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26.10.2023 - 09:05 / ok.co.uk
Walking Dead star Erik Jensen has been diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer, his wife Jessica Blank confirmed.
The news comes nearly two years after the actor suffered a brain aneurysm. Jessica started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover health-related costs.
The page reveals that the cancer "has metastasized to his liver." Erik's biggest hope is if doctors can shrink the tumours enough to perform two major surgeries and remove them all, Jessica shared. She also mentioned that they were facing financial difficulties as Erik had experienced a "lack of streaming residuals" in recent years, a point of contention among SAG-AFTRA union members who are currently on strike.
Since July, most of Hollywood has been shut down with no actors working, which has also impacted Erik and Jessica's finances.
The actor's wife highlighted that Erik is at "serious risk" of losing insurance from the union due to the ongoing strike. She appealed to fans for help, and they have been responding positively. Since the GoFundMe page was set up last Wednesday, it has raised around £85,000 of its £247,000 goal.
Fans have been leaving heartfelt messages as they donate. "I met Erik when I first got into casting and immediately fell in love with him, both as a person and an actor. Sending love and healing thoughts to him, Jessica and their daughter," one supporter wrote.
Another said: "Every penny matters. Keep fighting the good fight. #twdfamily." Erik's co-stars and other members of The Walking Dead family have been sharing their support on social media.
"One of TWD's own could use a little help. Erik Jensen, who played Dr. Steven Edwards in S5 was just diagnosed with cancer, and it's a time of great uncertainty for him and his family," Scott
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Erik Jensen is battling cancer.
The Walking Dead, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer.The actor’s diagnosis was shared in a GoFundMe post by his family, who are hoping to raise $300,000 to “make it through the next year, pay for treatment to fight his cancer, keep their home, and maintain some sort of stability” for his wife Jessica and 13-year-old daughter Sadie.“After miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago, our beloved Erik Jensen was just diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer,” the page reads.“The cancer has metastasized to his liver, but Erik is young and strong (cutting a film during chemo, working full-time as a director and writer throughout) and his doctors think they have a shot at shrinking the tumors enough to do two very major surgeries and get them all out,” they added. “He can make it through this. But Erik and his family are in for the fight of their lives, and they need your support.”Jensen played Dr.
The Walking Dead alum Erik Jensen has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, his family revealed in a GoFundMe post.
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