my son says to me one day he was about 10 years old David is his name dead how
10 years old David is his name dead how
10 years old David is his name dead how come you’re not like mom and I’m like
come you’re not like mom and I’m like
come you’re not like mom and I’m like son mom is amazing she is but but what
son mom is amazing she is but but what
son mom is amazing she is but but what do you mean by that
do you mean by that
do you mean by that you know mom you know she’s got like all
you know mom you know she’s got like all
you know mom you know she’s got like all these tools she works with her hands she
these tools she works with her hands she
these tools she works with her hands she decided to carpentry she knows how to do
decided to carpentry she knows how to do
decided to carpentry she knows how to do plumbing I mean everything around the
plumbing I mean everything around the
plumbing I mean everything around the house you fix us and what do you do you
house you fix us and what do you do you
house you fix us and what do you do you just like you’re always talking about
just like you’re always talking about
just like you’re always talking about some sort of fat sales and Trojan horses
some sort of fat sales and Trojan horses
some sort of fat sales and Trojan horses and some sort of brain surgery what what
and some sort of brain surgery what what
and some sort of brain surgery what what is this all about
is this all about
is this all about fast forward like six months later I get
fast forward like six months later I get
fast forward like six months later I get some letter dr. Q you’ve been awarded
some letter dr. Q you’ve been awarded
some letter dr. Q you’ve been awarded some sort of major award you got to come
some sort of major award you got to come
some sort of major award you got to come to Washington DC we’re gonna send a limo
to Washington DC we’re gonna send a limo
to Washington DC we’re gonna send a limo with you and your family can come with
with you and your family can come with
with you and your family can come with you
you
you no one wanted to go I finally convinced
no one wanted to go I finally convinced
no one wanted to go I finally convinced David David they can have a limos and a
David David they can have a limos and a
David David they can have a limos and a pick us up she’s already dead
pick us up she’s already dead
pick us up she’s already dead but it’s a school day don’t worry I’m an
but it’s a school day don’t worry I’m an
but it’s a school day don’t worry I’m an ass for permission he was thrilled he
ass for permission he was thrilled he
ass for permission he was thrilled he was impressed wearing this limo we get
was impressed wearing this limo we get
was impressed wearing this limo we get to this place and here he is sitting in
to this place and here he is sitting in
to this place and here he is sitting in a table with some very famous important
a table with some very famous important
a table with some very famous important people in Washington DC I get an award I
people in Washington DC I get an award I
people in Washington DC I get an award I come up and I show a small video like
come up and I show a small video like
come up and I show a small video like what I’m gonna show soon I may be doing
what I’m gonna show soon I may be doing
what I’m gonna show soon I may be doing brain surgery and his eyes just dilated
brain surgery and his eyes just dilated
brain surgery and his eyes just dilated his pupils dilated and I’m thinking to
his pupils dilated and I’m thinking to
his pupils dilated and I’m thinking to myself oh my gosh my son knows that I am
myself oh my gosh my son knows that I am
myself oh my gosh my son knows that I am the man I finish in my word come back
the man I finish in my word come back
the man I finish in my word come back sit down with him says David what do you
sit down with him says David what do you
sit down with him says David what do you think he goes dead I had no idea that
think he goes dead I had no idea that
think he goes dead I had no idea that you knew how do you say drill because he
you knew how do you say drill because he
you knew how do you say drill because he saw me using a drill a crane your tongue
saw me using a drill a crane your tongue
saw me using a drill a crane your tongue for doing brain surgery I hope over the
for doing brain surgery I hope over the
for doing brain surgery I hope over the next few minutes I’ll tell you a little
next few minutes I’ll tell you a little
next few minutes I’ll tell you a little bit about the work that we do not just
bit about the work that we do not just
bit about the work that we do not just myself but a team of people working in
myself but a team of people working in
myself but a team of people working in our laboratory I’ll tell you a little
our laboratory I’ll tell you a little
our laboratory I’ll tell you a little bit about Trojan horses fat cells cancer
bit about Trojan horses fat cells cancer
bit about Trojan horses fat cells cancer and some of the things that our team has
and some of the things that our team has
and some of the things that our team has actually learned about how to fight
actually learned about how to fight
