Stars and Stripes Festival
My Friends Care Cancer Fund is sponsoring a Marrow Donor Drive on behalf of Olivia and Arianna! Stop by while you’re enjoying the Stars and Stripes Festival.
Date: Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Time: 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Location: 116 Macomb, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(Marrow Drive located in the building next to John Barleycorn’s and across from the Anton Art Center) during the Stars and Stripes Festival.
Olivia, 14 months old, is fighting Neuroblastoma Cancer, and is desperately in need of a marrow transplant. Arianna is 15 years old, was diagnosed in February 2008 with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Arianna is in need of an unrelated stem cell transplant.
Time is of the essence; please join the Be The Match Registry to help save Olivia, Arianna and other patients searching for a suitable marrow/blood stem cell donor. It takes about 15 minutes and can make a life-saving difference.
A simple cheek swab is the first step. Thousands of patients depend on the Be the Match Registry to find a donor who can give them a second chance at life. You have the power to heal, the power to save a life. Take the first step. Join the registry.
Phone: 586.783.7390 or 313.494.2809
To Join: You only need to be between the ages of 18 and 60, be willing to donate to any patient in need and meet the health guidelines. Visit BeTheMatch.org for health guidelines.
There is no charge to be tested. Donations are needed to help save more lives. . .
Paula’s victories have been remarkable over the past 14 years.
We are saddened to say that Paula Byrne passed away Wednesday. We are all greatly diminished by the loss of this gentle and compassionate person. Paula lived a wonderful life, raising her two children, Shawn and Nicole, to be kind, honest adults with a positive outlook on life. She was loved by so many people, not only her family and friends but also by the Vail community and the many doctors and caregivers with whom she became acquainted over the years. Read more
Novi Man to Share Personal Cancer Battle
Novi News/Observer & Eccentric Newspapers
615 West Lafayette - Second Level
Detroit, MI 48226
May 12, 2010
Dear Editor,
My name is Larry Gambotto and I was featured on the front page of your paper on Thursday, June 21, 2001 Novi News. The article titled “Novi man to share personal cancer battle” featured a photo of my mother, my caregiver, and me. The article came about a year after my bone marrow transplant and shortly thereafter, I was able to talk to my bone marrow donor, a New York City Fire Fighter, and he and I met in February 2002. My life has changed greatly since that time, but I still remember my battle with cancer and how it has brought me to where I am at today. Now, I am a husband, father of three, a firefighter/paramedic with the Rochester Hills Fire Dept. and a 10 year cancer survivor.
I have shared my story of cancer survival many times with many people and look forward to continuing to do the same. On June 5, 2010 we will be celebrating my 10th anniversary of my bone marrow transplant and cancer survivorship at Lakeshore Park in Novi, MI. Many of my friends and family that helped with fund-raisers during my cancer battle will be there to celebrate with us. My bone marrow donor, Joseph Mayer, of Islip Terrance, NY will also be there to celebrate with us.
Mr. Mayer, now retired from FDNY, will be able to make the trip due to a donation from My Friends Care Cancer Fund. MFC is an organization that helps families facing cancers organize and do fundraisers for expenses that are not covered by insurance. I have been a client of My Friends Care since 1999. I have sat on their Board of Directors and made donations to help other families. We look forward to sharing our day with the current MFC Board of Directors and appreciate all the help we have received from their organization over the past eleven years.
I hope my cancer survivorship can be an inspiration to others. I look forward to sharing, with other families facing cancer, the services My Friends Care Cancer Fund offers (www.myfriendscare.org). Lastly, I will continue to live life and enjoy it. Thank you for time.
Sincerely,
Larry Gambotto
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