10 Years Later

I remember waking up, ready to have a super day because it's Greg's birthday today & he came in the bedroom & said "They're blowing up New York". We watched TV instead of having a great birthday & I refused to cancel my trip to NY which was two weeks later. I wish i had made my Old Man's birthday 10 years ago better but so much tragedy overwhelmed one man's day. So much so, that I say "Never again will I allow 9/11 make me put the importance of the people I love who were born on 9/11 after the sadness of the lives taken on that day." Happy Birthday Greg & Leah! I'm sorry you got screwed by 9/11. I went to Manhattan two weeks later w my friend, Mark K. The generosity & many incredible memorials we encountered was simply staggering and that's why I will always ♥ NY.

Catastropic Event

Greg was in a cycling accident at the Polo Fields and here are some of the photos of his initial traumatic head injury (Which also knocked out some teeth!). Whilst in the ER, a CT Scan revealed kidney cancer. We are applying with Kickstarter to fund a documentary about the diagnosis, treatment and recovery from cancer and from the public health system in San Francisco, which has already proved to be difficult and painful. Greg works at a record store.

The above picture from the ER is of particular interest because Greg's arm is freaking HUGE. It is huge because either saline or contrast medium has been allowed to drip directly into the tissue of his arm. His arms are quite thin in real life and it took nearly three days for the arm to begin to shrink. Maybe later I'll post a pic of his arms at their normal size, though he is losing muscle mass at an alarming rate due to his soft food diet & perhaps the cancer diagnosis.