actually learned about how to fight cancer let me tell you why cancer it
cancer let me tell you why cancer it
cancer let me tell you why cancer it turns out and most many of you guys
turns out and most many of you guys
turns out and most many of you guys probably know already cancer will be the
probably know already cancer will be the
probably know already cancer will be the leading
leading
leading death in the world by the year 2025
death in the world by the year 2025
death in the world by the year 2025 maybe you’re not aware that us 2012 8
maybe you’re not aware that us 2012 8
maybe you’re not aware that us 2012 8 million people died a year of cancer all
million people died a year of cancer all
million people died a year of cancer all types of cancer by the year 2030 13
types of cancer by the year 2030 13
types of cancer by the year 2030 13 million deaths in the world due to
million deaths in the world due to
million deaths in the world due to cancer in the United States alone when
cancer in the United States alone when
cancer in the United States alone when you look at the curve of heart disease
you look at the curve of heart disease
you look at the curve of heart disease and cancer over the last five decades
and cancer over the last five decades
and cancer over the last five decades cancer has been catching up very
cancer has been catching up very
cancer has been catching up very steadily and very fast in 22 states in
steadily and very fast in 22 states in
steadily and very fast in 22 states in the United States cancer is the number
the United States cancer is the number
the United States cancer is the number one cause of death just think about this
one cause of death just think about this
one cause of death just think about this how ill prepare we are to deal with
how ill prepare we are to deal with
how ill prepare we are to deal with cancer it’s painful it’s a disease that
cancer it’s painful it’s a disease that
cancer it’s painful it’s a disease that has affected most of us I’m sure in this
has affected most of us I’m sure in this
has affected most of us I’m sure in this audience or family members of Logans
audience or family members of Logans
audience or family members of Logans it’s extraordinarily expensive and we’re
it’s extraordinarily expensive and we’re
it’s extraordinarily expensive and we’re not ready to deal with this I have
not ready to deal with this I have
not ready to deal with this I have dedicated my life to study cancer and
dedicated my life to study cancer and
dedicated my life to study cancer and when he comes on two cancers there’s one
when he comes on two cancers there’s one
when he comes on two cancers there’s one cancer that I call it the king of
cancer that I call it the king of
cancer that I call it the king of cancers and I try to explain my son this
cancers and I try to explain my son this
cancers and I try to explain my son this but he wouldn’t have it he saw this
but he wouldn’t have it he saw this
but he wouldn’t have it he saw this picture one day of this human brain
picture one day of this human brain
picture one day of this human brain rotated that was actually one of my
rotated that was actually one of my
rotated that was actually one of my patients she was four years old it’s a
patients she was four years old it’s a
patients she was four years old it’s a beautiful brain and then I showed David
beautiful brain and then I showed David
beautiful brain and then I showed David Olivia and Gabby this picture of cells
Olivia and Gabby this picture of cells
Olivia and Gabby this picture of cells migraine for the first time in our
migraine for the first time in our
migraine for the first time in our laboratory we can actually see human
laboratory we can actually see human
laboratory we can actually see human cancer cells migrating in the human
cancer cells migrating in the human
cancer cells migrating in the human brain and wonder why is it that we can’t
brain and wonder why is it that we can’t
brain and wonder why is it that we can’t cure this disease thing you can see it
cure this disease thing you can see it
cure this disease thing you can see it right there in green they’re fluorescent
right there in green they’re fluorescent
right there in green they’re fluorescent with green fluorescent protein they’re
with green fluorescent protein they’re
with green fluorescent protein they’re invading the brain they’re going along
invading the brain they’re going along
invading the brain they’re going along the blood vessels they are
the blood vessels they are
the blood vessels they are extraordinarily smart this is indeed the
extraordinarily smart this is indeed the
extraordinarily smart this is indeed the most devastating cancer that affects our
most devastating cancer that affects our
most devastating cancer that affects our human body and it happens to affect what
human body and it happens to affect what
human body and it happens to affect what I considered to be the most beautiful
I considered to be the most beautiful
I considered to be the most beautiful organ which is our brain we know that
organ which is our brain we know that
organ which is our brain we know that these tumors can grow this is actually
