3-time Cancer Survivor’s Letter to Pearl Jam

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trees said:

My thoughts are with you brother ,gkad your doing good,we will be in Chicago as well for the shows,glad your ,Alive

I appreciate the message.  Chicago is going to be amazing!

-Buru-

Bump for Long Road at Wrigley.

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-Buru- said:

Bump for Long Road at Wrigley.

Thank you!   

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Thank you everyone!

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lukemil33 said:

Incredible read. I've always believed music has the power to get you through anything and I think you know better than anyone that it can. Those special moments in songs and concerts keep us fighting through whatever happens. I'm glad you found strength in Pearl Jam and I'm looking forward to rocking with you at the Wrigley concert!

Thank you!

JH6056

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ocb84 said:

Part of the story my brother Peter isn't telling you is that he also had some issues going on the night of the Saint Paul concert....we had been drawn for Pit tickets through the Fan Club and he had just gotten his central line put in for Chemotherapy...he also had no platelets so had trouble clotting blood.  We gave up the GA Tix to sit in the stands since there was a risk of him getting bumped into during the show and tearing at his newly installed line.  We both sat through the show in between bouts of pure joy and pure sadness, all the while Peter would run up to the bathroom to change the dressing sitting on his chest having soaked through with blood (matching his bright Red Winnipeg PJ shirt)  The talk by Ed and Dr Tolar with Peter sitting next to me was one of those life changing and altering moments in my life.

Peter truly has been an amazing inspiration to everyone and I am so proud of his strength, determination and the willingness to show how to live while conquering an unfair bolt from the blue.  I love you Peter and can't wait to Keep on Rockin at Wrigley!

Thanks, brother.  

Wow, that additional context is intense, and makes your attitude and mantras Peter that much more awe-inspiring and phenomenal.

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing all of this! I lost my mom to cancer when I was 16, and there's some stressful stuff going on right now (not health-related, but job and housing-related) that is taking up so much energy, but I really have learned that what you say is true: Attitude Is Everything!  What I dwell on is what I will attract in trying to deal with what Life is throwing this way, so I'm dwelling on blessings and on all the things that are going right, while also trying to be optimistic about what opportunities (instead of challenges) the new "issues" we're facing can offer.

Navigating hard stuff is... hard. And yet there is so much we can do to improve our chances of positive outcomes.

Thanks for telling your story, testifying to the power of music, and giving us all so much inspiration!

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JH6056 said:

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ocb84 said:

Part of the story my brother Peter isn't telling you is that he also had some issues going on the night of the Saint Paul concert....we had been drawn for Pit tickets through the Fan Club and he had just gotten his central line put in for Chemotherapy...he also had no platelets so had trouble clotting blood.  We gave up the GA Tix to sit in the stands since there was a risk of him getting bumped into during the show and tearing at his newly installed line.  We both sat through the show in between bouts of pure joy and pure sadness, all the while Peter would run up to the bathroom to change the dressing sitting on his chest having soaked through with blood (matching his bright Red Winnipeg PJ shirt)  The talk by Ed and Dr Tolar with Peter sitting next to me was one of those life changing and altering moments in my life.

Peter truly has been an amazing inspiration to everyone and I am so proud of his strength, determination and the willingness to show how to live while conquering an unfair bolt from the blue.  I love you Peter and can't wait to Keep on Rockin at Wrigley!

Thanks, brother.  

Wow, that additional context is intense, and makes your attitude and mantras Peter that much more awe-inspiring and phenomenal.

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing all of this! I lost my mom to cancer when I was 16, and there's some stressful stuff going on right now (not health-related, but job and housing-related) that is taking up so much energy, but I really have learned that what you say is true: Attitude Is Everything!  What I dwell on is what I will attract in trying to deal with what Life is throwing this way, so I'm dwelling on blessings and on all the things that are going right, while also trying to be optimistic about what opportunities (instead of challenges) the new "issues" we're facing can offer.

Navigating hard stuff is... hard. And yet there is so much we can do to improve our chances of positive outcomes.

Thanks for telling your story, testifying to the power of music, and giving us all so much inspiration!

Thank you for the kind words.  Everyone is going through adversity in their life, I’m just glad we can be here for each other.  Cheers!

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trees said:

My thoughts are with you brother ,gkad your doing good,we will be in Chicago as well for the shows,glad your ,Alive

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Thank you!

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4 months from today we will be rocking at Wrigley!

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ocb84 said:

Part of the story my brother Peter isn't telling you is that he also had some issues going on the night of the Saint Paul concert....we had been drawn for Pit tickets through the Fan Club and he had just gotten his central line put in for Chemotherapy...he also had no platelets so had trouble clotting blood.  We gave up the GA Tix to sit in the stands since there was a risk of him getting bumped into during the show and tearing at his newly installed line.  We both sat through the show in between bouts of pure joy and pure sadness, all the while Peter would run up to the bathroom to change the dressing sitting on his chest having soaked through with blood (matching his bright Red Winnipeg PJ shirt)  The talk by Ed and Dr Tolar with Peter sitting next to me was one of those life changing and altering moments in my life.

Peter truly has been an amazing inspiration to everyone and I am so proud of his strength, determination and the willingness to show how to live while conquering an unfair bolt from the blue.  I love you Peter and can't wait to Keep on Rockin at Wrigley!

igotid_8

From one cancer survivor to another, keep fighting the good fight, Pat - and keep rocking' in the free world!
Bill

PureandEasy

Music is embedded into my soul, it has been the life line of my existence, so I completely understand how much it has been a part of all of your difficult ordeals.  My prayers to you.  Long live rock, I need it everyday.  

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igotid_8 said:

From one cancer survivor to another, keep fighting the good fight, Pat - and keep rocking' in the free world!
Bill

Congratulations, Bill!  Thanks for the kind words.  

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PureandEasy said:

Music is embedded into my soul, it has been the life line of my existence, so I completely understand how much it has been a part of all of your difficult ordeals.  My prayers to you.  Long live rock, I need it everyday.  

Thanks for your kind words.   Rock is a magical thing.  

jamofpearls

Happy to read you're still with us!
This is also my wife's montra song.  She almost internally bled to death from an ectopic pregnancy.  Like, lost more blood than a human should. 

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jamofpearls said:

Happy to read you're still with us!
This is also my wife's montra song.  She almost internally bled to death from an ectopic pregnancy.  Like, lost more blood than a human should. 

And I’m glad to read that your wife is still with us, too.  Thanks for the kind words!

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Thank you!

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sheri zona said:

Don't know why I didn't see this before, but thanks for posting your story.  I've fought cancer three times as well...and number four is here.  I need my entire reproductive system removed.  Hoping this will be the last of it and nothing bad happens, but hey, that's life...I'm just thankful I've made it this far. Please keep us posted on how things are going.

Thank you!

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I have a scan on Thursday.   Please send all of the good vibes and prayers, Jamily.