Update
I spoke to my friend Todd last night. It seems that the tumor in his colon was a diffused B-cell lymphoma. This is an aggressive Non-Hodgkins type of cancer that will need chemo and possibly a bone marrow transplant depending on the stage of the cancer. He will have a PET scan next week and a bone marrow scan Dec. 2. These test will determine what stage the cancer is. He knows that it is past stage one, though, and that the chemo will be strong and he will lose his hair. He plans to have a hair-shaving party after Thanksgiving. He also still plans to go to NY for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which I think is fantastic. He deserves that. His spirits are still pretty good, but as he said, "The more I realize I have cancer -- and what that means-- I keep going down a step mentally."
I am still in a state of shock. That my friend of some 30 years has cancer...this does not compute. Not my Todd. I want to fix this somehow. Fixing problems is what I do...I'm very good at it. But I can't fix this, and I'm really angry about that. I feel helpless; and that is a feeling the Headbanger hates. This is all very wrong.
And so I have to hand this over to God. Please continue to keep Todd and his family in your prayers. Thank you for the support and prayers you've already given a guy you don't know. I have a very cool friends list.
I am still in a state of shock. That my friend of some 30 years has cancer...this does not compute. Not my Todd. I want to fix this somehow. Fixing problems is what I do...I'm very good at it. But I can't fix this, and I'm really angry about that. I feel helpless; and that is a feeling the Headbanger hates. This is all very wrong.
And so I have to hand this over to God. Please continue to keep Todd and his family in your prayers. Thank you for the support and prayers you've already given a guy you don't know. I have a very cool friends list.