Catching up with Lefty...

--- Before the last leg of the tour, I got a chance to catch up with Lefty. We talked over Singapore Slings pool side at the Standard. Here is what he had to say...

Lefty - "I started in Italy, as a small time musician, working for cannolis, we moved state side about three months after that."

---Spending his formative years in Southern California, some say it was his life that inspired the character for Summer on the O.C. click here

Rachel Bilson - "Meeting Lefty is what took my career to the next level. Without him I would still be doing Subway commercials with Jared."

---During his time in the O.C. Lefty joined two bands (Sh*ty and The Junk Yard Choir). Mostly they played house parties and libraries. With two reunion shows under his belt, Lefty took a tour through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, ending in New Orleans. (Not much is known about this time in his life, except the song "Pancho and Lefty" might be inspired by this time. But this is not the time to talk about it.) Our Story picks up on the way back from Yuma, after a religious experience and flies of biblical proportion. Lefty moved up north, to the Bay area where he meet some wonderful people. And by wonderful people I mean Drugs.

Lefty - ". . - . . . - - . - . - . - - . - - . . - . . . ." click here

---After San Francisco, Lefty got married and settled down in Riverside. With a wife, a dog, and two cats.

Lefty - "It's been fun, but as you know I'll be takin' off for the new year. On the road again, to who knows where. Me and the little piggies. We'll be off and gone."

---Lefty and the little Piggies will be on tour supporting their next album, Amp'd on Life.

This Surgery is going to cost an Arm and a Leg...

I give the leg on Monday...

What I have is a really aggressive tumor, One that doesn't form a solid mass that is easy to cut out. So on Monday, I will go into the hospital and they will remove the cancer (and by cancer I mean my lower left leg, just above the knee) I know this sounds extreme, but That's the way I roll.

This is the best way to handle this particular cancer (Epithelioid Sarcoma).
The hope is that everything is cut off and the spreading stops.

So, December 31st will be the operation, and next year will be the new and improved Justin.
(I know, what a way to keep that resolution to loose weight)

These pipes are Clean...

Good News from the Doctor.

My Lymph Nods are clear. This means the cancer hasn't moved up my leg. I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow, and we will have a plan then. And I'll write then. Then we'll know more. Then is tomorrow.

Waiting...

I Have two possible outcomes for Fridays biopsy.

First: The cancer has spread up my leg...
Second: The cancer is only in the lower part of my leg...

I'm waiting for the call from the doctor.

Waiting to figure out how I am going to fight this.

P.S. Any time they cut into your upper inner thigh, it's going to hurt.

Here is the latest from Cancer road...

MRI didn't really tell us anything accept I have cancer in my leg.

So now Friday (Dec 21) I go in for another biopsy, This time they are going to check the lymph nod in the left upper thigh. We want to see how far the cancer has traveled.

The good News...

Well, the CT scan of everything else is negative. This is good.

So the Doctor took an MRI of the leg.

Update next week...


Side note: I'm not very good at bloggin'. If you think these up dates are coming few and far between the only thing I can say is: "I have cancer and a life, no time to update this Blog. Sorry. Really I am. It's just that, we'll you know. I don't always want to work on the computer. But it doesn't matter, Why should I explain my self to you, and by you I mean... Ok sorry about that.
I don't know what got into me."

To tell or not to Tell...

It's a funny thing, bad news. When should you give it?

As my wife and I drove to my mothers, we both found ourselves to be really hungry. With food on the mind and lunch at my moms, we talked about what to do first.

Eat or Tell Mom about the Cancer.

After Lunch, we told her and she cried. I did too.

Over the past week...

So, this past week has created quite an exciting time. I'll try and catch you up under 50 words...

It started as a bump on my left shin, that turned into a bruse, that split open. The Doctors thought it was Pyoderma Gangrenosum, treated that for a year, several different medications (pills injections, infusions), Nothing worked. They took a new biopsy and now it looks to be CANCER.


The particular cancer I have is called: Epithelioid Sarcoma

rare, Score!

We plan on telling my mother today around 3pm.