Joe Doering enterting hospice care
An update on Joe Doering.
Mandy Banh, Doering’s sister-in-law, shared on his GoFundMe page that the TNA star is heading to hospice care amid his third battle with brain cancer.
“Sad to share the news that Joe is heading to hospice soon,” she wrote. “If anyone is local & would want to visit, please send a message. Joe could use all your good thoughts and prayers.”
Doering has been battling cancer for a decade
Doering, 44, was first diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016. In 2022, he announced that the disease had returned and would undergo further surgery.
Last November, Banh launched a GoFundMe for Doering and revealed that he was battling a third brain tumor. She went into detail on what Doering has gone through since his second diagnosis.
“After Joe’s last brain surgery in 2022, located on his brain stem, he developed ataxia on his right side, which has greatly impacted his mobility,” she wrote. “Joe works very hard with physiotherapy, however, he mostly uses his wheelchair in his day-to-day life, requiring assistance when using stairs, a walker, and any transitioning. This has been a great change, as one would imagine, from being a professional sports athlete.”
“However despite this great challenge, Joe has remained determined, focused, and most of all- in good spirits!,” she continued. “He chooses not to feel sorry for himself and battles his journey very privately. I feel after 10 years, to show Joe more love- that he still has support and encouragement- will help him embark on this latest battle!”
Although he was briefly under a WWE developmental deal in 2010, Doering is best known for his run in All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he won the Triple Crown title on two occasions. In 2020 he began his latest run in TNA as a member of Violent by Design.
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