| Howarth Boyle | $0.00 |
| Bobby Clements | $0.00 |
| Jeff Clements | $30.00 |
| John Clements | $0.00 |
| Thomas Conheeney | $0.00 |
| Mark Connelly | $0.00 |
| George Demetri | $125.00 |
| Andrew Freeman | $5,239.00 |
| Wolfram Goessling | $350.00 |
| Tony Howell | $0.00 |
| Nokuthula Ngwenyama | $0.00 |
| Team Paul's Posse | $0.00 |
| Caroline Pech | $0.00 |
| Fatima Penrose | $0.00 |
| John Penrose | $0.00 |
| Gretchen Piller | $0.00 |
| Gerry Pouliot | $0.00 |
| Steve Rowland | $0.00 |
| Helle Sachse | $0.00 |
| Paul Savage | $2,000.00 |
| Paul Schaye | $18,212.00 |
| Jim Scopa | $0.00 |
| Olivia Stone | $0.00 |
| Tyler Stone | $3,705.00 |
| Edward Streator | $0.00 |
| Bevo Tarika | $0.00 |
| Stephan Voss | $0.00 |
| Andrew Wagner | $0.00 |
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 buys him time, until a cure comes along.. He is Thriving and back in training for the PMC. However, the long 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 29 years Paul has ridden in the Pan-Mass Challenge, now that he is a cancer patient, the Pan-Mass Challenge is ever more meaningful 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 15 years, friends have donated over $2.5million!
All the money the Posse raises goes 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 for the past 15 years, as a member of the Posse.
Paul has taken this challenge seriously for these past 28 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
| Howarth Boyle | $0.00 |
| Bobby Clements | $0.00 |
| Jeff Clements | $30.00 |
| John Clements | $0.00 |
| Thomas Conheeney | $0.00 |
| Mark Connelly | $0.00 |
| George Demetri | $125.00 |
| Andrew Freeman | $5,239.00 |
| Wolfram Goessling | $350.00 |
| Tony Howell | $0.00 |
| Nokuthula Ngwenyama | $0.00 |
| Team Paul's Posse | $0.00 |
| Caroline Pech | $0.00 |
| Fatima Penrose | $0.00 |
| John Penrose | $0.00 |
| Gretchen Piller | $0.00 |
| Gerry Pouliot | $0.00 |
| Steve Rowland | $0.00 |
| Helle Sachse | $0.00 |
| Paul Savage | $2,000.00 |
| Paul Schaye | $18,212.00 |
| Jim Scopa | $0.00 |
| Olivia Stone | $0.00 |
| Tyler Stone | $3,705.00 |
| Edward Streator | $0.00 |
| Bevo Tarika | $0.00 |
| Stephan Voss | $0.00 |
| Andrew Wagner | $0.00 |
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 buys him time, until a cure comes along.. He is Thriving and back in training for the PMC. However, the long 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 29 years Paul has ridden in the Pan-Mass Challenge, now that he is a cancer patient, the Pan-Mass Challenge is ever more meaningful 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 15 years, friends have donated over $2.5million!
All the money the Posse raises goes 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 for the past 15 years, as a member of the Posse.
Paul has taken this challenge seriously for these past 28 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
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