Love on Ottomatic

We would love to see this reach 5,000 views. Please pass on to people you know. Give Thanks…especially to Sylvie, John, Mike and Ranu!!! 

Wednesday, November 14^th: Test Results day!  We were back at UCSF last week to receive and discuss my CT/PET Scan results with Dr. Ko and try to figure out the best course of action from here. 

 

So; what’d we hear?  As suspected; there are still a few small tumors in my Liver.  The largest of which is about 1 inch in diameter, the others are all about 1 centimeter or less in size.  This wasn’t a surprise and does reflect the news post-surgery.  The other thing that’s now clear is (more…)

The following is a message from Eric and Maggie.  These two pack a punch when it comes to love and healing energy….this was too good not to share…Enjoy.

Yo Otto!

We’ve been keeping up with the news from our trek around SE Asia. We think and talk about you often and are sending our best thoughts your way.
Here are a few pics…

Picture 1. A Buddhist Monk sending his best vibrations your way

Picture 2.  We were in Luang Prabang, Laos during a festival where they celebrate the end of the rainy season.  Everyone puts a boat made of flowers in the Mekong River, with candles, incense and other offerings to float down the river with their prayers for the year.  We assembled a little one, printed out your picture and send it down the river.  Our prayer was for spontaneous remission.

Picture 3. Launching the boat-shrine on the Mekong
Picture 4. Your boat-shrine floating down the river

Picture 5. Your boat-shrine joining thousands of others

We get back around NYE and hope to see you soon.

Keep up the good fight! 

Eric and Maggie-Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam

Radiology Day:  Last Thursday was the day of my first CT/PET Scan.  The morning got off to a slow start; we were informed that UCSF’s Cyclotron was busted and we had to come back in an hour and a half.  It turns out they have the only one in town and they had to go to Palo Alto to score the  fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) they needed for my injection.   UCSF Radiology is down on the waterfront, so Mark and I took a great walk down to the Bay Bridge and found an open gate (naturally!) that lead out under the Bay Bridge to a view of the Bridge and City that neither of us had ever seen…Thanks Mark; it’s really important to have someone positive and supportive along on these hospital adventures; especially when getting tested or receiving results!   Through this whole process,  I’ve never had to go to any of these appointments alone; Give thanks!    

The scan it’s self was an uneventful procedure; you get the shot, wait for a while then go lay still on the CT /PET Scan table for about 45 minutes.  The table moves through the scanner several times passing you through the big scanning doughnut made by GE…It’s a good time for a meditation, mantra or great tune to fill your head and focus on the most positive thoughts imaginable.  This time was pretty easy; as soon as the scan started a new song a friend shared with me recently entered my head and brought me a lot of comfort.  He’s been performing that song on his tour recently and dedicating it to me; it might sound crazy, but I could really feel all the positivity generated by the thousands of people he has performed the song for and all of their collective good wishes for my return to complete health…”Hey World”: Give Thanks! Ops~

Holiday Gift Trunk Show & Art Sale Healing Arts Space w/ chiropractic & message.  It’s time to celebrate what an amazing community and family we have created in a special underground space. Come early for complimentary wine & appetizers. On the decks…j9, Jess, Tamo & ViaJay (all night tag) / Special early set w/ our co-hosts Poolboy & D (4 Handed)

Saturday December 8th

Urban Art Farm Space

1345 A 17th St @ Connecticut

$5-10 suggested donation before 10:00 & $15 after 8 – 3am

Artists & Designers Include:
abe (ebawannarock) – www.myspace.com/ebawannarock
Alison Bank – www.alisonbankphoto.com
Beads of Beauty – www.flickr.com/people/beads_of_beauty
d:luxo – www.dluxo.com
Dida Jewelry – cudrnak@yahoo.com
Juniper Lindquist – www.steamtrunk.com
Lit Absynthe Lollipops – www.litabsinthe.com
Miranda Caroligne – www.mirandacaroligne.com
Nome Edona – www.NomeEdonna.com
Orlando Larco – www.orlandolacro.com
Rachel Rajput Designs
Silver Lucy Design – www.silverlucydesign.com
Spindledesco – www.spinledesco.com
Tamo Design – www.tamodesign.com
ViaJay Threadworx – www.viajay.com
Yoshi 47 – www.myspace.com/4asia
…and more to come!

