Team Paul's Posse's Ride
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| Wall Street Journal April 5, 2007 Cancer Thriver: A Shorter Road |
| Paul's Posse |
Why I Ride ...
Posse Up!
We are riding for Paul who has cancer, and for the record, he says it sucks, and just in case you had any doubt, he plans on fighting and he's going to "win".
It's not easy to talk about and even harder to write about having cancer. Cancer is something other people get. Paul rides bikes and does triathlons, raises money for cancer, he shouldn't have cancer, but he does
One of the reasons that writing is so difficult is that it makes things so much more official and concrete and, between us girls, he would prefer if "his cancer" wasn't either of those things. But it is, so he has no choice and must talk about it, and he recommends the same to you if, God forbid, you ever find yourself in the same position.
Talking about it is how he found the best doctors in the country for this specific cancer, and how he learned about treatment options and what he should and shouldn't be doing. Talking about it is also how we aregoing to get you to help, get you to join Paul's Posse in the fight against a cancer called "GIST".
Paul learned those initials and what they stand for, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, October 2006. This new chapter in his life began when his doctor called Paul and said, he saw something on his liver and he was not happy about it.
It was the telephone call that no one ever wants to get, the call that changes everything, the call that literally redefines your life.
The call led to an appointment, which led to a test and then a scan, which led to more calls, appointments, tests and scans, and when the dust settled, around 72 hours after the original call, he got the verdict.
Stage IV stomach cancer that had spread to his liver.
Numerous calls appointments and questions later, he started treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering with Dr. Gary Schwartz. Believe it or not, his diagnosis was, relatively speaking, good news. As cancers go, GIST is more treatable than Pancreatic or Liver cancer, and is less deadly than Lung cancer. The bad news was the fact that it has already spread.
Pretty much regardless of other issues, the initial treatment for GIST is a drug called Gleevec, which does not "cure" this, but will buy him time, hopefully until a cure comes along and just this past November, Paul had major surgery to remove the tumors from his liver and stomach. He is Thriving and back in training. However, the longer term prognosis isn't good. It's an event he didn't sign up for, something he'll battle like anything else in his life.
For the past 11 years Paul has ridden in the Pan-Mass Challenge, now that he is a cancer patient, the 2010 Pan-Mass Challenge will be more meaningful than ever for him. In the past, he always rode to help raise money for cancer research, but he never imagined he would ride as a possible beneficiary of that research.
Every year in the past, he would ask everyone to sacrifice one dinner out and donate that money. The response was phenomenal, and in the past 11 years, the friends have donated over $1million!
All the money the Posse will raise will go directly to support the research of Dr. George D. Demetri, the world's leading authority on GIST, the type of cancerous tumor that found its way into Paul's body. We've even convinced Demetri, who works with the team at Dana-Farber, to ride in the PMC..
Paul has taken this challenge seriously for these past ten years, and he can tell you that now more than ever he wants to be a part of the effort to search for a solution. He hopes you do, too. All we are asking from you is to make a pledge to this cause.
We truly believes somewhere along the road between Sturbridge and Provincetown lies a cure for cancer, maybe even for Paul. You can help us find it.
Thanks for joining the battle.
Gratefully,
Paul's Posse
We are riding for Paul who has cancer, and for the record, he says it sucks, and just in case you had any doubt, he plans on fighting and he's going to "win".
It's not easy to talk about and even harder to write about having cancer. Cancer is something other people get. Paul rides bikes and does triathlons, raises money for cancer, he shouldn't have cancer, but he does
One of the reasons that writing is so difficult is that it makes things so much more official and concrete and, between us girls, he would prefer if "his cancer" wasn't either of those things. But it is, so he has no choice and must talk about it, and he recommends the same to you if, God forbid, you ever find yourself in the same position.
Talking about it is how he found the best doctors in the country for this specific cancer, and how he learned about treatment options and what he should and shouldn't be doing. Talking about it is also how we aregoing to get you to help, get you to join Paul's Posse in the fight against a cancer called "GIST".
Paul learned those initials and what they stand for, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, October 2006. This new chapter in his life began when his doctor called Paul and said, he saw something on his liver and he was not happy about it.
It was the telephone call that no one ever wants to get, the call that changes everything, the call that literally redefines your life.
The call led to an appointment, which led to a test and then a scan, which led to more calls, appointments, tests and scans, and when the dust settled, around 72 hours after the original call, he got the verdict.
Stage IV stomach cancer that had spread to his liver.
Numerous calls appointments and questions later, he started treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering with Dr. Gary Schwartz. Believe it or not, his diagnosis was, relatively speaking, good news. As cancers go, GIST is more treatable than Pancreatic or Liver cancer, and is less deadly than Lung cancer. The bad news was the fact that it has already spread.
Pretty much regardless of other issues, the initial treatment for GIST is a drug called Gleevec, which does not "cure" this, but will buy him time, hopefully until a cure comes along and just this past November, Paul had major surgery to remove the tumors from his liver and stomach. He is Thriving and back in training. However, the longer term prognosis isn't good. It's an event he didn't sign up for, something he'll battle like anything else in his life.
For the past 11 years Paul has ridden in the Pan-Mass Challenge, now that he is a cancer patient, the 2010 Pan-Mass Challenge will be more meaningful than ever for him. In the past, he always rode to help raise money for cancer research, but he never imagined he would ride as a possible beneficiary of that research.
Every year in the past, he would ask everyone to sacrifice one dinner out and donate that money. The response was phenomenal, and in the past 11 years, the friends have donated over $1million!
All the money the Posse will raise will go directly to support the research of Dr. George D. Demetri, the world's leading authority on GIST, the type of cancerous tumor that found its way into Paul's body. We've even convinced Demetri, who works with the team at Dana-Farber, to ride in the PMC..
Paul has taken this challenge seriously for these past ten years, and he can tell you that now more than ever he wants to be a part of the effort to search for a solution. He hopes you do, too. All we are asking from you is to make a pledge to this cause.
We truly believes somewhere along the road between Sturbridge and Provincetown lies a cure for cancer, maybe even for Paul. You can help us find it.
Thanks for joining the battle.
Gratefully,
Paul's Posse
Team Members
| Perry Boyle | $0 |
| Neil Cameron | $0 |
| Puneet Chandhok | $0 |
| Bobby Clements | $0 |
| Jeffrey Clements | $0 |
| John Clements | $0 |
| Mark Connelly | $10,000 |
| George Demetri | $0 |
| Leah Demetri | $0 |
| Geoffrey Kauffman | $0 |
| Stewart Randy Lampert | $0 |
| Kevin Mundt | $0 |
| Team Paul's Posse | $0 |
| Steve Rowland | $0 |
| Paul Schaye | $15,000 |
| E. James Streator | $0 |
| Andrew Wagner | $0 |
Team's PMC Total
$25,000
Goal
$20,000
My Progress
My Online Supporters
| I have chosen to keep all of my donors' information confidential; therefore it is not displayed on my PMC public donor list. |
My Rides
| 2012 | $25,000 | |
| 2011 | $234,482.59 | |
| 2010 | $187,092 | |
| 2009 | $231,768 | |
| 2008 | $331,020 | |
| 2007 | $498,078 |
