Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Scan results


Overall good news. The disease is still there (in the right pleura) but it has reduced in size and has not spread to anywhere else. This is good as it tells the doctors that the chemo is working for me at this time. I will discuss these results with Dr. Sidransky (MouseSkin Dr.) as well.

Am I cured? Hardly. Am I happy with the results? Yes, of course. As long as we can "manage " this disease I will be a happy chappy. We will see what the future brings and what the MouseSkins will tell us. Until then................

By the way, the Man U shirt with AIG on the front is a sponsorship arrangement. In no way do I support or condone AIG's business practices!

Carpe Diem

Monday, September 21, 2009

Scans today

I had my scans done first thing this morning and am awaiting the results!!! I've had a really bad stomach ache for the last 4-5 days. Hopefully, all they will tell me is that I am full of sh$t. I've been told that before.

Carpe Diem.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

A ZimKids thank you from Dennis

Dear Zimkids friends,

The 30 days of the Global Giving
challenge have ended and I'm writing to report that we raised an astronomical
$26,801, putting us in third place! In fact, we were at the top of the heap
until the last minute. Only three or four days before the end of the
competition did we discover that the other organizations that raised
significant amounts of money have US based paid staffs and professional
fundraisers. So we're still almost incredulous that Zimkids, which has only
volunteers in the US, emerged in such high standing.

The folks who run Global Giving were so impressed that they have informed us that they plan to feature Zimkids both in their publicity and in their dealings with large donors.

Pretty fantastic, what amazing friends my wife, Elli Burkett, our trustee, Adrian Suskin, our volunteer web designer, Hezvo Mpunga and I have. I will now return to Zimbabwe in November with enough money to not just fill stomachs with staple foods but to round out their diets
with meat, eggs and more vegetables in addition to covering their medical
expenses, other emergency needs but also to enhance the social and educational programs.

I wish I could say more than thank you,
that I could throw us all an enormous party with the kids in Pumula North so
that they could meet the generous organizations and individuals who will keep
them safe for the coming years!

Dennis.

Carpe Diem.