Howdy Ags,

I'll get straight to it: my dad, class of 1972, is in the fight of his life against Leukemia. He got diagnosed the day after Thanksgiving, gave it the good ol' fight and went into remission in early March. We thought we were out of the woods for the foreseeable future, but it came back with a vengeance mid-May and now he needs a bone marrow transplant.

They put him through a nasty fourth round of chemo to kill the re-emerged Leukemia cells, and he has been stuck in the hospital for four weeks here in San Antonio. I've never seen my dad so utterly depressed. His body needs to produce white blood cells in order for him to fight the bugs that keep infecting him, since the white blood cells are the immune system, but it's just not happening. I need him to be motivated to fight, so that he can get his body and mind right to survive the bone marrow transplant.

The one thing that lifts his spirits is the thought of being with his fellow 12th Man come this fall, and it looks like it will be delayed, if he's able to sit in my parents' season ticket seats at all. Throughout, he's held out hope, but this Sunday will be the first piece of Aggie Football that he'll miss, by not being able to attend the San Antonio A&M Club's Coach's Night. I don't know that he's missed one since I've been alive (I remember shaking hands with RC as people lovingly grinned at the absurdity of my name tag that had the impossibly far in the future "'06" written next to my name.)

The purpose of this post is a last ditch effort to call upon the folks at TexAgs, who know stuff, to help out a fellow Ag and get my dad's story to Coach Sumlin, Eric Hyman, Johnny, really whoever in the football program, to see if they'd come say hi in the hospital to my dad while they are in town for Coach's Night or otherwise. Or maybe just write him a card, a text, or give him a call.

He's a lifelong season ticket holder, and he asked me the heart wrenching question the other day, wondering if I thought he should donate to reserve his spot in Kyle Field when the renovation is complete.

I'm his only son, he's my only dad. If there's anything any of you could do to help, I would be honored, humbled, and grateful beyond words.

His name is Don Fischer, and while he can't accept any visitors this moment, I can coordinate an arrangement or getting cards to him. Please just work through me. My email address is Barrett.Fischer at gmail.com


Thanks, from the bottom of my heart, and Gig 'em,

Barrett Fischer '06

Good bull.

I wish I could help. I'll give you the same advice I was given when my gpa was sick. Read 90 minutes in Heaven. A great book that will help you through rough times

I'll be thinking about him and your family

Best of luck

Hope someone more connected than myself can help.

Is he a basketball fan?

Sending many T&P's

Many, many T&Ps

I'll try to bump this story in hopes that someone with good connections gets your story out, good luck

You need a copy of the 2012 season that's on blu ray. I'm sure he would enjoy watching that

Hope someone comes through.

Gig 'em and God bless.

Keep this near the top. Texags knows stuff.

Prayers for your dad and the family.

T&Ps

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Best of luck! Started tearing up as I read.

T&P!

Prayers sent.

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this post is a last ditch effort

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Does this mean you've already tried the Twelfth Man Foundation or the AD?

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Pick up the phone and call the athletic department. If your story is legit, it sells itself.

Barrett - I am sorry to hear about your dad. I was wondering has he looked into a T-cell based immunotherapy approach for the treatment of his leukemia. It has been very successful for some people . You might want to read about Carl June at the University of Pennsylvania and pass it along to your dad's doctors.

Best of luck to your and your family - I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Sounds like one hell of an Ag

Barrett....leave an email or phone number here. You don't have pm so no one can reach you

His email is towards the bottom of the OP.

Good bull!

Maybe AAM02 can help? I think he's connected with the SA club, and he posts pretty regularly.

Hope you get your wish. I like it when the Zoo does good.

T&P

Prayers and bump to the top

Prayers rising. I believe coach will visit him.

Barrett - your dad is a rock star in our eyes. We pray for him every Monday at Aggie Park. Let me see what I can get stirred up for him.

Here's to hoping a good Ag with connections will come through for ya bud.

Keep up the fight. Praying for your whole family.

Barrett, You have my sincere prayers. I know the emotions that go along with this as my dad passed away from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in July of 2009 and I am also class of '06. Your dad sounds like a hell of an Ag and you, as well as your entire family, are in my thoughts. BTHO cancer!!!