3/16/09 EDIT:Hey all!
Just wanted to let everyone know what’s happened with
me and what to look forward to. The surgery went well, though they had
to do more damage to my arm than was planned. Fortunately, it won’t
inhibit my ability to play, and I’ll be able to do this next tour
coming up. I can’t straighten my arm all the way out, but I can play
guitar, so that’s good enough for me.
I’m also very happy to announce that the biopsy on the lymph nodes
came back negative and the cancer did not spread to the rest of my body. In other words, I am cancer free! All I have to do is
heal and get the arm back into shape. =]
That being said…You all
were so awesome with all your support and well wishes….I think it
worked! I’ll see you all soon…the touring resumes!
Love,
Geoff
P.S. I’ll show you my scars for a dollar.
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2/11/09
KHS fans (all 12 of you)-
This is my first blog entry I’ve written for the band, and unfortunately I’m not offering good news or our new record release date (which IS coming soon!) As you may have seen we are canceling our upcoming tour with Watch Out There’s Ghost. As I sit here writing this I find myself failing to concoct a witty segway (not the cool things mall cops ride around on) or a joke to make the reader LOL, so I’ll just put it out there.
A few days ago (Feb.23rd) I was diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma. Which are fancy words for Skin Cancer. I had seen the dermatologist after the previous tour to remove what I thought was just a gross looking mole on my left forearm. (Some of you may have noticed me covering this up with a plethora of colored bandanas. Gangsta!)With only a few days before leaving for tour I was hit with this bombshell and honestly my first fear was not for my life, but that I couldn’t tour. Apparently cancer is a big health risk and these nerds in white labcoats with “fancy” phD’s recommend I stay at home for proper treatments.
The only thing I can say to sum it up is that the whole situation is retarded. (Apologies for the insensitivity to the mentally challenged, but if it makes any difference I’ve already received the kharma outcome) We were all really looking forward to this tour. Life doesn’t make sense to any of us to be at home, but we are making this exception for my health.
I am still in the staging process, so I don’t know the severity of the cancer, but you should know that I feel good…the initial results are encouraging for a quick recovery, and that is exactly the course I am aiming for. I haven’t blogged much lately, but I will be writing whenever I get updates, so add me and subscribe if you wish to keep informed.
In better news, I wont receive any treatment until Tuesday, so the weekend shows in Sacramento, and San Lorenzo are still a go! So if you are in the area please come rock with us. =]
I’d like to thank Paul, Aaron, and Ray for being great friends and band mates. The support from them, our management, booking agent, friends, and family has touched me, and it just makes me hungrier to kick this and get back on the road.
All in all, I’m sorry if you were looking forward to seeing us. I should have used more sun screen! I will be back soon.
Love,
Geoff =]