*100% of the proceeds go to our Otto who put us Angels together behind the decks in the first place.

See ya there!

Evan & Emily Auchard have donated two weeks of prime holiday rental time at their Squaw Valley condo with all the proceeds benefiting brother Otto. Think about bidding yourself, grabbing a bunch of friends or contacting that friend, family member or work associate who should bid on this amazing place. The winning bid will be whatever number is higher, the entire two-weeks or the total for each week separately. The current high bids (only the numbers, not the names) will be updated daily here. We will start the bidding at $1,500 for each week. Send your bid or questions to Mark at markmor@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our upcoming auction for Otto.  We have a Thorougbred Race Horse, a car, two weeks in Tahoe, origional works of art and a host of vintage and modern jewlery. 

There is still time to donate more! 

Please email me at randomleekind(at)Yahoo.com.

I went to two fund raisers last night that brought in nearly $5,000.  Thank you Charlotte, Chris, Shaun, Robert, Radhika, and Shab!  I cannot tell you how lucky I feel right now.  Every morning I wake up knowing people are going to amaze me in their outpourings of support and generosity.   With so many of you showing love for Otto, it is inevitable that I get caught in the cross fire and I thank you. (more…)

Monday, October 29^th ~ Nutrition Day!

Dr. Greg Barsten:  Monday we meet with Dr Greg Barsten @ Health Quest, Los Gatos.  Dr. Barsten is a master healer with more diplomas on his wall than most; Naturopathic Dr, Chiropractic Dr, Ayurvedic Dr, Acupuncturist and Eastern Medicine Practitioner…  But what really matters is (more…)

Last weekend: Last Saturday, 10/27/07; 2 weeks after the surgery, was the first day I really started to feel pretty “GOOD”…I’d been doing fine and recovering quickly, but I sure wasn’t back to ‘normal’ (whatever that means?).  Anyway; it was a new beginning for me and it felt great.  I’m getting more and more comfortable physically and have been able to really start to get my head around what might be next.  So, we decided to take our first Road Trip…and it was GREAT!

 

The Pope Wedding:  Several months ago my friends Gayle and Aaron asked me to officiate their wedding on October 27^th.  When I was diagnosed and found out I’d be having my surgery 2 weeks before that I asked them to think about a “Plan B”; I’m glad I did…it took the pressure off of me and gave them the chance to think about who else might be able to hold that space for them.  They asked one of my favorite people on earth; Dae Han….my brother!  As I started to recover and the wedding date got closer, I realized that although I could likely do it myself, Dae was now part of the Ceremony.  So, we all decided that it would be best for Dae and I to “Co-Officiate”.  Wow; what a GREAT idea!  This was the 12^th wedding that I have officiated, but the first time I’ve shared that role with a friend…it was magic!  Here’s a short VIDEO of the wedding and reception, check it out…thanks Ziemba~ I’d like to thank both Gayle and Aaron for including me in such an incredible and beautiful day, I’d also like to thank their families and our SF Family’O Friends for all the kind words and soft hugs…it was really nice to have something so positive to focus on for the day.  Give Thanks!

 

Phoenix and his Healing Garden: Sunday morning after the wedding we left Napa and drove 30 miles north to Middletown to visit a friend of Indra’s.  His name is Phoenix and he is a 10+ year Survivor of advanced Testicular Cancer.  His path has been a unique one and he was willing to open his home and his life to us in order to pass along some of his knowledge and experience and help me with my own healing.  Phoenix endured (more…)