Family and friends of the actor Eric Jensenrecognized for his work in television series the walking dead and Mr. Robot (along with Rami Malek and Christian Slater) are asking for support from their loved ones and fans of the artist to cure cancer.

Those close to the 53-year-old performer set up a GoFundMe page last week for that purpose, revealing that Jensen had just been diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer, after miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago. .

At this point, as reported on that site, Jensen’s cancer has metastasized to his liver, but since the actor is “young and strong, his doctors believe they have a chance to shrink the tumors enough to perform two very important surgeries. and exterminate them all. “

Actor Erik Jensen’s GoFundMe page was created by his wife gofundme.com/f/help-erik-family-make-it-through-stage-4-cancer. Retrieved from gofundme.com/f/help-erik-family-make-it-through-stage-4-cancer. Photo: Screenshot

In the midst of his illness, Jensen was able to work as a director and screenwriter. But after Jensen’s aneurysm and cancer diagnosis, and the Hollywood strikes, his family said they are now “in an extremely precarious financial situation and need a lot of help to get through next year.” That’s why his relatives are focused on raising a total of $300,000 for his treatment.

As of the close of this note this Wednesday, October 25, according to the GoFundMe page, more than $100,000 has been raised so far.

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Executive producer The walking dead Scott Gimple shared a link to the donation page on Monday, October 23rd via a post on X (Twitter) writing “to one of TWD He could use a little help. “Erik Jensen, who played Dr. Steven Edwards in Season 5, has just been diagnosed with cancer and it’s a very uncertain time for him and his family.”

For his part, the actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who also starred The walking dead, he wrote on the same platform “I never had the opportunity to work with Erik… at least until now. I just heard a lot about what a great guy he is. I know him and he could use a little help… All types”.

Jensen is the father of daughter Sadie, 13, who he shares with wife Jessica Blank, who created the GoFundMe page. “He is one of the hardest working, most honest and dedicated people we know. He has to help his daughter grow up. He has to stay because of the beautiful community he and Jess have built. And there is still a lot of art to be done in the world.”

Jensen’s other television credits include Equalizer and Mind hunter, among others.