Family of Sarah Palin’s Boyfriend Ron Duguay Launches GoFundMe Amid His Stage 4 Cancer Battle

Former New York Rangers player Ron Duguay is battling cancer, and the financial toll of his treatments led his family to launch a GoFundMe fundraiser.

“Our dad has never been someone who asks for help…especially when it comes to money,” Duguay’s daughters, Shay Thomas and Amber Stavros, wrote in the campaign description. “He has always tried to handle everything on his own and didn’t want to burden anyone else with what he’s going through. But after many conversations as a family, we decided to create this fundraiser for him because we’ve seen firsthand the weight this battle has placed on him, both physically and financially.”

Duguay — who is currently dating former Alaska Governor and one-time vice president hopeful Sarah Palin — revealed that he “has been battling cancer for a year.”

The 68-year-old retired ice hockey player told Page Six on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with “Stage 4 cancer which started in the colon.”

“Because of his cancer, he hasn’t been able to work the way he normally would, yet he continues to fight with everything he has,” Thomas and Stavros added. “Earlier in his treatment journey, the care he received in Florida nearly cost him his life. That led us to bring him to Orange County, where my sister and I live, so he could receive treatment here … and thankfully, it has helped him so far.”

The family is hoping to raise $50,000 to help their father. As of publication, the Duguay’s have reached $41,000.

“I am going to do all the alternatives, along with the Western medicine. What I am learning I will be able to share with others,” Duguay told Page Six. “I need to get better so I can help others.”