these tumors can grow this is actually
these tumors can grow this is actually one of the papers that we published in
one of the papers that we published in
one of the papers that we published in our laboratory taking
our laboratory taking
our laboratory taking affect not only your function they can
affect not only your function they can
affect not only your function they can completely destroy your life and many
completely destroy your life and many
completely destroy your life and many times we not only as physicians but as
times we not only as physicians but as
times we not only as physicians but as patients question what is the meaning of
patients question what is the meaning of
patients question what is the meaning of this what is the meaning of living with
this what is the meaning of living with
this what is the meaning of living with this type of cancer I share with you one
this type of cancer I share with you one
this type of cancer I share with you one of the many experiences that I have had
of the many experiences that I have had
of the many experiences that I have had personally dealing and battling cancer
personally dealing and battling cancer
personally dealing and battling cancer with my own patients this is JP John
with my own patients this is JP John
with my own patients this is JP John Petrovic I can tell you his name because
Petrovic I can tell you his name because
Petrovic I can tell you his name because he was actually featuring the news in
he was actually featuring the news in
he was actually featuring the news in Baltimore when I was at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore when I was at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore when I was at Johns Hopkins before I moved to the Mayo Clinic a few
before I moved to the Mayo Clinic a few
before I moved to the Mayo Clinic a few months ago he was in his mid twenties
months ago he was in his mid twenties
months ago he was in his mid twenties full of life about to finish law school
full of life about to finish law school
full of life about to finish law school and he wanted to change the world as he
and he wanted to change the world as he
and he wanted to change the world as he was training for a marathon he’s found
was training for a marathon he’s found
was training for a marathon he’s found on the side of the road seesee he’s
on the side of the road seesee he’s
on the side of the road seesee he’s brought into a hospital he requested to
brought into a hospital he requested to
brought into a hospital he requested to be transferred right around that time
be transferred right around that time
be transferred right around that time there was a show that was had been
there was a show that was had been
there was a show that was had been released what they had featured me doing
released what they had featured me doing
released what they had featured me doing brain surgery he says I want to go with
brain surgery he says I want to go with
brain surgery he says I want to go with that crazy guy that has an accent at
that crazy guy that has an accent at
that crazy guy that has an accent at Hopkins he didn’t know how to pronounce
Hopkins he didn’t know how to pronounce
Hopkins he didn’t know how to pronounce my name he’s not that difficult skinny
my name he’s not that difficult skinny
my name he’s not that difficult skinny honest in a HOSA that’s why they call me
honest in a HOSA that’s why they call me
honest in a HOSA that’s why they call me dr. cute but he says I want to go with
dr. cute but he says I want to go with
dr. cute but he says I want to go with that guy we did the surgery it was
that guy we did the surgery it was
that guy we did the surgery it was unbelievable
unbelievable
unbelievable we kept him awake we actually ended up
we kept him awake we actually ended up
we kept him awake we actually ended up doing this surgery and when he woke up
doing this surgery and when he woke up
doing this surgery and when he woke up he was paralyzed in half of his body
he was paralyzed in half of his body
he was paralyzed in half of his body luckily it was only temporary he went on
luckily it was only temporary he went on
luckily it was only temporary he went on to Train finished his training ended up
to Train finished his training ended up
to Train finished his training ended up running a full marathon and this is the
running a full marathon and this is the
running a full marathon and this is the type of surgery that we did let me see
type of surgery that we did let me see
type of surgery that we did let me see if I can play this for you and bring you
if I can play this for you and bring you
if I can play this for you and bring you into the afternoon to what I do that’s
into the afternoon to what I do that’s
into the afternoon to what I do that’s me doing brain surgery in a 19 year old
me doing brain surgery in a 19 year old
me doing brain surgery in a 19 year old patient
that little part of the brain as I touch
that little part of the brain as I touch it I was able to stop the patient from
it I was able to stop the patient from
it I was able to stop the patient from reading that’s performed but the patient
