Brent Strande
05-05-05, 12:38 AM
Hey there all you herpers, I’ve got a GREAT FRIEND who could really use a hand from anyone out there!
A very close friend of mine, Steve Symons, who is only 21 years old was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) a couple of weeks ago.
Although Steve is doesn’t frequent any online herp forums, he keeps a beautiful corn snake and treats it very well.
Here’s the basic rundown of how things came about…
> Since December, 2004, Steve’s knee has been bothering him. He was finally given an MRI on Monday, April 18, 2005.
> Steve’s MRI revealed a 3 inch tumor in his left femur just above the knee. Although the Doctor believed it to be cancerous, he told Steve to go to Minneapolis for testing to be sure.
>The day before (Wed, April 20) Steve left for Minneapolis for testing, he was walking in our front yard when he turned and his femur snapped, breaking his leg.
>After breaking his leg, Steve was rushed to the hospital and transferred to Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. On Friday, April 22, 2005, Steve was diagnosed with cancer.
> The next 3-4 months Steve will be receiving Chemotherapy, then they will perform surgery to remove the tumor, followed by another 3-4 months of Chemo. It’s going to be very tough and expensive for him.
> Steve has just begun chemotherapy, and it’s hitting him hard. It’s one of the toughest things that I’ve had someone I know personally have to deal with.
http://bitz.net/~ato/GOSTEVE/stevesm.jpg
Now, here’s my request:
We’re fundraising for Steve in order to help him and his family out during this ordeal. We’ve been selling bracelets similar to the “LIVESTRONG” yellow Armstrong ones, but they are baby blue and say “GO STEVE” on them. We also have T-Shirts available in baby blue with navy blue lettering, the design looks like this:
http://cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~kpaulus/images/gosteve1.jpg
The pricing for bracelets is a minimum of $5 and the T-Shirts we are asking for a minimum of $12. If you’d like to add an extra dollar or two to help out with shipping (Yes, we can have them delivered to you!) that would also be greatly appreciated!
If you’d rather JUST DONATE, that’s also GREAT! I’m posting this on EVERY FORUM that I visit, and if I could get just one dollar from each member it would make a world of a difference!
Please take the time to help out another human when he’s in need, especially since he’s a close friend of a herper you know!
Donations can be made by sending a check or money order, or you can use PAYPAL by going to the site: www.gosteve.org and clicking on the DONATE Button.
If you can forward this to anyone you know that you think would be willing to help Steve out, DO IT!
Thank you again, and God Bless,
Brent Strande
P.S. Updates are available on the Site, as well as a bio on Steve. Be sure to check it out at www.gosteve.org
A very close friend of mine, Steve Symons, who is only 21 years old was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) a couple of weeks ago.
Although Steve is doesn’t frequent any online herp forums, he keeps a beautiful corn snake and treats it very well.
Here’s the basic rundown of how things came about…
> Since December, 2004, Steve’s knee has been bothering him. He was finally given an MRI on Monday, April 18, 2005.
> Steve’s MRI revealed a 3 inch tumor in his left femur just above the knee. Although the Doctor believed it to be cancerous, he told Steve to go to Minneapolis for testing to be sure.
>The day before (Wed, April 20) Steve left for Minneapolis for testing, he was walking in our front yard when he turned and his femur snapped, breaking his leg.
>After breaking his leg, Steve was rushed to the hospital and transferred to Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. On Friday, April 22, 2005, Steve was diagnosed with cancer.
> The next 3-4 months Steve will be receiving Chemotherapy, then they will perform surgery to remove the tumor, followed by another 3-4 months of Chemo. It’s going to be very tough and expensive for him.
> Steve has just begun chemotherapy, and it’s hitting him hard. It’s one of the toughest things that I’ve had someone I know personally have to deal with.
http://bitz.net/~ato/GOSTEVE/stevesm.jpg
Now, here’s my request:
We’re fundraising for Steve in order to help him and his family out during this ordeal. We’ve been selling bracelets similar to the “LIVESTRONG” yellow Armstrong ones, but they are baby blue and say “GO STEVE” on them. We also have T-Shirts available in baby blue with navy blue lettering, the design looks like this:
http://cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~kpaulus/images/gosteve1.jpg
The pricing for bracelets is a minimum of $5 and the T-Shirts we are asking for a minimum of $12. If you’d like to add an extra dollar or two to help out with shipping (Yes, we can have them delivered to you!) that would also be greatly appreciated!
If you’d rather JUST DONATE, that’s also GREAT! I’m posting this on EVERY FORUM that I visit, and if I could get just one dollar from each member it would make a world of a difference!
Please take the time to help out another human when he’s in need, especially since he’s a close friend of a herper you know!
Donations can be made by sending a check or money order, or you can use PAYPAL by going to the site: www.gosteve.org and clicking on the DONATE Button.
If you can forward this to anyone you know that you think would be willing to help Steve out, DO IT!
Thank you again, and God Bless,
Brent Strande
P.S. Updates are available on the Site, as well as a bio on Steve. Be sure to check it out at www.gosteve.org