Flavopuridol Study Update & A QUESTION

[dannysbrother]

robert, Culinary mentor??? Tell me your not a Chef!!!!

You know, the first thing danny wants to do when he is through with this is enroll on Culinary school! Then get a degree in Restaurant Management. At 19, he was the youngest manager (after 2 years of serving) at a steak house in Phoenix. He is really good at it. Bobby Flay is his hero! I wrote him a letter when danny first came here in NYC and he sent danny an autographed photo. Then on Danny's birthday, in between TIP treatments we took him to The MESA Grill, one of Flay's restaurants in NYC and Danny met him!!! It was great.

As for the Bellagio, what a place. I'm partial to the buffet. Has anybody EVER seen anything like it? I think the Wynn is giving Bellagio a run for it's money now... It's VERY nice...

We just found out that Danny's surgery is at 1pm tomorrow. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, and incredible positive energy. I told danny today that he has a whole lot of people on the TC boards rooting for him!

Were going to get this SOB.

Thanks,
M

[Russell's Mom]

just read

Hi Michael, Just read your post last night while I was at work. Words just don't seem to come close, but the image of Danny rising high above this is vivid. You are certainly right about the treatments. One conversation that I had with the onc nurses while Russell was in chemo was about how difficult it was to stay educated about all of the new meds being developed. Thousands! Very very hopeful. -- Past Oz.....let us know what the rainbow looks like from the other side! Thoughts and prayers are with you guys, Take care, Russell's Mom, Sharon

[Kev332]

Sending good thoughts your way Michael. Hope things go well.

-Kevin

[dadmo]

Michael:
This 70 miler will be the most demanding ride I have ever done. It's with all much younger riders and they plan on flying and with you and your brothers help I should be able to soar right along with them.

[TCLEFT]

I can almost feel that sigh building on the air. Thoughts, prayers, wishes and anything else I can muster are with you. Hope you blow out a beautiful breeze tomorrow.

[Karen]

Michael,
I suspect when the sigh comes...not long from now...we'll all hear it and feel it. Thoughts and prayers with you and Danny, Thursday and every day, and a big cyber-hug for strength.
Karen

[dannysbrother]

I almost forgot...

Bill,

RUN LIKE THE WIND!!!

-M

[dannysbrother]

Bill,

I told Danny that you'd be wearing his picture on your run. His face lit up and boy did he smile.

Thank you.

I'll send them along.

-M

[Margaret]

Still here praying Michael...we are all going to stick this out with you...you are not alone!

Love and hugs,

m.

[dadmo]

Michael:
This weekend I have a 70 mile training ride with a group from the American Cancer Society. If you can, would you send me a picture of your brother and a picture of yourself. I want to wear the picture of Danny and my wife wants to wear one of you. I would write more but I really don't want to cry at work.

[email protected]
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[dannysbrother]

waiting for the sigh.

Thank you to everyone who posted. No doubt the vibes will be pouring in on Thursday!

I can feel the tension building right now leading up to this. It's a familiar feeling by now, but it seems to be magnified for all of us this time. I know why, and it doesn't give me any comfort.

This has just got to work. I believe it will.

You know, sometimes I look around and it is all so surreal. All of this. I noticed that yesterday was exactly 11 months since Danny was diagnosed. It's been literally non-stop since. One thing that none of us have been able to do since then is breathe a sigh of relief. I think you don't know how wonderful it is to breathe a good hard sigh of relief until you yearn to so badly and are prevented for so long. Instead, this uneasy feeling just builds in your chest and all you can do is try to be as at peace with it as you can and get to the next day.

I know when I'll be able to breathe that first good sigh and mean it and feel the release; When our family's plane touches down back in Phoenix and we pull up the our house that was abandoned back in November. It's a TOTAL mess (all of danny's stuff from his apartment AND all of my grandfather's stuff from his apartment are crammed throughout the house) but no matter the disaster area it may be, it will such a relief and symbolic victory to be back. I've already decided to go back with everyone and help get things re-settled for a few weeks before I come back to NYC. We'll move Danny back into his own apartment... and this time he will get to spend his first night there (He never got to when we moved him in the first time). We'll get my grandfather settled, although he will probably live with my parents now. And we'll get the house back in order.

These are the things I think about now. I think it's good for my sanity.

Oh, and before I go back to NYC I think I'll do something for myself. A short trip to Vegas is going to be inevitable. And I intend to put the Bellagio out of business!!!

Until then, the 'sigh' waits, still patiently... It'll come... Thursday will bring it closer...

-M

[jennys]

Michael,

Thanx for this great update Love hearing those words from a surgeon 'we will get it all', Fantastic.....please tell Danny that Gerrard and I send all our best his way.....

Take care
Jenny

[Fed]

Michael,
It's great to hear that things will be moving along. I will be sending good vibes your way.

[sldl1106]

Michael -

All of the prayers I have for other people I will save for you and Danny on Thursday!!

Sometimes it's strange how things click into place exactly when they need to, after so long of nothing clicking at all.

I am sure that Dr. Flores will be beyond on top of his game Thursday.

Lots of postive energy coming your way!!

[mstlyn]

Met with Dr. Flores, the thoracic surgeon this morning. It's almost as if someone up in the clouds read my postings about "White Coats" and decided to give us a break this time. Dr. Flores is amazing. Gave us all hugs and got Danny in for lung surgery this Thursday. I can tell how good he is. I know that may not make sense, but I just know. He said, "I'm gonna go in there and I'm gonna get it. All of it." I do believe he will.

Danny's been going through tests all day. Lots of pre-surgery prep.
He'll be in the hospital for 4-5 days post surgery and then recover back at the apartment for a week or so before he'll be up and around. Hopefully he will start chemo again asap, most likely a few weeks later.

That's it for now. It's a big step. We're getting closer... step by step...

-Michael

Michael, when I read this post my heart jumped, and tears began to sting my eyes.

This is a very big step indeed, and we are with you and danny.

GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

HUGS!!