I just spoke to Ricky who had just returned from a great trip to the cape for a few days to visit with a favorite Aunt and Uncle. The highpoint was hearing his exploits of extreme amounts and variety of food consumed, I guess he never stopped eating! Oh, he did get some new telephone tags for his collection.
The photo: This was taken last year, at a retreat in Stockbridge, MA by Ricky's Aunt Susan. Amazing natural outdoor lighting!
My guess is he will set a new weight record next week at Dana Farber. He hit 77 lbs last visit, a neew record. He looks good and is presenting no real symptoms from the cancer or the moi-moi. Of course, he does get tired, but is having a great summer, amazing us all everyday with his strength and attitude.SPECIAL NOTE: This weekend is the Pan Mass Challenge (http://www.pmc.org/), which is the leading fund raiser for Dana Farber. If you have it in you, consider supporting a rider. If you don't know a rider, my friend Jon Siegel from Bolton, MA (ID JS0347) is riding and he is also a cancer survivor thanks to Dana Farber.
Every dollar helps us to further cancer research. We have directly benefited from this research and we have 110% confidence in Ricky's doctors, all of whom do research in addition to patient care. I believe there is no better place for us to be than at Dana Farber.
Thank you all for the prayers and the positive thoughts!
Bill
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