He was diagnosed in October 2014 after having severe back pain during a golf tournament. He began treatment at another hospital until February 2015. He then was in remission but before long it was clear he was having some complications. By July his cancer was back and he started treatment at Dana-Farber, where he began a new chemotherapy regimen. By July 12th he was in a coma because of a bad reaction to the chemotherapy and when he woke up he could not move his right arm or left leg, and as a result he couldn’t walk. Mike rehabbed and by the end of August was finally able to head home. He spent every couple of weeks in the hospital for chemo and spent the time in between doing physical therapy. In early December, Mike was moving around and he started the stem cell transplant process. He spent his birthday, Christmas and New Years and 2 fantasy football championships in the hospital. By early January he was allowed to go home and spend the next few months recovering. Since last year Mike had the last of his PT scans and is now considered 18 months into remission. This is thanks to a clinical trial at Dana-Farber that was funded by donations. He still plays golf often at Merrimack golf course in Methuen and has gotten into yoga as a means of staying calm and reflecting as well as increasing his flexibility. He recently started a career as a realtor. His family includes his mom Rosemary, his dad Joe and sister Jenn.