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a to the b //
just another day in the life of me.

my name is aaron...most days i play architect. other days i take photographs.

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Sunrise over Colorado plains this morning. Goodbye mountains! (Taken with Instagram at Bennett, Colorado)

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Where do you go for moose knuckle? (Taken with Instagram at The Moose Jaw)

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Sun and groomed runs!!! (Taken with Instagram at Copper Mountain)

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Today looks like a great day for skiing. (Taken with Instagram at Forest Park In Wildernest)

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Taking in the sites. (Taken with Instagram at Village at Breckenridge)

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Today I woke up here. (Taken with Instagram at Forest Park In Wildernest)

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12” of fresh powder!!! (Taken with Instagram at Winter Park Peak)

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superamit:

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE
8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.
Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.
Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.
Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.
9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!
Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.
TODAY
… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!
You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.
First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.
Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.
Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.
This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.
AFTER THE TRANSPLANT
Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:
My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.
Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.
Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.
Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.
THE GREAT NEWS
I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.
I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Thank you.

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evrtstudio:

The Luminary Center for the Arts / Kickstarter Campaign
I know that most people on tumblr get exposed to Kickstarter campaigns left and right so it is beginning to become a bit numbing when you see yet another. But I only just found out about this one and it means something to me, so hopefully you internet folks can spread the word more about funding this project.
If a metal pen can raise $282,000 (not trying to be offensive to that project, just using it as a skewed example) shouldn’t an Arts & Culture center be able to raise more than $3800? Whether you live in St. Louis or not please send this around so that it receives more attention. These folks use what little spare time they have to help promote Artists in the local community.
Thanks!

These are friends of mine. Cmon help them out.

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