Irv's Cancer Recovery
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Hello, I am Lisa Monge’ (Baker) -if you did not know Irv (John Irving) was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. I am asking for your consideration to help the Irving family with the large amount of medical bills that have come in as a result of the cancer. Irv found out before Thanksgiving that he has throat cancer on the right tonsil and the cancer spread to his two lymph nodes-surgery was ruled out because of the large size of the tumors. This was surprise to Irv as he was on a long-term anti-biotics for his swollen lymph nodes.
John was immediately placed into a case study at UNC-Chapel Hill Cancer Hospital in North Carolina and begun weekly chemotherapy and daily radiation for the last six weeks. Although his prognosis is good that will not be determined until he can get another PET scan in 3 months to see if the tumors have shrunk to a size where the cancer can be possibly be removed surgically.
If you did not know... Irv was in the USMC from 1991-1995 as an active duty member in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia where he was a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Instructor, before being sent to Somalia Irv replaced the used chemical gear to include the gas masks from Desert Storm. After Operation Restore Hope Irv was stationed in Okinawa for a year training and running the gas chambers-the doctors believe that this is related to this type of cancer-through the materials he was exposed to while serving our country. The VA will not be assisting the Irving family with his medical needs or treatment.
Irv is in good spirits although he is not suffering from the aftereffects of radiation and chemotherapy-he has a difficult time speaking and has radiation burns on his upper check and neck.
John and his wife Kelly have 3 beautiful children-Jack (17) graduated early from high school and will attend ECU in the fall, Katie (15) is a sophomore in high school, and Megan (11) who is in 5th grade.
All the money collected over the amount asked for will be donated to the Chapel Hill Cancer Hospital for the other families in need.
John was immediately placed into a case study at UNC-Chapel Hill Cancer Hospital in North Carolina and begun weekly chemotherapy and daily radiation for the last six weeks. Although his prognosis is good that will not be determined until he can get another PET scan in 3 months to see if the tumors have shrunk to a size where the cancer can be possibly be removed surgically.
If you did not know... Irv was in the USMC from 1991-1995 as an active duty member in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia where he was a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Instructor, before being sent to Somalia Irv replaced the used chemical gear to include the gas masks from Desert Storm. After Operation Restore Hope Irv was stationed in Okinawa for a year training and running the gas chambers-the doctors believe that this is related to this type of cancer-through the materials he was exposed to while serving our country. The VA will not be assisting the Irving family with his medical needs or treatment.
Irv is in good spirits although he is not suffering from the aftereffects of radiation and chemotherapy-he has a difficult time speaking and has radiation burns on his upper check and neck.
John and his wife Kelly have 3 beautiful children-Jack (17) graduated early from high school and will attend ECU in the fall, Katie (15) is a sophomore in high school, and Megan (11) who is in 5th grade.
All the money collected over the amount asked for will be donated to the Chapel Hill Cancer Hospital for the other families in need.
Organizer and beneficiary
Lisa Monge
Organizer
Gambrills, MD
John Irving
Beneficiary