HELP MARK HOWARD BEAT CANCER
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Mark Howard (record producer/mixer/engineer) has worked with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2, Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, Lucinda Williams and The Tragically Hip. He has given us some of our favorite records and now he needs your help while he battles his biggest challenge yet. This is a rallying cry to musicians, people in the music industry and music-lovers, Mark needs your help to beat cancer!
Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma cancer in May 2017. A small mole on his shoulder began to change. It was removed and showed to be cancer. It grew back very aggressively and had already spread to his liver and spleen.
He flew to Canada to begin treatment but his body kept rejecting the medicine and he became sicker and sicker.
The cancer then spread to his lungs. He came back to Los Angeles in December to begin a cutting-edge cancer treatment trial at the Beverly Hills Cancer Clinic.
It was then discovered that the cancer had spread to his brain. He immediately began 2 weeks of brain radiation. The results of the radiation are being monitored now to see how successful it has been.
He is receiving long-term treatment to try to arrest the growth of the cancer and stop it from spreading further.
The treatment is immunotherapy, radiation and T-Vec.
Now his insurance company in the US has stopped approving his T-Vec injections. They’re also taking weeks/months to approve immunotherapy treatment, scans and basic care that is imperative to Mark’s recovery. It’s dangerous because Mark has Stage 4 Melanoma and it is a highly aggressive form which has shown to spread and metastasize very rapidly.
He has flown back to Canada to try to get the medication and treatment that he needs with cancer specialist, Marcus Butler at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, who is one of the leading Melanoma specialists in North America.
He needs to be in a little apartment in Toronto where he can be close to his doctors and the cancer clinic.
We need to raise enough money to pay his rent, bills and living expenses for a year or two. This will give him the time to finish treatment and regain his health and beat this.
He has been unable to work since he was diagnosed and has no form of income.
We need Mark Howard in the world, not only because he is an amazing father and friend but for the music he is yet to give us…
Put on “Time Out Of Mind,” “World Without Tears,” “Wrecking Ball” and think of Mark and then donate. Please share this far and wide with your friends, family and fans!
Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma cancer in May 2017. A small mole on his shoulder began to change. It was removed and showed to be cancer. It grew back very aggressively and had already spread to his liver and spleen.
He flew to Canada to begin treatment but his body kept rejecting the medicine and he became sicker and sicker.
The cancer then spread to his lungs. He came back to Los Angeles in December to begin a cutting-edge cancer treatment trial at the Beverly Hills Cancer Clinic.
It was then discovered that the cancer had spread to his brain. He immediately began 2 weeks of brain radiation. The results of the radiation are being monitored now to see how successful it has been.
He is receiving long-term treatment to try to arrest the growth of the cancer and stop it from spreading further.
The treatment is immunotherapy, radiation and T-Vec.
Now his insurance company in the US has stopped approving his T-Vec injections. They’re also taking weeks/months to approve immunotherapy treatment, scans and basic care that is imperative to Mark’s recovery. It’s dangerous because Mark has Stage 4 Melanoma and it is a highly aggressive form which has shown to spread and metastasize very rapidly.
He has flown back to Canada to try to get the medication and treatment that he needs with cancer specialist, Marcus Butler at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, who is one of the leading Melanoma specialists in North America.
He needs to be in a little apartment in Toronto where he can be close to his doctors and the cancer clinic.
We need to raise enough money to pay his rent, bills and living expenses for a year or two. This will give him the time to finish treatment and regain his health and beat this.
He has been unable to work since he was diagnosed and has no form of income.
We need Mark Howard in the world, not only because he is an amazing father and friend but for the music he is yet to give us…
Put on “Time Out Of Mind,” “World Without Tears,” “Wrecking Ball” and think of Mark and then donate. Please share this far and wide with your friends, family and fans!
Organizer and beneficiary
Emily O'Halloran
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Mark Howard
Beneficiary
