In January of '96, during a routine check-up, his doctor felt an lump in his neck. It had spread to his liver, spine, adrenal gland and pancreas. Unfortunately, all the therapies and surgeries he again underwent couldn't help save his life. Randy was the most wonderful, honest, inspiring and courageous person I've ever met. Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some people move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom, and make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. Some people stay in our lives awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same again. The SNB had not yet been developed. Other than periodic checkups, no further treatment was ordered. Over the next 9 months, Ken was treated at three well-known hospitals, all melanoma specialists.