which could come on any given day at any given time.
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<div>If donating is not something you wish to pursue, I would be grateful if you would please pass my story along to your friends and family.
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<div>The cost of this surgery is mind-boggling. Not only will this surgery be a costly one, but the recovery time is costly in its own way, having me out of commission for possibly up to one year, requiring round-the-clock care from my family as we do our best to make sure this new liver doesn't have any severe complications.
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<div><strong>Any donations will definitely help my family to ease the pressures of :</strong>
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<div>*Out-of-pocket medical expenses
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<div>*Additional care and support while I'm in the hospital
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<div>*Lost income during treatment and recovery.
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<div><strong>www. UWmedicine.org/liver-donation</strong>
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<div><strong>Follow on Facebook</strong>
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<div>Please continue to visit<strong> GoFundMe.com,</strong> where I will post updates to keep everyone informed on the status of me and my journey.
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<div><strong>Thank you to all my family, friends, and community, far and near. I'm very appreciative of you all, and I'm grateful for your support, whether it's been through donation, prayer, or by sharing this information.</strong>
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<div><strong>With love and respect,</strong>
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<div><strong>Lexy A. Larez Jr.</strong>
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