First and foremost, THANK YOU to all of you who have shown up for me on my journey of almost 7 years. As of early June 2024, I completed treatment and I AM DONE, I AM NED (no evidence of disease) !!!
Over those 7 years, I’ve had 3 cancer occurrences, 3 surgeries, ½ year of wound care and 1 year of aggressive immunotherapy treatment to fight the Stage 4 cancer.
I am very happy to report that my cancer has struck out. It’s had 3 runs at me and was crushed each time.
Thank you to all of you have made contributions to Pedal the Cause and supported Siteman in past years. The immunotherapies and blood screenings that I’ve received are new, cutting edge treatments and technologies and are the direct result of your contributions! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
For almost 7 years, I have seen the Siteman Cancer Center team in action on a very (too) regular and routine basis. Their performance of highly skilled and specialized work while also recognizing each patient as an individual, has made a huge impression on me. It is extremely apparent and inspiring.
A very special thank you to the team that cared for me, Nurse Practioner Emily Peck and Drs. Fields, Annsstas, Litvin, Kozower, Chen, Gregory, Parks and Lynch for providing me with incredible care and compassion !!
Again, I ask that you consider making a donation to help me raise funds to support the Siteman Cancer Center. I'm a bit of a broken record in that regard. I also ask that you consider forwarding this link on to people you know that I don't. Kind of like my MS 150, St. Jude's, Team in Training and Engineers Without Borders events over the past 40 years...raising money to benefit people I didn't know. I'm now one of those who has benefitted from such generosity.
Thank you for your consideration! Mike
