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03/29/2024

I want to apologize for my rant on mediocrity. Hardly a day goes by where I am not smack dab in the middle of God's all encompassing grace. Like many of us, I sometimes fail to recognize it for what it is in the moment.
Please do a self exam every 30 days, look for any change in color, size (>6mm, the size of a pencil eraser, the size of the one affixed to the top of a Number 2, not a gum eraser ). I have created my own version of measuring device to check and follow any potential lesion that catches my attention. You can use plastic wrap attached to sticks, pencils, anything that will stiffen the plastic wrap. Trace the edge of the lesion with a permanent
Marker. Write the date of initial of trace on the sticks, and size in mm.
If you see any new lesions, change in existing moles, body markings, or it looks like different from anything else, ugly ducking so to say. Do not hesitate, make an appointment with a board certified dermatologist!!!

03/29/2024

Just took a deep breath and pretended to be a chill person. But seriously, how hard is it to schedule a pre-op lab workup for a day when someone - anyone - will actually be there? I mean, I've been to both Smith and Schlock Towers and even walked across the street to Methodist Hospital following the doctor's recommendation. All my efforts were in vain! Looks like I have no choice but to cancel Monday morning surgery. FYI ER, needs an order for the labs. Since I am not in the ER they can't draw the labs. However, if I were to check in to be seen, pay a
$225.00 co pay, the ER Dr might request the same labs, but might not!! I am so over this b.s. I have been trying to get this done for 3 hours now. I am going to be charged a $50.00 cancellation fee. Dr's office is closed for the remainder of the day now. No idea how this all is going to work out, just in pain , tired and now heading back.

03/16/2024

Good morning all, as I said before, I feel like the world's most fortunate individual... Unquestionably!!!! However, because of recent stormy weather around H-Town that knocked off WiFi connectivity in our region over many grueling hrs (what else ya got universe?)--my task remains unfinished 😢;) Will try again once bodily discomfort allows...

03/15/2024

Prayers please. Apparently C2,C3,C4 have decided - collapse after a small fall. Unfortunately during my previous stay in the hospital last week for an AFIBEPISODE ,I contracted COVID, which is kicking my ass. It has to be gone before they can operate on! . h will likely have to fuse the whole thing ra!!!!!! C7-T1 needed to be fused prior C4-C6 had fused in 2022.
If I don't do it the vertebrae Will continue to collapse and I will be paralyzed from the chest down within a full few months. If I do it for it will impact treatment possible for Melanoma?
This is absolutely bad. I weak and frightened for the first time during this 4 years battle. It's hard saying good bye to you all. As there are so many thank you s to give, and so so many hugs full of love and gratitude!. I have to be here long enough to do that God.
I hopefully get home for 5 days or so if and after they get rid of the Covid to get off the blood thinners prior to neck surgery .
Just in case I don't get the chance
THANKS FOR BEING PART OF MY LIFE-+ EACH AND EVERYONE OF.YOU HAVE A MEMORY THAT HAS MADE ME SMILE AND MAKE MY EYES WELL UP TOO. NOT FROM SORROW MIND YOU, BUT FROM THE JOY THAT THE! EMOTION FILLED MY HEART.
THERE ARE JUST SO MANY OF YOU WHOSE PRESENCE IN MY LIFE HAS MADE IT A LIFE WORTH! LIVING AND FIGHTING FOR...
HOLLY O. GEORGE D.DURHAM,, D, LISA L.,LAUREN L
GERRY L. PHIL AND JANE LONGO, NORM AND Rita
DURHAMR, , JERRY AND ROSARY O'ROURKE, JOE AND KAY CARFAGNA. KHING GO , Mike Casaleggio GENE AND Terri Casaleggio ,ROBIN.COMIZIO,Patti Sellner Bailey ,TODD BAKER,, JOHN GLASER, MATT FERGUSON, Meagan Murphy ,TYLER FRECH, Steven Cadematori ,GREG LESKO,Jim.Cooper, Tim Kirby ,
Jennifer Callis Blackburn , Amy Callis ,Dominic Dominic J. Novelli , Tracey Kunzelman ,Sharon Wheeler Civil, Chris Bardgett Delaney ,Diane Dianne Rude Bograd , Betsy Minnelli, John Galateria,,
Diane Blauvelt Kyvik , Judy mecurio, Lori Zappala Klein , I will continue this list tomorrow. It's ONLY ON RIVENWOOD FRIENDSHIPS + SOME. OTHERS BEFORE MY FATHER PASSED AWAY. ALL OF YOU WHO STOOD BY ME FOLLOWING MY DAD's LOSING HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, your presence made such a difference in my life words will never adequately explain how much it kept me sane.The loneliness I felt was the worst I ever had felt in my life. You all lessened that agony that gripped my heart and soul. No.words exist to describe the depth of my gratitude and appreciation for it!!!!

