Recovering 11yr old boy wants to meet Eddie

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Boy diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma fights back
A cough that resulted in a visit to an urgent care facility for Bradley Zugel turned out to be more than an autumn bug.


The 11-year-old Sparks boy's

X-ray in late September showed a large mass in his chest, so a CT scan followed, said Michelle Zugel, Bradley's mother.

Zugel was informed the following day her son had lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's caused by a cancerous growth of cells in the lymphatic system, which normally helps the body destroy and filter out bacteria and other harmful substances.

"He was on his field trip en route to San Francisco, and I called my husband (who was traveling with Bradley) on the bus," Zugel said. "The bus stopped in Sacramento, and he rented a car and drove Bradley to Oakland Children's Hospital."

Bradley was withdrawn from Spanish Springs Elementary School because being around too many other people puts him at risk for infection, Zugel said.

Bradley is being treated at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland by Drs. Caroline Hastings and Robert Raphael, who couldn't be reached for comment Friday. However, Zugel said physicians from the hospital sometimes visit the

area, so some of Bradley's treatments are done locally.

"Every month is different," Zugel said. "It (travel to Oakland) could be up to four times per month."

Although chemotherapy treatments have been difficult on Bradley, he and the family do things to get their minds off the illness.

"We're home a lot as a family, and he plays guitar and so does my husband," Zugel said.

The 1978 Van Halen song, "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," is one of the songs Bradley enjoys playing most.

In fact, his request through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Nevada is to meet guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Make-A-Wish enriches the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work.

Several fundraisers have been held to help cover Bradley's medical expenses, and the next one is a "cut-a-thon" scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at A Salon 7,

20 Cheney St.

Reno resident Kristen Baker, a stylist at the salon, is organizing the event. Zugel is one of her clients.

Baker said her husband is a cancer survivor, and she knows how fast medical bills pile up, even if one has insurance.

"It's important to show the community can pull together to help others," Baker said. "It's nice to see there are people out there who care."

The Zugels, who also have a

13-year-old son, Jake, have health insurance. Zugel is a dental hygienist, and husband Kevin Zugel is a schoolteacher.

"Bills are still coming in on portions we still owe," she said.



Provided to the Reno Gazette-Journal

Bradley Zugel ,11, sits Friday in his Spanish Springs home. Bradley was diagnosed in September with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma caused by a cancerous growth of cells in the lymphatic system,


FundRaiser CUT-A-THON for bradley zugel
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Where: A Salon 7, 20 Cheney St.
Cost: Free to attend; 100 percent of proceeds from the cost of haircuts, manicures and other services go toward Zugel's medical expenses
Other way to help: Contribute to the Bradley Zugel Donation Fund at any Bank of America branch
Details: 786-7770 or
www.salon7.net

[Little Lamont]

I bet Eddie don't give a shit.

[hideyoursheep]

Amazing.

An 11 year-old terminally ill kid wants to meet 2008 Eddie...mostly because of something he'd done in '78. Sounds like most of his fans-aside from being terminally ill.

Wolf's friends probably don't want to see Ed.

[Vinnie Velvet]

Well, Janie better start making the arrangements for the visit.

:D

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I bet Eddie don't give a shit.

Maybe pre-Wolfie I might agree, but not since he's seen his son grow up....

Fatherhood changes you when it comes to stuff like this, he'll be there....

[Carmine]

Fatherhood changes you when it comes to stuff like this, he'll be there....

I agree, Beach. Eddie will be there.

If he doesn't see this kid then, he really can fuck off.

[Nickdfresh]

Well, we'll see. Won't we?

If Ed shows, he goes up several notches in my book and I'll dump by current Roth'sim...

[Nickdfresh]

Has Ed met with him yet?

[Dr. Penis]

The only way Ed makes it to see this kid is if they have bottles of Loon waiting for him.

[Bill Lumbergh]

He's busy doing absolutely nothing guys, come on, cut him some fucking slack....

[indeedido]

Ed cured his own cancer, I would think the least he could do is help this poor kid and do the same.

[indeedido]

That is what he is doing now, medical research. that is why no new album

[Terry]

He's busy doing absolutely nothing guys, come on, cut him some fucking slack....


No DOUBT!

The man is getting married this SUMMER! That leaves him only 6 MONTHS to hang around 5150 studios and wait for the limo to show up and take him to the airport!

[IceCreamBlondie]

Ed cured his own cancer, I would think the least he could do is help this poor kid and do the same.