reading that’s performed but the patient
reading that’s performed but the patient is noticed when an essential area is
is noticed when an essential area is
is noticed when an essential area is stimulated the function normalizes where
stimulated the function normalizes where
stimulated the function normalizes where the stimulation is stopped that’s just
the stimulation is stopped that’s just
the stimulation is stopped that’s just me gently notice how beautiful the brain
me gently notice how beautiful the brain
me gently notice how beautiful the brain is and I am about to go and invade what
is and I am about to go and invade what
is and I am about to go and invade what I think appears to be one of the most
I think appears to be one of the most
I think appears to be one of the most beautiful things that I get to see very
beautiful things that I get to see very
beautiful things that I get to see very after all here I am making a decision as
after all here I am making a decision as
after all here I am making a decision as to what I’m gonna take and what I’m
to what I’m gonna take and what I’m
to what I’m gonna take and what I’m gonna leave behind this 19 year old
gonna leave behind this 19 year old
gonna leave behind this 19 year old patient who is incidentally a very
patient who is incidentally a very
patient who is incidentally a very well-known poet with Texas here we are
well-known poet with Texas here we are
well-known poet with Texas here we are respecting the tumor keeping the patient
respecting the tumor keeping the patient
respecting the tumor keeping the patient awake and this was exactly the surgery
awake and this was exactly the surgery
awake and this was exactly the surgery that I actually did in John Patrick the
that I actually did in John Patrick the
that I actually did in John Patrick the difference was that he was right in the
difference was that he was right in the
difference was that he was right in the motor cortex time went on John actually
motor cortex time went on John actually
motor cortex time went on John actually did one marathon and how little did I
did one marathon and how little did I
did one marathon and how little did I know how lost I was he invited me to run
know how lost I was he invited me to run
know how lost I was he invited me to run with him and I declined the first time
with him and I declined the first time
with him and I declined the first time the second time he had a second surgery
the second time he had a second surgery
the second time he had a second surgery within a year the second time he was
within a year the second time he was
within a year the second time he was more debilitated secondary to his
more debilitated secondary to his
more debilitated secondary to his surgery and as he was waking up from
surgery and as he was waking up from
surgery and as he was waking up from anesthesia I told him joking I thought
anesthesia I told him joking I thought
anesthesia I told him joking I thought he was under anesthesia
he was under anesthesia
he was under anesthesia I said sure ah but I’m gonna run the
I said sure ah but I’m gonna run the
I said sure ah but I’m gonna run the half marathon with you we were about a
half marathon with you we were about a
half marathon with you we were about a month and a half away from the half
month and a half away from the half
month and a half away from the half marathon and a week and half when he
marathon and a week and half when he
marathon and a week and half when he sees me post a few girls are you ready
sees me post a few girls are you ready
sees me post a few girls are you ready dr. Q and I was like I didn’t think he
dr. Q and I was like I didn’t think he
dr. Q and I was like I didn’t think he was gonna remember so here I am you know
was gonna remember so here I am you know
was gonna remember so here I am you know I start training for like a couple of
I start training for like a couple of
I start training for like a couple of weeks and I finish that half marathon in
weeks and I finish that half marathon in
weeks and I finish that half marathon in two hours and 12 minutes he finished in
two hours and 12 minutes he finished in
two hours and 12 minutes he finished in about an hour and 52 thank you it was an
about an hour and 52 thank you it was an
about an hour and 52 thank you it was an accomplishment for me but I was so proud
accomplishment for me but I was so proud
accomplishment for me but I was so proud of me he flew through this but we’re not
of me he flew through this but we’re not
of me he flew through this but we’re not done with his story yet he was so
done with his story yet he was so
done with his story yet he was so passionate about what we were doing in
passionate about what we were doing in
passionate about what we were doing in the laboratory he passionately believed
the laboratory he passionately believed
the laboratory he passionately believed that we needed to think of new paradigms
that we needed to think of new paradigms
that we needed to think of new paradigms to treat cancer he went on to raise
to treat cancer he went on to raise
to treat cancer he went on to raise funds he believed that the fat cells