02/19/2024

Thank you so much for caring about me and my fight with nodular melanoma. Several of you sent me articles regarding the FDA approval of a new treatment for advanced staged melanoma that has been approved ,and it has apparently been extremely effective against treatment resistant melanoma such as mine. I am going back to MD Anderson this afternoon for evaluation and marking for radiation therapy in my left humerus and elbow.
I will be meeting with team end of the week to find out if I am a candidate for TIL Therapy.
I am not sure what Medicare will cover at the moment so at the moment it is a option. The treatment is over $500,000.00 which is possible issue. Right now I am at the initial evaluation, so other treatment is continuing at the moment.
Thanks again for caring and sharing! I am truly the luckiest man on the face of the earth!

02/17/2024

After such a devastating loss, we can't understand the reason. There are so many emotions that overwhelm us, that we can't grasp the amount of pain we experience. In the beginning it is impossible for any form of gratitude to be present in our hearts. Over time we are able to adjust our perspective and change our point of view.
What seemed absurd in the beginning, the ability to look back at the life we shared and recognize things to be grateful for softens the pain. Memories, that in the beginning, were to hard to look, become the present we make ourselves, to be opened at later date.
We are grateful for the time together, the laughter, the smiles. We understand that we were privileged, we were the lucky ones, because most will only experience a fraction of the love we had in their lifetime

02/14/2024

I know, after being on this journey with a melanoma side-kick for the PAST FOUR (4) YEARS, I have choices. There are still times where I don't see the option "Me, Myself, and I" would prefer. What I have found is the more appreciation I express within my Heart and Soul the greater my gratitude is for each day, each memory, and each dream.
I can clearly see the impact both gratitude and appreciation have on my ability to be happy these days. My happiness is no longer a slave to what I have or what I want. That does not mean I have no goals to achieve today.
Cancer did what few other things could do...
It changed my point of view on life and gave me a new perspective. There are days , even weeks, that
"Suck" but they are only moments in time. I choose
how much impact they will have that day. I've learned that if I carry it with me the weight becomes
unbearable. I have been struggling quite a bit with fear and uncertainty lately, in my case it seems to be cyclical. There is a little self pity, and a pinch of self centered fear that bounce around in my head during those days. I have to remind myself that I am not running the show. If I let it go, and give it to God the crushing weight is lifted because I am sharing it with God. I say "sharing it with God' , because I still have the responsibility of doing the work, whatever may be required.
I am getting ready to leave MD Anderson, after being here since 6:20 am doing stuff I really dislike doing. Blood draws and IV placement. Ugh! However, If I want to be here a little longer, and have the possibility of a treatment becoming available it is my best choice. It is me doing my part, and letting God handle the rest of it in His time.
I look at life from both sides now, and it's empowering. I know that I am grateful I am on this side, but I am learning to appreciate the flip side as well. Please try to find gratitude for something every day. Please lessen the load you carry by not trying to control every outcome in your world and the world around you. Remember that you can only control what you do and how you may react a situation. Trying to control someone else, is exhausting and chock full of resentment.
Please do self exams for skin 30 days. It is15 minutes that could save your life. Mineral based sunscreens and sun blocks are best and please reapply every 80 minutes ( more frequently if sweating heavily in and out of the water).
Peace out and THANK YOU... Gabe

02/03/2024

I was asked to participate in an virtual online forum regarding melanoma last week (specifically, Nodular Melanoma). Nodular Melanoma is the second most common form of Melanoma after superficial spreading melanoma. It accounts for 15-25% of all NEW melanoma cases diagnosed each year. However, it is responsible for more than 60% of Melanoma deaths each year. It is important to understand that Nodular Melanoma has a vertical growth pattern and is significantly more invasive than superficial spreading melanoma. It can metastasize in 4-16 WEEKS. It also may not conform to traditional rules for melanomas and actually may mimic benign skin disorders.
I was asked the following question at the end:

What’s the one thing you want people to know about nodular melanoma?

