Carol Crutchlow — brilliant actor, director, writer, teacher, comedian, beloved family member and treasured member of the community — needs our help.
A student and practitioner of Buddhism since 1969, Carol studied with Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, and now studies with Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche. She is a former Resident Director of Shambhala Training. She currently directs all levels of Shambhala training and is also a teacher for the Monday Night Community Gathering, Beginning to Mediate, and the Way of Shambhala series.
Carol taught Theatre at The Naropa University for 12 years, and was part of many productions there and elsewhere. In addition to her one-woman show, “Carol Crutchlow Beside Herself,” she was a performer and writer in “The Trickster” and “The Trickster Returns” with the Holy Cow Theatre Company.
Carol currently enjoys chairing the Resident Council for her senior apartment complex. The Council works to grow and organize the community of 70+ residents and promotes dignity and harmony among residents and staff.
Carol was diagnosed in December 2016 with Stage 4 cancer, and needs assistance in paying for medical and related expenses.
In August mom had a scan which showed the tumor in her kidney had grown. This meant that the chemo was no longer working so mom switched to immunotherapy. Last week she had her first scan since starting the new treatment which showed even more......
Some changes in the last month. Recent scans show the current chemo treatment (carboplatin-based) effectiveness has waned- the cancer spots in liver and lungs have increased. Mom’s energy has also taken a downturn, so she has spent more time resting at home for a couple......
Apologies for the lack of updates- this is a definite case of “no news is good news”! Mom is still undergoing weekly chemo treatment and continues to respond incredibly well. Recent scans show the tumor in her left kidney is reduced considerably and the kidney......
We are also fundraising at www.gofundme.com/carols-medical-expenses. If you feel more comfortable donating through that platform please do. The great advantage to donating here on this site is that as opposed to the 8% gofundme subtracts, we pay only the 3% processing charges incurred in nearly all credit transactions. Thus, more of your money goes directly to help! In the spirit of full disclosure, the funds donated here go directly to Carol’s family so as not to disrupt any assistance she may receive.
