Hope for Jason Marchi

Beacon of Hope!

To many, Jason Marchi has been a tether to ground them. For others, a hand to hold through the dark. For many, he has been a compass to lead them. For he has many supportive friends and family members whose lives have been turned upside down and decimated with his cancer diagnosis. 

After many months of investigative tests, restrictive diets, multiple different medications, and ineffective treatments for Jason’s myriad of symptoms, Jason was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in August of 2019 at the age of 43.

For those who don’t know, AML is a cancer of the bone marrow and the blood. It progresses rapidly without treatment and can affect different blood cells with a variety of mutations, making it extremely challenging to treat. In Canada, the five-year net survival for AML is 21%. This means that about 21% of people diagnosed with AML will survive for at least five years.[1]

Jason underwent chemotherapy in the fall of 2019, and his cancer went into remission, which allowed him to receive a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant in December of 2019. According to The Canadian Cancer Society, if a stem cell transplant is done during the first remission, which it was in Jason’s case, the five-year disease-free survival rate is 30–50%. Unfortunately, the transplant was not successful at treating Jason’s cancer.

Researchers are studying new approaches to AML therapy in clinical trials, and doctors in Windsor, Hamilton, and Toronto agree that Jason’s best chance at remission is to try a combination of two chemotherapy drugs. However, neither Canada Life (Jason’s benefits provider) nor RWAM (his wife Jennifer’s benefits provider) will cover the cost of one of the drugs, which is approximately $150,000 CAD.

While Jason is stubborn and very reluctant to ask for help, his friends and family want desperately to give him the best shot at beating this terrible disease without putting his family in insurmountable debt. His son Alex will be studying at the University of Windsor, and his daughter Ashley will be going into grade 11 at St. Joseph’s High School in the fall. The last thing they need is to be worrying about paying the bills or putting food on the table as their dad is fighting for his life.

Please join in giving generously towards Jason’s treatment. Every little bit helps and is appreciated tremendously.   



[1] https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia-acute-myelogenous-aml/prognosis-and-survival/survival-statistics/?region=on#:~:text=Overall%20survival%20for%20AML&text=With%20current%20treatment%20regimens%2C%2065,have%20a%20lower%20response%20rate.