Actor Erik Jensen is dealing with a giant well being battle.
Jensen, recognized for roles in reveals like “The Strolling Useless,” “Mr. Robotic” and “For Life,” has been identified with stage 4 colorectal most cancers, Fox Information Digital can verify. The most cancers has metastasized to his liver.
Jessica Clean, Jensen’s spouse of 21 years, has organized a GoFundMe web page to assist pay for the actor’s medical bills, in addition to to assist their household, which features a 13-year-old daughter named Sadie, through the ongoing actors strike.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Erik Jensen is affected by colorectal most cancers. (Giovanni Rufino/Getty Photographs)
“Erik is younger and robust (reducing a movie throughout chemo, working full-time as a director and author all through) and his medical doctors suppose they’ve a shot at shrinking the tumors sufficient to do two very main surgical procedures and get all of them out. He could make it by way of this,” the web page reads.
“However Erik and his household are in for the struggle of their lives, they usually want your assist.”
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In an episode of “The Broadway Present with Tamsen Fadal” that was launched earlier this yr, Jensen revealed that final yr he suffered a mind aneurysm. About that situation, he stated, “50% of the individuals who get it die outright,” however he was in a position to carry out on Broadway simply 4 weeks after having the aneurysm.
Erik Jensen and Jessica Clean have been collectively for over 20 years. (Dominik Bindl/WireImage)
Now, that previous well being difficulty is a part of what’s making his present state so tough financially.
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“Erik and Jess have devoted their lives to creating artwork that hopes to make the world higher in no matter method they’ll,” the GoFundMe web page reads. “They’re full-time freelance artists and stay with out the cushion that long-term industrial work can present. Erik’s aneurysm, the double strikes and now this analysis have put their household in a particularly precarious monetary place they usually want numerous assist to make it by way of the following yr, pay for remedy to struggle his most cancers, maintain their house, and preserve some form of stability for Sadie.”
Erik Jensen and Jessica Clean share daughter Sadie. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Photographs for Audible)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}As the data on GoFundMe reveals, Jensen and Clean have obtained medical insurance by way of the Display Actors Guild for over 20 years, and due to the strikes and his well being, he might not qualify for the insurance coverage for 2025.
Erik Jensen’s household is elevating cash for his medical bills as they wrestle with the actors strike. (Giovanni Rufino/Bruce Glikas)
“It goes with out saying that continued most cancers remedy with out insurance coverage would convey monetary damage,” the web page explains.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A further notice touched on his analysis, clarifying, “Stage IV shouldn’t be a dying sentence, and Erik is working extremely onerous to remain constructive and struggle for the shot that his medical doctors say he has.”
