Supporting Jared Krause as he fights a brain tumor
Goal:
USD $25,000
Raised:
USD $33,647
Campaign funds will be received by Rebecca Krause
Supporting Jared Krause as he fights a brain tumor
Our youngest brother, Jared, was diagnosed with a brain tumor this week.
Jared has always been a rambunctious but sweet jokester, but in the past few months he developed headaches and intermittent dizzy spells. He never felt anything specific and it was easy to brush off what he was feeling because it's never anything serious, especially when every complaint is punctuated by a cheeky self-deprecating joke. Over the holidays, his headaches intensified, but having lost his job in Austin in November, and consequently his health coverage, he put off getting checked out by a doctor until he could get a new job and back on a health plan. As the headaches became more crushing each week, it finally culminated late Friday evening on February 28th. He woke up and something was off, he suddenly felt like he couldn't use his hands, his right leg felt numb, and the words were hard to get out. His head felt like it was going to split. Being the baby of the family meant he could always call a big sister when he needed help, so that's what he did. And finally, after heeding advice to go to the hospital immediately to get checked out, within a few hours CT imaging and an MRI the next morning revealed a large brain tumor. Jared has been suffering mostly in silence for months as the tumor has put extordinary pressure on his brain from within his skull, causing what the neurosurgeon described as "chronic herniation for at least a month" and the radiologist identified a 1.5 cm shift of his brain from the midline of his skull.
Jared has been under the excellent care of the neurosurgical team and ICU at St David's Medical Center in Austin Texas since he was admitted on the 28th. As can only be expected, his medical bills will be exorbitant, far beyond expectation any 28-year-old could ever possibly dream of having to pay. But he's alive, and as he cheekily describes it, feeling "Like I just had brain surgery."
This is only the beginning of the road for Jared. Not only will he have medical bills in Texas from his surgery to remove part of the tumor, his care in the icu as he recovers, and the tests to diagnose the exact type of tumor, but he will need to move back home to Connecticut so he can pursue further treatments to hopefully eradicate whatever it is that has been slowly growing in his brain.
The support we are asking for will cover his moving expenses, including shipping his car home, converting a first floor room in our parents home into a room for him to avoid the stairs, and if possible, take some of the burden off of him with contributing to whatever medical expenses we can cover. Anything is appreciated, and the support and love we have received already has been overwhelming.
Thank you indefinitely,
The Krause Family
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Becky, my thought s and praying with you and your family, hope your sone will recover soon.
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Happy to help Jared! Praying for you to fight cancer and achieve a full recovery. ♥️🙏🏼
Sending you all the strength and positive vibes in the world !!
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Sending prayers to u all.
Keeping your family in my prayers!
Get well soon Jared. You'll be in my prayers.
Sending prayers for Jared and hugs for the whole family. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Hoping for a speedy recovery. Love to the Krause family as they come together to fight this
Thinking of you all and hope Jared is feeling better soon
You got this brotha
Updates
April 26
April 26th, 2025
To start, the last several weeks have been quite the gauntlet for Jared and our family but the outpouring of support has been beyond what any of us could have anticipated. So thank you all from the very bottom of our hearts.
In the first week of April, the pathology for Jared's tumor came back - an astrocytoma, grade 3. The sigh of relief that it was not a blastoma resonated through the entire family and community of friends as we prepared for the next steps. He met with the Neuro-oncologists at Dana Farber and jumped head first (pun slightly intended) into a meeting with the Neurosurgical team who slotted him for surgery to remove the vast majority of the tumor in one fell swoop.
On April 22nd, Jared went into Dana Farber at 5:30 in the morning, and about 12 hours later, the surgeons called and reported truly miraculous success. They had removed between 90 and 95% of the tumor, cleared out the old damage from the swelling and minor stroke after his first surgery, and were waking him up without any complications. He spent 24 hours in the ICU, and then the day after being stepped down onto the regular Neuro/medical floor, he was sent home to finish his recovery in the relative peace of our childhood home.
The simplicity of the turn of events thus far after this procedure is truly nothing short of a miracle. It is the fruit of all the prayers, well-wishes, and good luck that our wonderful family, friends, neighbors, and community have showered him in. He has been so blessed by each and every one of your outcries of support that we are all beyond grateful in ways words could never summarize.
The road ahead still has trials for him to face, but as he continues to recover from surgery this week, we are met every day with love and support from all of you. We will strive to continue to update you as we wind down this tortuous path with him.
Thank you all and God bless!
Love,
The Krause Family
March 12
March 12th, 2025
First and foremost, this outpouring of love has truly been amazing. It's been beyond our wildest imagination to receive such a clamoring of support and it is bolstering Jared and the rest of us while he recovers in this phase.
This week was a big jump ahead for Jared, he got out of the ICU and finally discharged from the hospital! He is recovering well at his apartment with our parents while they pack and prep to bring him home, hopefully as soon as next week!
Thank you all so much!
Day 1
March 11th, 2025
Wow, just wow.
Today we have been truly overcome by the generosity of all of our loved ones and friends getting us so close to the initial goal in less than a day. When we launched this campaign, we never could have imagined this outpouring of support. You've all made so much that seemed so overwhelming possible. We are eternally grateful to all of you!
Jared was stepped down from the ICU today as he inches his way closer to getting discharged from this first hospitalization. The goal of getting him home is coming into view a little more each day as he makes small improvements. Your prayers and well wishes are working, keep them coming!
Thank you all!
Love,
The Krauses
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