{"id":2647,"date":"2023-10-26T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:00:15","slug":"following-the-diagnosis-of-cancer-for-erik-jensen-his-wife-starts-a-fund-raising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2647","title":{"rendered":"Following the diagnosis of cancer for Erik Jensen, his wife starts a fund-raising campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Erik-Jensens-Cancer-Diagnosis-Wife-Launches-Fund-Raising-Campaign-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Erik-Jensens-Cancer-Diagnosis-Wife-Launches-Fund-Raising-Campaign-.png 800w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Erik-Jensens-Cancer-Diagnosis-Wife-Launches-Fund-Raising-Campaign--300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Erik-Jensens-Cancer-Diagnosis-Wife-Launches-Fund-Raising-Campaign--768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned American actor Erik Jensen&#8217;s wife, Jessica Blank, has initiated a fundraising campaign following the actor&#8217;s stage four cancer diagnosis, as reported by Western media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubbed &#8216;GoFundMe,&#8217; this campaign aims to alleviate the mounting medical expenses incurred by Erik&#8217;s treatment for stage four colorectal cancer. Jessica, speaking to the media, disclosed her husband&#8217;s condition, lauding his strength and resilience in the face of adversity. She shared that the cancer had metastasized to Erik&#8217;s liver, but medical professionals remained optimistic about its potential reduction through two significant surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Erik had previously overcome a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago, showcasing his remarkable resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica also voiced concerns about the SAG-AFTRA strike that had halted Hollywood, highlighting the financial challenges faced by numerous actors due to the absence of streaming residuals over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erik&#8217;s devoted fans have rallied behind the campaign, with reports indicating that a generous sum of $96,000 has been collected within a week. This noteworthy show of support comes in the wake of Jessica setting a fundraising goal of $300,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned American actor Erik Jensen&#8217;s wife, Jessica Blank, has initiated a fundraising campaign following the actor&#8217;s stage four cancer diagnosis, as reported by Western media on Wednesday. Dubbed &#8216;GoFundMe,&#8217; this&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647\/revisions\/2649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}