#TeamTodd

I’m sure by now some of you have heard that our brother, son, father, uncle, and friend Todd Glanzer, was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, high grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. Todd’s initial needle core biopsy on June 19th came back clear. The mass continued to grow in size and was impending on a nerve so its eventual removal was necessary. Following surgery to remove the mass on July 17th, we discovered that the tissue around the mass was malignant. As you can imagine, we were all shocked by this news. Todd was very adamant in the beginning that we would do no fundraising. He has had a change in heart and we his family are ready to help him kick cancers ass. Todd started his treatment on Wednesday September 12th for both Chemotherapy and Radiation at Avera Prairie Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He has treatments for the next 7 weeks.  He attends Chemotherapy once a week and Radiation 5 days a week. Every week or two, he also has to attend appointments for follow-up CT scans.

For those of you who know Todd, you know that he is a kind, generous, hard working, doting father with a giant heart. He would give the shirt off his back to help anyone in need. He loves animals and sports, and spending time with his family. Todd acts as if he is the quiet shy guy in the corner but in reality, one of his greatest aspirations as a child was to be a Rodeo Clown. Who else but Todd, at 12 years old, would think he could talk to a bull in the middle of a field and believe he had a chance of out running it.

To help with medical costs and fuel for trips to and from appointments we are planning a supper with a free will donation sponsored by Howard Cold Storage. It will be on Saturday October 27th at the Care Center in Canova, SD.  We are planning a silent auction and a corn hole tournament for that same day and location as well. If anyone would like to donate to the silent auction or knows anyone who could help it would be greatly appreciated. Tentatively, corn hole will take place at 2pm, followed by a meal at 5ish and the auction shortly after.  We have also set up a bank account at Rivers Edge Bank under “Todd’s Benefit”, and donations can be done in either Howard or Canova.

Todd’s daughter Addy designed a t-shirt and we will be selling those as well. We will update everyone as much as we can in regards to t-shirt sales and as more information comes to light. We’ve created the GoFundMe account for those who wish to donate, but live out of town or state and cannot attend the benefit. In the mean time we ask that you keep Todd and his family in your prayers and share this to help us get the word out. Any donations for the silent auction can be dropped off at the Howard Cold Storage.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts #TeamTodd