I couldn't agree with you more. Well stated. Time to spread the love, Ed!

[Dr. Penis]

Ed should hook this kid up with meth, rub lemons in his eyes, and show him some of his future wife's porno work.

Great role model, kid.

I recommend looking up to Jim Dandy Jr. instead, at least he knows how to score dope in Central Park.

[Matt White]

probably never hear aboot it if he does....

Sad story...always tragic to hear aboot a kid with a teminal illness.....

[Dan]

Hope The Kid Gets His Wish.

[Terry]

Dave should show up in Ed's place.

With a couple of hookers in tow.

Ed would predictably show up drunk with a new EVH model guitar and amp, fumble his way through Eruption, bum the kid out and stumble out of the hospital.

Least with Dave the kid would get a few laughs and a couple of strippers grinding on his lap for a bit.

[Golden AWe]

i thought wolfie was older

he doesn't look dying of cancer though

[sadaist]

Props to this kid. Dig his smile at the very end of the video. Couldn't find any info on EVH taking the time to see this kid.

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[Steve Savicki]

Hope The Kid Gets His Wish.

Me too. Reminds me of the kid that wanted to meet Motley Crue. I hope he got his wish.

[Nickdfresh]

Sadly, this all reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live skit featuring John Belushi as Babe Ruth and Garret Morris as a hospital bound, black young fan....

Anyone know what I am talking about?

[Panamark]

Ed should get there poste haste, with a signed guitar in hand !!

[GAR]

That leaves him only 6 MONTHS to hang around 5150 studios and wait for the limo to show up and take him to the airport!

the first sabbath album was recorded and mixed in two weekends.. just sayin'.. :biggrin:

[WARF]

Sad stuff there... I'll be the first to flame Eddie if he doesnt show up.

[J Curling]

Ed, don't disappoint us this time.

[twonabomber]

Sadly, this all reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live skit featuring John Belushi as Babe Ruth and Garret Morris as a hospital bound, black young fan....

Anyone know what I am talking about?

vaguely...but yeah.

[GAR]

Didnt EVH visit Jason Becker and spend time with him for a little while after he became wheelchair-bound?

He might do it, but if the Becker visit is any indicator, he'd do it and you wouldn't find out about it till a year later, third-party.

[fryingdutchman]

Ed, don't disappoint us this time.

Yeah...that's exactly what Ed's worried about.

Disappointing the fans.

Don't worry champ...that would be so unlike him.

:umm:

[zugel]

Hello everyone,
I joined this great sight after coming across it while searching the web. Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called "maintennance phase." He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for 1/2 day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him. He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type "Zugel" in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up "Im the One."
Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.
Glad to be part of the Roth Army.
Take care!

[redblkwht]

Sad stuff there... I'll be the first to flame Eddie if he doesnt show up.
Damage INC will email the van-halen site with a bullwhip verse asswhuppin
verbal beating if Eddie doesn't make an attempt. Warf, your in charge
of keeping up this story, stick it maybe DLR will make the call if you sticky this
thread..In the meantime I'll get a classic EUAS paragraph ready if he drops the ball fellas, We will be ready.

Diamond DAVE, pass this Along dude!!:stoned-smiley:

RBW
Come on fellas keep this thread alive keep posting here!!

[kwame k]

Hello everyone,
I joined this great sight after coming across it while searching the web. Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called "maintennance phase." He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for 1/2 day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him. He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type "Zugel" in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up "Im the One."
Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.
Glad to be part of the Roth Army.
Take care!

Welcome!

My thoughs and prayers go out to you and your family............

[redblkwht]

Hello everyone,
I joined this great sight after coming across it while searching the web. Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called "maintennance phase." He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for 1/2 day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him. He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type "Zugel" in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up "Im the One."
Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.
Glad to be part of the Roth Army.
Take care!

Welcome aboard Zugel..May God bless your son & keep posting
about you & son & keep us up to date as well..check out the site, there's
a ton of fun stuff/classic info & alot of diehards that frequent here.

Best!

RBW

[Seshmeister]

Wow!

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[fryingdutchman]

Hello everyone,
I joined this great sight after coming across it while searching the web. Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called "maintennance phase." He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for 1/2 day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him. He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type "Zugel" in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up "Im the One."
Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.
Glad to be part of the Roth Army.
Take care!


Now THIS is extremely cool!!!!

Thank God for your son being on the road to recovery.

I retract my skepticism from February about Ed making the time for your son.

Welcome to the Roth Army!!

