Country artist Joshua Ray Walker said he was launching a GoFundMe after his colon cancer unexpectedly spread after chemotherapy.
; he subsequently underwent surgery in January before beginning chemotherapy. In a note shared on social media Tuesday, Sept. 10, Walker said that before he started chemo he was given a 90 percent chance of “having clear tests post treatment.” Those tests, however, revealed “multiple nodes of varying sizes” in both his lungs.
“So to find completely new growth in a new organ was something for which I was not prepared,” Walker wrote. “This unfortunately means my cancer will likely be restaged to Stage 4. I will get a lung biopsy, and start radiation soon. I wish I had more information to share but I’m still waiting to meet with a radiology oncologist following my biopsy surgery.”
Walker’s new GoFundMe campaign will help him cover cost-of-living and out-of-pocket health expenses, and allow him to focus more on his health and family. “As my treatment plans change, more medical needs are falling outside of my medical insurance coverage,” he explained on the campaign’s page. “I am doing my best to advocate for myself with my insurance provider, apply for financial aid, grants, and charities, but a lot of the time, the care needed is unexpected and time-sensitive.
In his note, Walker promised fans that he would keep fighting and share updates along the way. “The odds have definitely shifted,” he acknowledged, “but I’m not going to publish them here. It seems defeatist, and unnecessary. I’ll let you know what they were after I beat them. I’ve always lived life to the fullest and I will continue to do so.”James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93Behind the Scenes at DJ Cassidy’s ‘Pass the Mic Live’ Residency With Chuck D.
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