Supporting Don Wrenn

A little over a year ago we communicated that my dad, Don Wrenn, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma with metastases to his lung, brain, liver and back.   Since then he has been fighting and winning against this battle for his life.


My dad is a Christ-follower. Our family attended Lifepoint Church in TN for over 15 years. Both my parents were with the NCC Warriors for 8 years, where my siblings played basketball, they helping and were a huge part of that group. They now live in Ft. Myers, FL where they attend Cape Christian. 


In the last year he has been traveling 4+ hours to Moffitt Cancer center in Tampa to receive chemo and radiation treatment, and see all of his doctors. During one of those radiation treatments for the tumors in his brain, he suffered trauma that resulted in the loss of use for his leg and arm. My dad has worked tirelessly to regain his strength and mobility back. As a few months passed it was noticeable that he wasn’t getting better but rather regressing. He was getting weaker with constant headaches. Recent doctor visits revealed that the treatment path wasn’t working any longer and he’s had several more tumors pop up since his last scans. His doctors are trying their best to come up with a new treatment path.  But, while my dad has been battling, these new test results and an unforeseen treatment and future medical expenses are completely  draining.  His work, that has been truly amazing through the past year and a half, have been kind enough to keep him on for the sake of insurance and now has finally let him go.


So here we are, in a emotionally exhausting time, trying to figure out our next steps.


This past year there hasn’t been much I could do but be supportive and helpful in anyway I could and honestly feeling useless.. I’ve now found something I can do to help ease my parents stress, and for everything they have done for not only my siblings and I, but for all of the kids my dad’s coached, all the families he’s helped, all the friends he’s been there for, I ask now that we help my dad by taking some stress off his shoulders in a time where he should be focused on fighting for his life.


If you’re able to donate, my family would be forever grateful. You’re helping my parents with medical treatments, travel expenses, insurance without a job, and so, so much more. If you’re not able to donate, they need all the prayers for healing and peace that you could possible imagine.  I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. You’re helping to ease my parent’s stress in a terrifying time of need.  Thank you so much.