Help Faz Fight Off Testicular Cancer

This fundraiser is for your favorite goofball motor mouth- Faz. On April 18th, Mike was having trouble with his speech and moving the right side of his body. He was taken to Central DuPage Hospital and diagnosed with Stage 4 testicular cancer. The cancer had moved up his body, causing tumors in his lungs and brain. Mike had two surgeries within a 12 hour period on April 19th to removes masses from his body. He is recovering well and he should be on his way to physical therapy any day now.

Even after that life changing experience, Mike still has his sense of humor and the drive to get back to full strength. He's been slowly regaining his speech and the physical therapy staff at CDH has him walking a few times a day. After a walk yesterday, a physical therapist asked Mike how that felt and he responded "Fucking awesome." If you know Mike from hockey or if you're fortunate enough just to be around him, this is probably no surprise to you. The guy grinded out every shift on the ice and it's been no different since he stepped foot into the hospital.

Once Mike is moved from CDH and gets his physical therapy schedule setup, the plan is to do 3-5 rounds of gamma knife radiation in the area where a brain tumor was removed, as well as two other small areas of concern in Mike's brain. He will also be doing 4-5 rounds of chemotherapy to knock out the tumors in his lungs.

I'm Mike's older brother Matt and along with my family and Mike's girlfriend Madison, we're setting up this fundraiser to cover the costs associated with the surgeries and upcoming physical therapy, radiation and chemotherapy.

If you have any questions or would like an update on Mike's health, please feel free to reach out to Frank, Julie, Alyssa, myself and Madison anytime. Mike does have his phone and reads his texts, so send him some love! It's truly amazing how many people have already reached out or visited Mike at CDH. With his determination and the kind of support he's getting, Mike will be as good as new in no time!