funds he believed that the fat cells
funds he believed that the fat cells that we were isolating from our own
that we were isolating from our own
that we were isolating from our own patient
patient
patient from the belly from our own patients and
from the belly from our own patients and
from the belly from our own patients and establishing stem cells were gonna help
establishing stem cells were gonna help
establishing stem cells were gonna help us to finally cure against cancer this
us to finally cure against cancer this
us to finally cure against cancer this is actually a Trojan horse that sits in
is actually a Trojan horse that sits in
is actually a Trojan horse that sits in my office in the laboratory actually at
my office in the laboratory actually at
my office in the laboratory actually at the Mayo Clinic in which you can
the Mayo Clinic in which you can
the Mayo Clinic in which you can actually see a tremendous amount of
actually see a tremendous amount of
actually see a tremendous amount of detail he asked me to think outside the
detail he asked me to think outside the
detail he asked me to think outside the box
box
box to help him find a cure for this disease
to help him find a cure for this disease
to help him find a cure for this disease and to give many others hope because
and to give many others hope because
and to give many others hope because they have so little we went on to
they have so little we went on to
they have so little we went on to publish some major landmark since the
publish some major landmark since the
publish some major landmark since the paper actually when you see those red
paper actually when you see those red
paper actually when you see those red cells surrounding a brain tumor and all
cells surrounding a brain tumor and all
cells surrounding a brain tumor and all we did is we trained these cells we
we did is we trained these cells we
we did is we trained these cells we genetically engineered these cells it’s
genetically engineered these cells it’s
genetically engineered these cells it’s fat cells from patients to be able to
fat cells from patients to be able to
fat cells from patients to be able to attack tumors and this actually made the
attack tumors and this actually made the
attack tumors and this actually made the cover of one journal this is another
cover of one journal this is another
cover of one journal this is another cover in which all we did we gave
cover in which all we did we gave
cover in which all we did we gave soluble factors liquid basically from
soluble factors liquid basically from
soluble factors liquid basically from our own body from our own brain to the
our own body from our own brain to the
our own body from our own brain to the cells so they can actually smell it they
cells so they can actually smell it they
cells so they can actually smell it they can sense it and then we put it back on
can sense it and then we put it back on
can sense it and then we put it back on animal models that we use as avatars
animal models that we use as avatars
animal models that we use as avatars they have the human cancer and they were
they have the human cancer and they were
they have the human cancer and they were able to cure cancer and rodents and this
able to cure cancer and rodents and this
able to cure cancer and rodents and this is actually how we train the cells we
is actually how we train the cells we
is actually how we train the cells we put them in these nano groups biomedical
put them in these nano groups biomedical
put them in these nano groups biomedical engineering we have a tremendous amount
engineering we have a tremendous amount
engineering we have a tremendous amount of collaborative efforts with some
of collaborative efforts with some
of collaborative efforts with some really smart people I tell you we put
really smart people I tell you we put
really smart people I tell you we put them right there they race we train them
them right there they race we train them
them right there they race we train them and I always tell people this is almost
and I always tell people this is almost
and I always tell people this is almost like the movie I put a Creed the last
like the movie I put a Creed the last
like the movie I put a Creed the last one remember when the guy is running
one remember when the guy is running
one remember when the guy is running he’s got that mark that mask that allows
he’s got that mark that mask that allows
he’s got that mark that mask that allows you to deprive from oxygen this sucker
you to deprive from oxygen this sucker
you to deprive from oxygen this sucker what we’re doing right here and we put
what we’re doing right here and we put
what we’re doing right here and we put them in this stretch right here and then
them in this stretch right here and then
them in this stretch right here and then we give them the soluble factors and we
we give them the soluble factors and we
we give them the soluble factors and we can actually put them in this amazingly
can actually put them in this amazingly
can actually put them in this amazingly fast highways and these are the red
fast highways and these are the red
fast highways and these are the red cells and underneath are cancer cells