Please post all of the details about your meeting with Ed. Don't forget to press him HARD about details on a new album!!!

:biggrin:

[WARF]

Wow!

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That kid AWESOME!!!!

God Bless him!

[Top Jimmy]

BRAD YOU ROCK!!!!

Keep your head up,
a bunch of people you've never even met are pullin' for you!

Hope to see you in concert someday!

(hey, can I get a backstage pass?....just askin...;) )

Hey, Sarge..is there such a thing as a DLRarmy t-shirt?

Someone could send it to the kid,
as a get-well-card from us here at the website....

[kwame k]

Wow!

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Amazing, it doesn't even look like that took much effort, like he wrote that damn song. That kid Rocks! Sign him up as a future Roth Army Member.

[Diamondjimi]

Props to this kid. Dig his smile at the very end of the video. Couldn't find any info on EVH taking the time to see this kid.

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Wow!

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Man ,he's a great player for 11 yrs old. All the best to Bradley and his family.

Welcome to the Army Zugel!:D

[Nickdfresh]

He's a great kid. Best wishes...

And somebody reading this tell Ed to visit him....

[xk319]

He's a great kid. Best wishes...

And somebody reading this tell Ed to visit him....

His father just said they are meeting.

More importantly, you should be proud to have a son like that dad zugel. It appears you've done well :). Great talent. And he's faced and is overcoming an obstacle that 95% of us here will never even come close to facing. Wish him well from us, and as my brother told me once, each obstacle met and overcome just makes you stronger and more prepared for the rest of your life.

A prayer goes up for him tonight, thanks for posting and inspiring all of us.

[redblkwht]

He's a great kid. Best wishes...

And somebody reading this tell Ed to visit him....
According to his post they made plans to meet...Terrific!!!

[GAR]

Hey, Sarge..is there such a thing as a DLRarmy t-shirt?

That guy down there where you're at in Escondido can do shirts for us, if you give him some graphics.

I like his shop, you know that guy in town who does the car show stuff? He does some thick enamel work, I like it.

Get a quote if he's not busy, last I asked he's way backlogged - but because he's very good.

[Nickdfresh]

Sorry, I was pretty hammered last night I guess. :)

Cheers to Ed for meeting young Zugel and I hope he gets some tips from Ed...

[if6was9]

Remember what Jason Becker said about Eddie (http://12.189.211.71/ED&JB.htm)? "This guy is a true human being."

[Isaac R.]

Those two videos of young Mr. Zugel playing are just...Wow.
He looks so relaxed and fluid...better than many doods twice (hell, three times) his age that I've seen play...Way ta go kid:appl:

[ULTRAMAN VH]

Hello everyone,
I joined this great sight after coming across it while searching the web. Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called "maintennance phase." He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for 1/2 day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him. He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type "Zugel" in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up "Im the One."
Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.
Glad to be part of the Roth Army.
Take care!

Just watched your son playing I'm The One over at the VH News Desk. Truly impressive and even more impressive is his bravery, indomitable spirt, and intestinal fortitude in fighting the cancer. I am so glad to hear that Ed has agreed to meet the two of you. Have a safe journey to LA and please give us a thread on the visit and don't forget to take some pics.

[Vinnie Velvet]

You're the man, Bradley!!

Wow, some awesome guitar playing there.

Have a great time meeting Eddie at his place, which I guess would be like going to Disneyland or something. :)

God bless.

[Top Jimmy]

That guy down there where you're at in Escondido can do shirts for us, if you give him some graphics.

I like his shop, you know that guy in town who does the car show stuff? He does some thick enamel work, I like it.

Get a quote if he's not busy, last I asked he's way backlogged - but because he's very good.


I moved to Oceanside, we finally got a house.

and a dog...
who I just spent $2,000 fucking dollars on yesterday to fix his gimpy knee.

Fucker better bring my slippers every damm morning for the next ten years!

[sadaist]

Sweet! How cool is it that this awesome kid found this site and our wishes & prayers for him? Bradley, when you meet Ed, you gotta look around for any signs Dave has been around. Be our inside spy. ;)

[ELVIS]

His dad found the site...

[ELVIS]

Cheers to Ed for meeting young Zugel and I hope he gets some tips from Ed...

I hope Ed gets some tips from him!!!

For instance, how the songs go...


:elvis:

[Guitar Shark]

This is a great story.

[Nickdfresh]

I just hope Ed doesn't sing "How Many Say I." We don't want young Bradley feeling ill during his recovery...