Update on Carl's Treatment
10 January 2025
This diagnosis has changed everything. They are now facing the harsh reality of an uncertain future with a much shorter timeframe than they ever expected. With the help of oncology specialists, Carl and his family are exploring all available treatment options, diving deep into research on clinical trials and alternative therapies.
Carl has started chemotherapy in NZ and the family will be travelling in February to begin immunotherapy in Germany. This dendritic cell therapy is not funded and costs approximately 15k per trip to cover each vaccine and travel. At this stage ,after an initial set up, one vaccine will be needed every 6 weeks, with Carl flying with support there and back.
They will continue to look into treatments and trials overseas, including talking with the Peter MacCallum Centre in Australia, and Universities and clinics in USA.
Carl and Beth recently tied the knot with close family and friends- thought we'd add a picture of the day to the update x