cells and underneath are cancer cells
cells and underneath are cancer cells human cancer cells so we train these
human cancer cells so we train these
human cancer cells so we train these cells to be able to be super fast super
cells to be able to be super fast super
cells to be able to be super fast super powerful cells that can actually go back
powerful cells that can actually go back
powerful cells that can actually go back and fight cancer and that is the work
and fight cancer and that is the work
and fight cancer and that is the work that we’ve been doing in our laboratory
that we’ve been doing in our laboratory
that we’ve been doing in our laboratory most recently we went on to not only
most recently we went on to not only
most recently we went on to not only engineer these cells with viruses but we
engineer these cells with viruses but we
engineer these cells with viruses but we actually engineered them with
actually engineered them with
actually engineered them with nanoparticles so now suddenly these
nanoparticles so now suddenly these
nanoparticles so now suddenly these cells are becoming the true
cells are becoming the true
cells are becoming the true and horses that we envisioned years ago
and horses that we envisioned years ago
and horses that we envisioned years ago when John was so diligently working to
when John was so diligently working to
when John was so diligently working to help us find a cure for cancer this is
help us find a cure for cancer this is
help us find a cure for cancer this is one of the most recent papers that we
one of the most recent papers that we
one of the most recent papers that we published you can actually see the tumor
published you can actually see the tumor
published you can actually see the tumor and that little mouse is decreasing in
and that little mouse is decreasing in
and that little mouse is decreasing in size this is a human tumor and an animal
size this is a human tumor and an animal
size this is a human tumor and an animal model that we use as an avatar with the
model that we use as an avatar with the
model that we use as an avatar with the goal of using these cells in the human
goal of using these cells in the human
goal of using these cells in the human body and the not-too-distant future to
body and the not-too-distant future to
body and the not-too-distant future to be able to cure not only brain cancer
be able to cure not only brain cancer
be able to cure not only brain cancer but cancer in general
but cancer in general
but cancer in general Jaypee unfortunately left this world
Jaypee unfortunately left this world
Jaypee unfortunately left this world physically but he left an amazing story
physically but he left an amazing story
physically but he left an amazing story an amazing passion for life he has
an amazing passion for life he has
an amazing passion for life he has inspired so many of us and for me he
inspired so many of us and for me he
inspired so many of us and for me he symbolizes so many of my patients that
symbolizes so many of my patients that
symbolizes so many of my patients that daily inspire me not only with the
daily inspire me not only with the
daily inspire me not only with the passion they have their life but the way
passion they have their life but the way
passion they have their life but the way they fight diseases for which we have no
they fight diseases for which we have no
they fight diseases for which we have no cure this is actually how he wrote his
cure this is actually how he wrote his
cure this is actually how he wrote his own eulogy I don’t know who’s here
own eulogy I don’t know who’s here
own eulogy I don’t know who’s here obviously but I hope that whoever is
obviously but I hope that whoever is
obviously but I hope that whoever is here and who ever wanted to be as here
here and who ever wanted to be as here
here and who ever wanted to be as here is what I imagined I left behind and
is what I imagined I left behind and
is what I imagined I left behind and that is an army of people who knew that
that is an army of people who knew that
that is an army of people who knew that I love them as much as I could
I love them as much as I could
I love them as much as I could who will always remember me as I hope
who will always remember me as I hope
who will always remember me as I hope they would and not whatever I became as
they would and not whatever I became as
they would and not whatever I became as my mind wilted away or as my strength
my mind wilted away or as my strength
my mind wilted away or as my strength disappear that is how does the cease
disappear that is how does the cease
disappear that is how does the cease begins to take our patients and to me
begins to take our patients and to me
begins to take our patients and to me there’s nothing more challenging more
there’s nothing more challenging more
there’s nothing more challenging more difficult he’s not the surgery that I do
difficult he’s not the surgery that I do
difficult he’s not the surgery that I do it’s not the science that I do is having
it’s not the science that I do is having
it’s not the science that I do is having to see my patients surrendering as
