Week 1, Day 5 Update - PLEASE READ.

An update from our mom in Houston:

"Just letting you know what is going on. Chris has 2 genes that have gone radical. They are using gene therapy for both but he is going to have to go back on the chemo pill he was on, which is a low dose. He has to have a brain MRI tomorrow to make sure he can take the 2nd gene therapy with no problems. He got a big dose of Benedryl with the first infusion today, as they did not want an allergic reaction. He is zonked from it right now. They charged him $3,777.20 for the first infusion today."

That being said, the reason for our fundraising efforts have been due to the out of pocket expenses because of his insurance. After deductables, he pays these amounts for different tests and treatments, then, waits 45 days to get reimbursed. While that happens, other expenses are incurring, and that is the problem.

While Chris does have great support and a lot of donations already, the need still exists. Please consider donating today to help Chris keep his care continuious.

Chris has 2 methods for accepting donations:

PayPal: chrisearlesinfo@gmail.com

Our mom continues...

"He has paid out the infusion amount plus about $900.00 yesterday for the PET scan, so he is getting nervous because the money is now flying out of the medical account. His out of network deductible is $1,400.00 with an out of pocket maximum of $5,000.00... I do not have any idea what the MRI will cost tomorrow out of pocket until we get there.

He is in big trouble with the cancer. It is more advanced in his liver than we thought. And now, there are more lymph nodes involved. We did find out that the pain in his abdomen is from fluid that has built up in his abdominal wall. They have detected cancer cells in the fluid. The doctor prescribesd a diuretic that only costs $2.25 to get rid of the fluid. She wants to hit this hard and fast and told him so. Tell everyone to pray hard and donate if at all possible, we need to keep his treatment funded!

Love ya,
Mom"