Cancer-battle: Adventures of Mark Richardson

Updates on Mark, a young man who was told in 2005 that he had advanced esophageal cancer with metastasis to the liver and 3 months max to live. With no insurance, limited access to health care, Mark quickly moved from Saipan (where he was working in a hospital) to Bangkok, Thailand for treatment. His esophageal tumor disappeared with radiation and chemotherapy. He had surgery to remove an unrelated kidney cancer. Unfortunately, Mark died cancer-free in 2017, of unrelated septicemia.

May 21, 2010

Mark is Leaving the Land of Smiles (Thailand) Today and headed to the USA
When Mark is in the airport in Bangkok, he will be in one of the most beautiful airports in the world. There are beautiful huge statues of mythical characters and scenes from Thai myths. Orchids are in magnificent abundance along with other flowers.
Mark is coming to get a check-up with his oncologists at the VA hospital in Houston this coming Wednesday. Say a prayer for him. It's been a long time since he had a scan of any kind or a check-up.
Mark just called to say his flight out of Thailand or somewhere else along the string of flights got canceled so he is on a new flight schedule. He is on his way