In Support of Barry Crain

Hello Friends and Family-

Barry has terminal brain cancer, and he has now run the course of options.  

Barry has been battling brain cancer - glioblastoma - since March of 2024. He did pretty well, having surgery and SOC, chemo, radiation, etc, and while Barry had fatigue, he was doing pretty well. There is no cure for glioblastoma. The chemo, the radiation, it's all to keep the growth of tumors at bay. The cancer is microscopic.

In April 2026, new tumors grew back, and Barry went in for a second surgery. This recovery process has been brutal, and regrowth happened almost immediately. 

Everyone asks about clinical trials, and believe me, we've been trying to get him into them. But these trials are highly selective, and they cherry pick who gets into them. Now that Barry has had Keytruda, Avastin and now Lomustine, there aren't any that would include him. So there's that.

Everyone who knows him will not be surprised to hear that Barry has been unbelievably positive and strong throughout all of this. He now has very limited energy. He struggles with vision, so if you message him, I (Holly) will read it to him, but he isn’t likely to be on his Facebook account very much.

Barry has been facing this with optimism and good cheer. He is out of options, and we, his family and friends, are heartbroken and devastated. 

Making things even more difficult, we now find ourselves in a position to accept donations for expenses related to his care. Any funds gathered will go to end of life care and then towards medical debt. Barry does not have life insurance, and if there is anything after debts are paid, it all goes to our children.

Thanks to all of you for your love and support.

We love you all. -Barry and Holly