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Posted 2021-10-25T23:04:32Z

October 2021 update

I’d like to share with you my latest health update as well as how we’re positioning the Boys & Girls Clubs for continued success.

On the health front, my rectal cancer continues to spread in my lungs. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of hospital stays, doctor visits, investigative research, and decision making in the face of uncertainty without data. At this time, it appears the best course of action is to resume chemotherapy with bi-weekly infusions of Folfox, the same treatment I had two years ago. If this doesn’t work or results in complications, we’ll try something else. The reality is the doctors don’t know of any curative treatments at this time. We’ll continue to do all we can to stop the growth in hopes of a new treatment being discovered.[...]