Roth Army rally - young man with terminal cancer

[sadaist]

Hi guys. Listening to Coast-to-Coast tonight and Ian mentioned this 17 year old young man. He is dying. This will be his last Christmas. He wrote & recorded a song and put it on YouTube. Not a bad little tune. Better than I could do by far.

Anyways, a movement is beginning to get him to 1,000,000 views. I think it would be great if he sees that before it's his time to go. And since this forums namesake is for another great guy taken too soon by the same enemy, I thought a perfect place to post this. We aren't a huge site, but I figure we are good for several hundred views with the traffic we get. Don't need your money. Just a click.

[sadaist]

Some backstory:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/zacharysobiech/mystory

Zach was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in November 2009. Since his diagnosis, Zach has endured several surgeries and months of chemo.

At the end of May, 2012 cancer was found in his pelvis & lungs. There are no known effective treatments left.

As Zach fights to live, he remains the same joyful soul he has always been. He still smiles as brightly as he did before cancer - it just means more now.
Background Story

Zach started this journey with pain in his left hip after going for a run in August 2009. We took him to the doctor and then to the physical therapist thinking that it was a hip flexor problem.

On November 13 an MRI revealed a large tumor in the neck of the left femur. A biopsy confirmed that the tumor was osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer most typically found in the long bones of growing teenagers.....Zach fits the bill.


We started with chemo therapy on December 1, 2009. Zach had surgery on February 22, 2010 to remove the tumor and replace his hip. The surgery was a huge success! The tumor was completely dead and contained. In May a spot on Zach's right lung was detected by a ct scan. We hoped it was nothing and that it would go away.

Chemo was completed on July 22, 2010. Our celebrating was
short lived as a follow up ct revealed that the spot on Zach's right lung had grown 4mm. It needed to be removed. On Friday, August 6 Zach had a thoracotomy to remove the nodule. We got the devastating news that it was cancer. A second thoracotomy was done on the left lung which was found to be clear of lesions.

He was cancer-free for 9 months.

At the end of April, 2011 scans revealed 6 new lesions on Zach's lungs. He began a strong, very difficult chemotherapy that left him sick for days On July 5, 2011 he had 5 lesions removed from his right lung. Pathology found that the chemo was not working; the cancer had not died.

We began a different kind of chemo a few weeks later.

A ct scan on September 6 showed no new lesions.

Zach had a thoracotomy on the left lung in September. No cancer was found.

At the end of May, 2012 Zach started having some constant pain in his left hip again. A PET scan was done and revealed his pelvis was loaded with cancer. Radiation was done through June to kill the tumor and stop the pain. It worked - however, given the location of the tumor, the necessary surgery to remove the cancer could not be done. In addition, six new lesions were found in the lungs.

Yet another chemo regimen was started which proved ineffective. By early October, 2012 the lesions had grown and multiplied. Zach has approximately 10 visible lesions in each lung.

He is currently on a new drug the we are hoping will slow the growth of the tumors. He may elect to partake in a Phase 1 study that the U of M is recruiting patients for.

Zach has been told that he likely has only months to live. His response is to embrace every day with hope and joy. Some days are harder than others, but he remains the upbeat and positive soul he has always been

[Dave's Bitch]

Viewed and liked,Not a bad song either.My heart goes out to Zach and his family

[Kristy]

I could care less.

[philouze]

Care less Whisper, great song.

[hambon4lif]

I could care less.

If the feeling was mutual and he felt that way about negative, psychotic hermaphrodites...I wouldn't blame him at all.

[sadaist]

I could care less.

Which means you have some level of care....otherwise you would have posted that you couldn't care less.

Thanks for your support Kristy.

[Kristy]

No, I could REALLY care less.

[ZahZoo]

What is it about kids named Zack... We got the whole state rallying behind a high school football player fighting for his life due to a brain injury during a game.

https://www.facebook.com/PrayersForZackTowers

[sadaist]

What is it about kids named Zack... We got the whole state rallying behind a high school football player fighting for his life due to a brain injury during a game.

https://www.facebook.com/PrayersForZackTowers

A lot of young men are named Zack. Who was a famous Zack 20 years ago that brought the name into the spotlight? A lot of kids born in the 90's I've noticed are named Jordan either first or middle name. Only Zack I can think of is from Saved by The Bell show.

[Kristy]

...and not This guy? Just how much weed in a week do you smoke?

[jhale667]

A lot of young men are named Zack. Who was a famous Zack 20 years ago that brought the name into the spotlight? A lot of kids born in the 90's I've noticed are named Jordan either first or middle name. Only Zack I can think of is from Saved by The Bell show.

Zakk Wylde. Done.

[Kristy]

That's with two "K's" you failed musician/porn director/stoner.

[78/84 guy]

I could care less.

Maybe that's because youre a heartless bitch. Yep that's it. Plain and simple.

[katina]

Viewed. Very sad and inspiring, bravo Zach !!!