7/19/2025

7/19/2025

This is Melissa, Mike can’t type for shit right now, so things are going great. Here’s what he has to say:

My tumor is spreading, so the treatments I’ve tried have not worked. I’ve seen all the doctors, and I’m back on steroids (for better or for worse) and Optune. My left leg is about useless and not listening to me. Same with my left hand and arm. All of this makes using the computer very difficult. And I’m in a wheelchair and/or a walker.

My family from Germany came to visit, including my 3-year-old niece, 19-year-old niece, and 15-year-old nephew. My brother and partner have also been a huge help. The oldest of us (me, Keith, Vivian, and Melissa) went to the Barenaked Ladies concert at Wolf Trap on Wednesday night. Transportation was an issue, but it was handled well by Keith and Abdul, our cab driver. Wolf Trap was very accommodating, and Barenaked Ladies put on a hell of a show. They put me in an aisle and got us all out of the weather.

To be continued…