Walking Dead star Erik Jensen diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer
ok.co.ukWalking 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.
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