Our friend Bert died fighting

[ralphv]

If anyone of the many men I have known down the prostate cancer road deserves credit for being a true warrior it was Bert. He had A PhD in chemistry and had earned another on the subject of prostate cancer. Many were those that he helped in facilitating the US TOO chapter he founded in Tempe, AZ. He was my friend and I will miss him, his company and our conversations on how to defeat prostate cancer. He failed and so did I. For that I am sorry... Rest my friend, you did your best! Thanks for all your help through the years.

RalphV
One last :ralph4: RIP

[JohnC]

This is just terrible news. Bert was, and still is the light upon my path. I keep a copy of his Profile in my Pca folder to review when necessary. His openness and courage were on display every week when in chat, and his resourcefulness and sharing apparent on the board posts which were an education to me and to all. I will recall him fondly forever.
Ralph, please pass on my words to his family, if you can. He lives within me.

John Cochrane
tarhoosier

[ralphv]

Thanks JohnC. I will make copies of e-mails just like yours and pass them on to Bert's family. He is certainly being missed by many of his friends.

Thanks,

RalphV :ralph4: :ile:

[MacRob]

Such sad news.
We are going to greatly miss Bert's posts of new information to this board. The hours he must have spent researching !
And his added comments. Just enough to make one think that little bit more on the article or study.
I wonder if he knew just how far & wide his help was appreciated.

Please pass on my condolences to his family,
from a grateful admirer.
Rob

[Larry]

To hear the sad news that Bert has lost his battle with PCa is heartbreaking, during his battle he certainly gave everything to others. I only knew Bert via this site but felt he was close by regardless of the distance, Berts relatives can be justly proud of him for his dedication to helping so many and his tireless research to find what was happening in the world of PCa.
I hope his final weeks were as comfortable and painless as possible, he has left an everlasting impression upon me for which I am so grateful.
Larry

[htallen]

I , too, am deeply saddened to hear the news....I appreciated Bert's positive attitude and the time he spent helping others.He was a warrior that was an inspiration to many. He will be missed.

[Manuel]

I have no words to express how sorry I feel to know that Bert lost the battle... :ermm: :ermm: :ermm:

[bronstein]

My English is poor, so, I'll use Spanish language.
Hace tiempo que echaba en falta las publicaciones de Bert. Sus aportaciones, me ayudaron a elaborar mis búsquedas de tratamientos factibles.
Gracias por la ayuda, amigo.

[Manuel]

My English is poor, so, I'll use Spanish language.
Hace tiempo que echaba en falta las publicaciones de Bert. Sus aportaciones, me ayudaron a elaborar mis búsquedas de tratamientos factibles.
Gracias por la ayuda, amigo.

Joder, qué alegría saber de ti entre tanto anglosajón... :razz:

¿Qué tal vas?

Yo también hecho de menos las publicaciones de Bert, y sobre todo le hecho en falta a él. Tendremos que entre todos tomar como podamos el relevo.

[bronstein]

Hola Don Manuel.
Es probable que mi dominio del castellano no sea tan bueno como pensaba; quise decir que echaba de menos a quien, a pesar de la enfermedad, compartió su tiempo y conocimientos con aquellos que lo necesitaban. Yo, entre ellos. ;-))
Mi calidad de vida es relativamente buena. La enfermedad se comporta de una forma extraña, de momento, solo hay una metástasis ósea en D12, que lleva un par de años estable y bastantes ganglios linfáticos afectados, también estables. No hay dolor ni molestias. La otra cara de la moneda es que, la bioquímica indica que el actual tratamiento empieza a dejar de funcionar.
Si pensáis formar un grupo de recopilación y análisis de información, con mis limitaciones, estaría dispuesto a colaborar.

[Manuel]

La enfermedad se comporta de una forma extraña, de momento, solo hay una metástasis ósea en D12, que lleva un par de años estable y bastantes ganglios linfáticos afectados, también estables. No hay dolor ni molestias. La otra cara de la moneda es que, la bioquímica indica que el actual tratamiento empieza a dejar de funcionar.

No pierdas la esperanza, nunca la pierdas. Nuevos tratamientos están ya asomando a la vuelta de la esquina. Me imagino que has oido hablar de Abiraterone y de MD 3100.

Si pensáis formar un grupo de recopilación y análisis de información, con mis limitaciones, estaría dispuesto a colaborar.

Te animo a que participes y a que compartas con nosotros lo que puedas, que seguro que es mucho. Ánimo y mucha suerte.