Wade MacLeod Cancer Fund
Please help Wade MacLeod fight Brain Cancer
We would like to start by telling you about this incredible young man, Wade MacLeod and his beautiful young family.
Wade is 31 years old and has spent his entire life dreaming of being a husband, and father while playing in the NHL. This dream almost came true 5 years ago, but while playing for Springfield Falcons in the AHL, Wade suffered a grand mal seizure on the ice, which led to the discovery of the first tumour. Wade returned to the game a year later, after undergoing brain surgery to remove the tumour. Following surgery, Wade lost the ability of speech and spent 3 months undergoing speech therapy. His dream of being a husband and father has come true with a beautiful wife, Karly and 11 month old baby girl, sweet Ava James. Wade’s courage and unwavering determination to be a loving husband and father and still play the game he loves so much has been an inspiration to us all. Since then, Wade’s tumour has relentlessly grown back 3 times. Each time, Wade returned to the game but his dream of playing in the NHL was over.
Wade was going to return to playing hockey in Dresden, Germany, this August. That dream was dashed as our dear friend Wade MacLeod is now preparing to have his 4th brain surgery in less than 5 years.
He has a Grade 3 Glioblastoma tumour and it has come back, once again, with a vengeance, after going through surgery only 2 months ago!
What this means for Wade and his family, is that they have to incur all prescription costs that he will have to take his entire lifetime as well as any treatments outside of his basic medical services plan, which is weighing heavily on their finances and they will not be able to sustain the strain with no income.
Wade’s recovery would be so much easier without the financial strain as he is no longer able to provide for his family.
Thank-you for taking time to read this and consider funding to this cause.
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We would like to start by telling you about this incredible young man, Wade MacLeod and his beautiful young family.
Wade is 31 years old and has spent his entire life dreaming of being a husband, and father while playing in the NHL. This dream almost came true 5 years ago, but while playing for Springfield Falcons in the AHL, Wade suffered a grand mal seizure on the ice, which led to the discovery of the first tumour. Wade returned to the game a year later, after undergoing brain surgery to remove the tumour. Following surgery, Wade lost the ability of speech and spent 3 months undergoing speech therapy. His dream of being a husband and father has come true with a beautiful wife, Karly and 11 month old baby girl, sweet Ava James. Wade’s courage and unwavering determination to be a loving husband and father and still play the game he loves so much has been an inspiration to us all. Since then, Wade’s tumour has relentlessly grown back 3 times. Each time, Wade returned to the game but his dream of playing in the NHL was over.
Wade was going to return to playing hockey in Dresden, Germany, this August. That dream was dashed as our dear friend Wade MacLeod is now preparing to have his 4th brain surgery in less than 5 years.
He has a Grade 3 Glioblastoma tumour and it has come back, once again, with a vengeance, after going through surgery only 2 months ago!
What this means for Wade and his family, is that they have to incur all prescription costs that he will have to take his entire lifetime as well as any treatments outside of his basic medical services plan, which is weighing heavily on their finances and they will not be able to sustain the strain with no income.
Wade’s recovery would be so much easier without the financial strain as he is no longer able to provide for his family.
Thank-you for taking time to read this and consider funding to this cause.
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to give you all a quick update on my process. As most of you know, I have completed radiation and am currently on a 6 week break from chemotherapy. The radiation went well and although I haven’t gotten the results, I strongly feel it was successful and it kicked that remaining tumor in the ass. I will have a follow up MRI in about 3 months to see my progress, along with starting with my 5 days of chemotherapy per month for at least 6 months. I will continue to do 3 days a week at Integrated Health where I receive an IV drip to counter balance with chemotherapy, as well as a hypothermia treatment twice a week. Thanks to all of you, I have the opportunity to pursue these additional treatments to help my chances to become in remission and remain in remission.
I recently did a podcast interview with a friend of mine who wanted to share my story. I haven’t shared this with many people but following my last surgery, my speech was once again impacted. I didn’t lose it completely, but I will need to follow up with speech therapy which will begin on December 19th. I am happy to share my story with you all and am looking forward for you to see my progress over the coming months as I continue to fully recover from my surgery and treatment. Here is a link if you are interested to listen:
https://beyondthebigredtruck.com/episodes/
Thank you all again for your love and support and most importantly thank you all for your generosity! You cant imagine what it means to Karly, Ava, and I and we will update you with the good news as it comes.
Wade
I just wanted to give you all a quick update on my process. As most of you know, I have completed radiation and am currently on a 6 week break from chemotherapy. The radiation went well and although I haven’t gotten the results, I strongly feel it was successful and it kicked that remaining tumor in the ass. I will have a follow up MRI in about 3 months to see my progress, along with starting with my 5 days of chemotherapy per month for at least 6 months. I will continue to do 3 days a week at Integrated Health where I receive an IV drip to counter balance with chemotherapy, as well as a hypothermia treatment twice a week. Thanks to all of you, I have the opportunity to pursue these additional treatments to help my chances to become in remission and remain in remission.
I recently did a podcast interview with a friend of mine who wanted to share my story. I haven’t shared this with many people but following my last surgery, my speech was once again impacted. I didn’t lose it completely, but I will need to follow up with speech therapy which will begin on December 19th. I am happy to share my story with you all and am looking forward for you to see my progress over the coming months as I continue to fully recover from my surgery and treatment. Here is a link if you are interested to listen:
https://beyondthebigredtruck.com/episodes/
Thank you all again for your love and support and most importantly thank you all for your generosity! You cant imagine what it means to Karly, Ava, and I and we will update you with the good news as it comes.
Wade
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