Connective Tissue Oncology Society – Montreal Photos
I am a 62-year-old urologic surgeon who has lived in Washington, D.C. since 1977. I have been happily married to my wife, Cathy, for 20 years. As chairman of a department of urology at a local hospital, I have administrative, teaching, research and patient responsibilities. My medical practice is primarily limited to patients with genitourinary cancers.
After more than 10 years of fighting GIST, several rounds of ineffective chemo and five surgeries, most folks would say Michael Byrne could use a rest. Michael isn’t most folks. The Plymouth, Michigan, man ran in his first-ever marathon Saturday, March 27. At the finish line he was greeted by his wife, Mia, son Matthew, and a cousin who presented him with a Guinness Stout. But Michael only took a few swigs (“Probably the first time he couldn’t finish one,” says Mia) before limping toward his car, opening a medicine bottle and gulping down four Gleevec pills.