Help Michael get back on his feet
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This page is dedicated to Michael Antolino; father, son, brother. He is battling stage four lymphoma and has just undergone a stem cell transplant. He is approaching Day +21, in transplant language that means 21 days out from the transplant.
Michael was diagnosed a little over a year ago, and he battled this awful disease bravely and for the most part, successfully. His remission in September offered him a new lease on life and he was able to go back to work for a brief time. He also was able to enjoy the holidays and live somewhat of a normal life. For Michael, that’s eating amazing food, enjoying going to concerts, and listening to his eclectic taste in music (and of course listening to Howard).
Almost to the year his cancer came back with a vengeance. The only treatment for his stage four prognosis was a stem cell transplant. The transplant was preceded by three in-patient rounds of chemo and one month ago, he checked into the hospital to begin this grueling process. He received stem cells from his sister and umbilical cord blood. Now we are in the waiting phase. There are no words that can describe what he is going through, but there are words to describe how he is handling it; bravely, positively, and with strong will and heart.
The hospital bills alone will break him. He has a son entering his senior year in high school and he is currently looking at colleges. We are asking for any help you wish to give. He’d say he is not a charity case, but we think he deserves to start his 47th year at least on fair ground, rather than always trying to catch up. Thank you all for the constant love and prayers and kind words.
If you can’t give money, consider giving blood.
Michael was diagnosed a little over a year ago, and he battled this awful disease bravely and for the most part, successfully. His remission in September offered him a new lease on life and he was able to go back to work for a brief time. He also was able to enjoy the holidays and live somewhat of a normal life. For Michael, that’s eating amazing food, enjoying going to concerts, and listening to his eclectic taste in music (and of course listening to Howard).
Almost to the year his cancer came back with a vengeance. The only treatment for his stage four prognosis was a stem cell transplant. The transplant was preceded by three in-patient rounds of chemo and one month ago, he checked into the hospital to begin this grueling process. He received stem cells from his sister and umbilical cord blood. Now we are in the waiting phase. There are no words that can describe what he is going through, but there are words to describe how he is handling it; bravely, positively, and with strong will and heart.
The hospital bills alone will break him. He has a son entering his senior year in high school and he is currently looking at colleges. We are asking for any help you wish to give. He’d say he is not a charity case, but we think he deserves to start his 47th year at least on fair ground, rather than always trying to catch up. Thank you all for the constant love and prayers and kind words.
If you can’t give money, consider giving blood.
Organizer
Anne Marie Antolino-Herndon
Organizer
Nanuet, NY