“We arrived in Japan on September 12th and on September 13th his father and I made the right decision to call an ambulance to urgently take him to the hospital,” wrote his partner Émilie Girard-Tremblay. “He couldn’t walk and was obviously very, very weak.”
This 39-year-old man, father of two children aged 2 and 5, hoped to survive thanks to treatment by transferring his own cells (advanced cell transfer therapy). he told Noovo Info a few days ago. Chemotherapy couldn’t help him because it would have led to poisoning because his liver was affected.
Kidney problems, water in the lungs and his liver problems, which were related to his colon cancer, were to blame.
“As he wished with all his heart, we accompanied him as a family until the end. He was strong and resilient until the end.”
– Émilie Girard-Tremblay, partner of Christian Beaulieu
Christian Beaulieu’s family had raised $123,365 on GoFundMe for his treatment. The family expected to spend more than $100,000 for a month-long stay in Japan.
I would like to tell you that after all costs incurred (hospital costs, funeral costs in Japan), if there is any money left, I commit to donate to colon cancer research in memory of Christian,” said Ms. Girard-Tremblay.
Mr. Beaulieu was diagnosed with cancer in March 2021. He never wanted to give up his fight.
“It looks like these are the cards I drew,” he told Noovo Info. “But I’ll try to the end.”
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this text contained an error in Mr. Beaulieu’s last name. For more information, see Noovo Info’s editorial standards.