to see my patients surrendering as
to see my patients surrendering as slowly but steadily many times to do the
slowly but steadily many times to do the
slowly but steadily many times to do the disease and try to keep hope and many
disease and try to keep hope and many
disease and try to keep hope and many times life will put you down in your
times life will put you down in your
times life will put you down in your knees and the greatest challenge that we
knees and the greatest challenge that we
knees and the greatest challenge that we have in what I saw from John is getting
have in what I saw from John is getting
have in what I saw from John is getting up in trying again over and over without
up in trying again over and over without
up in trying again over and over without giving that I asked Gaby she’s my oldest
giving that I asked Gaby she’s my oldest
giving that I asked Gaby she’s my oldest she say Tina I said Gaby I need a
she say Tina I said Gaby I need a
she say Tina I said Gaby I need a butterfly say dad why I tell you the
butterfly say dad why I tell you the
butterfly say dad why I tell you the story about the butterfly after JP
story about the butterfly after JP
story about the butterfly after JP passed away there was one more
passed away there was one more
passed away there was one more half-marathon that I wanted to do in my
half-marathon that I wanted to do in my
half-marathon that I wanted to do in my objective was
objective was
objective was just to go to a distance I wanted to
just to go to a distance I wanted to
just to go to a distance I wanted to finish and I said something has to be in
finish and I said something has to be in
finish and I said something has to be in jail well yellow was his favorite color
jail well yellow was his favorite color
jail well yellow was his favorite color and that’s why you see the yellow right
and that’s why you see the yellow right
and that’s why you see the yellow right in the middle he loved monarch
in the middle he loved monarch
in the middle he loved monarch butterflies and I said one day after I
butterflies and I said one day after I
butterflies and I said one day after I did the third merit the third half
did the third merit the third half
did the third merit the third half marathon and he wasn’t there with me
marathon and he wasn’t there with me
marathon and he wasn’t there with me anymore all I wanted to feel is that he
anymore all I wanted to feel is that he
anymore all I wanted to feel is that he was right next to me and I finished that
was right next to me and I finished that
was right next to me and I finished that one in an hour and 32 minutes he was
one in an hour and 32 minutes he was
one in an hour and 32 minutes he was amazing
amazing
amazing that’s the fastest I ever been I felt
that’s the fastest I ever been I felt
that’s the fastest I ever been I felt that he was right there with me I tell
that he was right there with me I tell
that he was right there with me I tell you he’s really inspired me he gave me
you he’s really inspired me he gave me
you he’s really inspired me he gave me strength and I just I couldn’t get tired
strength and I just I couldn’t get tired
strength and I just I couldn’t get tired the next day in the morning this was on
the next day in the morning this was on
the next day in the morning this was on a Saturday this was the Baltimore half
a Saturday this was the Baltimore half
a Saturday this was the Baltimore half marathon
marathon
marathon the next day on a Sunday I got up and I
the next day on a Sunday I got up and I
the next day on a Sunday I got up and I just I get something I just had this
just I get something I just had this
just I get something I just had this itch and I went for a run and I am going
itch and I went for a run and I am going
itch and I went for a run and I am going right through the woods you know up in
right through the woods you know up in
right through the woods you know up in Maryland through behind the house and
Maryland through behind the house and
Maryland through behind the house and sound I see this butterfly that is in
sound I see this butterfly that is in
sound I see this butterfly that is in front of me and suddenly the butterfly
front of me and suddenly the butterfly
front of me and suddenly the butterfly takes off and as he takes off I see this
takes off and as he takes off I see this
takes off and as he takes off I see this beautiful tree and this memory hunts me
beautiful tree and this memory hunts me
beautiful tree and this memory hunts me right away
right away
right away and I remember just about three years
and I remember just about three years
and I remember just about three years prior an amazing blizzard around 2010
prior an amazing blizzard around 2010
prior an amazing blizzard around 2010 2011 and we had planted in the summer a
2011 and we had planted in the summer a
2011 and we had planted in the summer a small little tree and this this actual
small little tree and this this actual
small little tree and this this actual tree was just getting absolutely
tree was just getting absolutely
tree was just getting absolutely destroyed by the blizzard so I remember
