Last year, I began a film project in which I asked different people from home what makes them happy. And this is what Michael wrote. You.
You, his family. You, his friends. You, his classmates. You, the viewer who stumbled across the film. You, he never had the chance to meet.
I love you so much Mom. There won’t be a day that will go by without me thinking about you. Thank you for raising me into the man that I am. I’m going to miss you very much, but now you’re with God and are in his hands. You may have lost the battle but you’re always going to be a fighter in my heart.
It has been a wonderful year.
- Ryan Espiritu
So this a song my friend Jason wrote in honor of our friend Michael Miyamoto. Michael just recently went through his third Leukemia relapse this past summer and came out victorious. We were given a chance to record it at Fullerton College. Check it out!
This song has come a long way. I wrote it back in July of 2011 when Michael was in the hospital. It was a bedroom project that I composed on my own with virtual instruments. We began playing it live, together as the “MTM” (Michael Toshio Miyamoto) band, and it has become something 10x better than it started off as.
We’ll be playing at Relay for Life on June 23, 2012.
Please watch and spread this Feb. 2012 update from Janet herself!
We found that Janet’s cancer is more resistant to the chemo than originally thought, so until she is in remission, her doctors cannot go through with a bone marrow transplant at this time. Janet will battle another 3-4 rounds of chemo to kill it off, with each round lasting about a month. We’re now targeting JUNE for the new date for her transplant.
What this means:
The BAD: Janet’s cancer is resistant and she STILL hasn’t found a match.
The GOOD: We now have more time to find a match! Also, the next rounds of chemo are outpatient, which means she doesn’t have to live in the hospital.
Please continue to organize marrow drives and spread the word! YOU can be the one to save her life!
For more info, visit HELPINGJANET.com.
