When Matt went to rent his tuxedo for the black tie event in Chicago, he thought it would be most appropriate to go with pink. Apparently, they call him pinky at work because of his pink golf balls used at company golf outings. But more importantly, he took this opportunity to help support the cancer foundation.Just about a couple months ago, Matt's step-sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is only 42 years old and has two young children. Fortunately, the cancer was caught early enough through a routine mammogram. However, doctors did find cancer cells within her lymph nodes, which meant surgery. The good news is they have not found the cancer spread to any major organs, and she has been advised by some, not to react too quickly on deciding whether or not to have a mastectomy at this point.
She is recovering well after going through the removal of lymph nodes this past week. There will be some ongoing problems with her arm on the side they took the lymph nodes. The good news is she can live with those problems and now has more time to determine whether or not to have a mastectomy. Chemo and radiation treatments will be next with the hopes she can be completely cured of the horrible disease which has taken over her life.
