
Lex's legacy. Its not over.
In Oct 2017 at the age of 27 my husband, Lex Wilbanks was diagnosed with stage III Nasopharynx cancer. He went through very aggressive treatment, 33 rounds of radiation and 6 chemo treatments. Not long after, in November 2017 his father also found out he had cancer. Two of the strongest men that I've ever met in my life fighting cancer together. Unfortunately, we lost his father January 2018.
During Lex's treatment he lost close to 50 pounds, experienced hair loss, fatigue, nausea, mouth blisters, dehydration, ringing in the ears, neuropathy and more. At times his white blood count and red blood count was too low that chemo had to be delayed due to risk of infection. He was unable to receive his last scheduled chemo treatment because he was close to needing a feeding tube and had to receive IV fluids everyday after treatment was over for a month. On December 31, 2018 a CT scan showed no signs of a tumor, and my husband was cancer free for about two years.
In April of 2020 a routine scan showed the cancer was back, and now in his lungs. He received radiation on his lungs and started immunotherapy. After about a year on immunotherapy, scans reveled the cancer spread, yet again. This time to his lower backbone/hip area and liver. From January 2021 to March 2021 he started experiencing excruciating headaches and couldn't get relief; scans reveled our worst fear, the cancer was now in his brain. My husband received 10 full brain radiation treatments and halfway through his brain radiation his brain started swelling due to the radiation therapy and growth in the tumors so he had to be hospitalized to get a brain shunt for relief.
I'm currently typing this while sitting in the hospital with my husband, my rock, on the day he was scheduled to start a rare tumor trial. On the evening of June 4th 2021 I brought Lex to the emergency room because he wouldn't eat, he couldn't take his medication, and he wasn't making sense when he would communicate with me. While here they've ruled out an infection being the cause of his confusion. They're giving him 4 different antibiotics, IV fluids, iron, blood and several other things to try to regulate his levels hoping that it is the cause of his mental state.
Lex is the strongest man I've ever met. Throughout all of his trials he's continued to put everyone else first, he was still working, still going to our children's football and softball games and practices. He leaves a mark with everyone he meets and he goes above and beyond to help others. Even here in the hospital he's asks the nurses how he can help them. As soon as he found out I was researching alternative treatment options he tried getting up to "help me, help him". Lex is a man who lives his life around myself and our kids. He loves his family and he's the life of the party everywhere he goes. My husband deserves nothing short of the best treatment and quality of life as possible and it's now my personal mission to take care of him. With the help of our family, friends and GOD I know nothing is impossible. I've witnessed miracles with my own eyes and I know GOD will reveal his glory.
With the money raised I plan to get Lex the treatment he deserves at MD Anderson in Houston as soon as he's healthy enough to travel. If you find it in your heart to donate any amount to this cause you will be helping so many people who care and love him, most importantly our daughter(11yo) and our son (9yo) who need their daddy to be healthy to walk them down the aisle, to watch them graduate high school, and to instill things that only a daddy can.
John 12:27
"Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No, It was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!"











