New Blog for Chris Earles

We're setting up a new blog site here for Chris Earles. During 2009, he was diagnosed with Bile Duct cancer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This is an extremely aggressive cancer.

Bile Duct Cancer @ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_duct_cancer

Bile Duct Cancer @ Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/bile-duct-cancer/

Chris has never smoked a day in his life, is always active, and usually works 50+ hours per week. He also works on cars for friends and family during his off time. During his recovery from the hospital, he pushed himself to finish a screened in porch on his property.

He enjoys taking his 9 year old son to Titans games and working around his house.

After an operation removing 70% of his liver, he was told nothing could be done to rid him of this cancer. The cancer has now spread outside of his liver. He is determined to never give up.

Chris, after getting this news, traveled to The Mayo Clinic during October 2009. After spending over $1,200.00 for the trip that should have lasted 3 days, he was sent home after 2.5 hours, and told nothing could be done, go home and start chemotherapy.

Chris has never asked anyone for anything -- he is very independant and takes care of his own situation. This time, he may not be so fortunate. He and the family simply do not have the resources to help him very far into a new treatment that may cost $15,000.00 per month with some treatment possibly covered by his insurance, some maybe not.

On the Internet, you read these stories all the time. The economy is tough, and everyone seems to be struggling. Chris is struggling with something he wants to recover from, and he is determined to try. For his wife and son and our family, he is living one day at a time, and trying to stay as positive as possible.

Over the coming weeks, you will learn more about Chris. Our family asks that you share his story. He has medical insurance, his personal affairs are in order, he has life insurance... but he is now investigating other treatment options to help prolong his life that will likely not be 100% covered by his insurance, and will cost many thousands of dollars.