Sending our love to Steve Carrier
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Dear friends,
Your pal Steve Carrier has been diagnosed with one of the rarest forms of cancer known to oncologists. In fact, as you will see below, there have only been 400 cases of adult Rhabdomyosarcoma documented in the last 30 years.
Steve is in the midst of undergoing 42 non-stop weeks of intense chemotherapy that has already made it impossible for him to work. Many weeks he has 5 days of treatments which have quickly taken a toll on his health; and he's only just begun. Radiation and surgery on the tumor are also likely in his future.
Sadly, many of you are familiar with the price of cancer care and even with insurance the residual costs can be overbearing. Not to mention that the family will be without Steve's salary for a year. We are hoping this page can generate support for this amazing family in one of their darkest hours.
It's hard enough trying to stay healthy through the turmoil of chemo, but the burden of mounting bills only exacerbates the fear and anxiety that Steve lives with each day. Kelly is still able to work but there may come a time where she will need to provide stay-at-home care for Steve, which will make their financial situation even more dire.
I know Steve has many friends and family that will gladly pitch in and make the next year a little more tolerable for the Carrier's. This community is absolutely remarkable at taking care of our own. Steve has and would do the same for any one of us.
We love you Steven and we want you to focus on getting better, staying strong, and getting as much possible joy out of every day that God gives you.
You've got this!
And we've got you.
For more information on the terribly rare type of cancer Steve is battling:
"Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare type of cancer that forms in soft tissue — specifically skeletal muscle tissue...The outlook (prognosis) and treatment decisions depend on the type of rhabdomyosarcoma, where it starts, tumor size and whether the cancer has spread. Treatment is usually with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy."
mayoclinic.org
"Rhabdomyosarcoma is very uncommon in adults. There have been five "large" published series, totaling just over 400 cases of "adult" RMS seen at major cancer centers in the United States and Europe over the past 20-30 years."
sarcomahelp.org
Your pal Steve Carrier has been diagnosed with one of the rarest forms of cancer known to oncologists. In fact, as you will see below, there have only been 400 cases of adult Rhabdomyosarcoma documented in the last 30 years.
Steve is in the midst of undergoing 42 non-stop weeks of intense chemotherapy that has already made it impossible for him to work. Many weeks he has 5 days of treatments which have quickly taken a toll on his health; and he's only just begun. Radiation and surgery on the tumor are also likely in his future.
Sadly, many of you are familiar with the price of cancer care and even with insurance the residual costs can be overbearing. Not to mention that the family will be without Steve's salary for a year. We are hoping this page can generate support for this amazing family in one of their darkest hours.
It's hard enough trying to stay healthy through the turmoil of chemo, but the burden of mounting bills only exacerbates the fear and anxiety that Steve lives with each day. Kelly is still able to work but there may come a time where she will need to provide stay-at-home care for Steve, which will make their financial situation even more dire.
I know Steve has many friends and family that will gladly pitch in and make the next year a little more tolerable for the Carrier's. This community is absolutely remarkable at taking care of our own. Steve has and would do the same for any one of us.
We love you Steven and we want you to focus on getting better, staying strong, and getting as much possible joy out of every day that God gives you.
You've got this!
And we've got you.
For more information on the terribly rare type of cancer Steve is battling:
"Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare type of cancer that forms in soft tissue — specifically skeletal muscle tissue...The outlook (prognosis) and treatment decisions depend on the type of rhabdomyosarcoma, where it starts, tumor size and whether the cancer has spread. Treatment is usually with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy."
mayoclinic.org
"Rhabdomyosarcoma is very uncommon in adults. There have been five "large" published series, totaling just over 400 cases of "adult" RMS seen at major cancer centers in the United States and Europe over the past 20-30 years."
sarcomahelp.org
Organizer
Guinevere Mathey
Organizer
Sycamore, IL