destroyed by the blizzard so I remember
destroyed by the blizzard so I remember it was on a weekend and I got up and I
it was on a weekend and I got up and I
it was on a weekend and I got up and I dis memories in my brain as I’m Ronnie
dis memories in my brain as I’m Ronnie
dis memories in my brain as I’m Ronnie and I go out there with my gloves really
and I go out there with my gloves really
and I go out there with my gloves really cold the sticks and rope in a hammer and
cold the sticks and rope in a hammer and
cold the sticks and rope in a hammer and I put a stick and I put that tree
I put a stick and I put that tree
I put a stick and I put that tree straight right in the middle of this no
straight right in the middle of this no
straight right in the middle of this no and I forgot about it and Here I am
and I forgot about it and Here I am
and I forgot about it and Here I am suddenly the butterfly shows me this
suddenly the butterfly shows me this
suddenly the butterfly shows me this tree and I remember I was that tree
tree and I remember I was that tree
tree and I remember I was that tree about three years ago when I was
about three years ago when I was
about three years ago when I was completely lost when I couldn’t
completely lost when I couldn’t
completely lost when I couldn’t understand when I thought I was going to
understand when I thought I was going to
understand when I thought I was going to find a cure for brain cancer by myself
find a cure for brain cancer by myself
find a cure for brain cancer by myself with my laboratory and how little did I
with my laboratory and how little did I
with my laboratory and how little did I know that the people that I was trying
know that the people that I was trying
know that the people that I was trying to help were going to be the people who
to help were going to be the people who
to help were going to be the people who inspire us the most and this butterfly
inspire us the most and this butterfly
inspire us the most and this butterfly incidentally is the type of cancer that
incidentally is the type of cancer that
incidentally is the type of cancer that killed John he’s called the butterfly
killed John he’s called the butterfly
killed John he’s called the butterfly glioma is so powerful that both sides of
glioma is so powerful that both sides of
glioma is so powerful that both sides of the brain get invaded by this cancer and
the brain get invaded by this cancer and
the brain get invaded by this cancer and that’s what that butterfly is so
that’s what that butterfly is so
that’s what that butterfly is so symbolic and Gavi through
symbolic and Gavi through
symbolic and Gavi through for me a couple of days ago and I also
for me a couple of days ago and I also
for me a couple of days ago and I also asked you he says in his eulogy that
asked you he says in his eulogy that
asked you he says in his eulogy that when you shed tears when you get angry
when you shed tears when you get angry
when you shed tears when you get angry or feel agony when you want to look at
or feel agony when you want to look at
or feel agony when you want to look at the sky with anger and want to shout
the sky with anger and want to shout
the sky with anger and want to shout that instead you use that energy to make
that instead you use that energy to make
that instead you use that energy to make a difference in a way that aligns with
a difference in a way that aligns with
a difference in a way that aligns with the goals I have had all along that goal
the goals I have had all along that goal
the goals I have had all along that goal was to have people I met think they were
was to have people I met think they were
was to have people I met think they were a little better for having known me and
a little better for having known me and
a little better for having known me and I can tell you John not only made me a
I can tell you John not only made me a
I can tell you John not only made me a better surgeon a better physician but he
better surgeon a better physician but he
better surgeon a better physician but he made me a better person over the last
made me a better person over the last
made me a better person over the last few years we created a foundation that
few years we created a foundation that
few years we created a foundation that has allow us to go all over the world to
has allow us to go all over the world to
has allow us to go all over the world to provide some of the most complex brain
provide some of the most complex brain
provide some of the most complex brain surgical care for patients that have
surgical care for patients that have
surgical care for patients that have very little we also started two
very little we also started two
very little we also started two companies last year to be to serve as
companies last year to be to serve as
companies last year to be to serve as they be Co that others can actually use
they be Co that others can actually use
they be Co that others can actually use to find cures for brain cancer so John
to find cures for brain cancer so John
to find cures for brain cancer so John this one is for you thank you
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