If something is growing rapidly and doesn’t look like the rest of what’s on your skin, please see a dermatologist. Rapid growth is the most helpful clue for diagnosing nodular melanoma at an early stage, when it’s easiest to treat.

Please do self exams every 30 days. They take 15 minutes and don't cost a dime. I talk about a 30 day
time frame because of Nodular Melanoma ability to spread quickly. I suggest that you see a dermatologist because your P*P is not proficient in diagnosing skin cancer, and certain types of skin cancer, Nodular Melanoma being one of them can look like a benign skin disorder. So please take15 minutes each month and do a self exam. See a dermatologist annually to have a complete exam done and establish a baseline.
Finally, please use mineral based sunscreens and sun blocks over other types of the same. Reapply every 90 minutes, ( more frequently if swimming or sweating ) . Make sure your children and grandchildren are doing the same. If they participate in sports that are played outside, or just outside playing regularly protection is not an option.
My overall health is in a decline because of the effects of Melanoma on my body. It is honestly not a fun time right now. I don't want to see anyone else have to take this walk, rather just let me go through this so you can make decisions that reduce your risk and the risk to those you love and care about.
I am not sure what will happen this Monday, but I do know that all of the love support and caring I have received through my fight that all of you have blessed me with is why I am still here. So much gratitude, appreciation and respect for each of you.
Peace out- Gabe

02/02/2024

Finding beauty, joy ,hope and gratitude every day. With surgery looming on the horizon ( Monday 2/5/24 ) and some less than stellar test results recently has gotten these old gears in this old brain moving through the images my brain has captured in this life. It is amazing how much can come flooding back, sometimes the emotions can be overwhelming, but they are always real. Typically you feel the flush of the moment all over again.
What triggers the onslaught is never the same. I've noticed that recently. I am grateful for the various triggers for each memory, I guess because something different is revealed to me in each memory.
Watching a movie just now that made me remember getting ready for my senior prom. There we were, young , strong in body mind and conviction, our lives ahead of us, and we were brash . At 60, most of the time18 seems so long ago, but facing my own ending, for some reason makes it seem like yesterday again. It happens more frequently now. That " seems like just yesterday " feeling gets closer and closer.
Perhaps my body is letting my brain know it is getting tired. That I may not be able to complete the memory in the near future. Time to get into is now.
I am so grateful for the emotions I feel. Both the happy and the sad. If I didn't feel that, then it wasn't important. It is all important and it's all worth it.
Peace out
Much love and respect and of course gratitude.! Thank you

01/26/2024

I am in treatment again. This time using keytruda and another medication. if you asked me to say its name or spell it you are wasting your time. The upside is I didn't end up in the ICU again. I have learned to pick and chose my battles on my walk with Melanoma. Which in turn allows me to find gratitude along the way.
Surgery is scheduled for February 5th at 10:30 am. We will move forward from there.
As we're in a new year, I have a new.deductible,
,co-pays, and until I get to those threshold, my out of pocket are significantly higher than the previous coverage. Next week I have 7 appointments combining Methodist Hospital and MD ANDERSON,
and all of them are for pre-op, scans labs. My understanding is that they are re-staging and creating a new baseline to compare present and previous results.
MD Anderson informed me that they will reduce my in hospital expenses, and that I had to pay my co-pays to the physician. I was able to secure assistance with Pet Scan from another organization,
that MD ANDERSON social worker staff told me to call. They have generously offered to cover $908.00
of my cost , which lowers it to $230.00 for the pet scan. This is very hard for me to do, and I was hoping that I would not have to ask for help, but I was wrong.
I have also filed for two different grants for melanoma patients and their families. I have not heard back from either organization regarding my status of application ( at each of the organizations ).
Peace out. Gabe

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