STRIKE OUT CANCER Bowl, In-Person & Virtual Event

Let’s face it....SPLIT HAPPENS!

And nobody has had more than his fair share of “split” than our man, Zaner. For anyone new, in November 2019, then 20-year old Zane was diagnosed with brain cancer. He sought treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, but while there in May 2020, Zane suffered several cardiac arrests, causing severe brain injuries. Zane is now back home with family in Florida, recently hospitalized for seizures, and praying for a miracle.

So, how about a bowling challenge to raise some FUN and FUNDS for Zane? Can you SPARE the time? Join us at the following event either in-person or play along virtually!!

To come bowl and have fun in-person, please join us at the following location and time:

Aloma Bowl, 2530 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, FL 32792
Saturday, June 26th, 2021
2pm through 6pm

If you are unable to attend in-person, you can still play! You can purchase T-shirts, bracelets, and raffle tickets for the Bowling Bowl of cash and prizes! Raffle tickets are $1 each per name entry. There is no limit on ticket purchases. Zane will pick a name from the bowling bowl on June 26th and the winner will win 25% of the cash pot (75% goes to #MakeZaneBetter), plus all the prizes inside the bowl and the hand-crafted bowling bowl itself!

SUPPORT #MAKEZANEBETTER via the StrikeOutCancer Bowl the following ways in advance:

Purchase $1 #MakeZaneBetter raffle tickets here (for 25% of the Strike Out Cancer Bowl of cash and ALL of the prizes inside the bowl)
https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/79635/auctions/104805/auction_items/3027180
There is no limit on ticket purchases. Go wild!

Purchase $2 #MakeZaneBetter Fight Brain Cancer bracelets here:
https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/79635/auctions/104805/auction_items/3027405

Purchase $20 #MakeZaneBetter Fight Brain Cancer T-shirts (Adult L sizes unless otherwise requested by emailing makezanebetter@gmail.com)
https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/79635/auctions/104805/auction_items/3028720

Your name will be placed in the bowl for every dollar spent on purchases.

Just want to make a donation? Visit https://www.32auctions.com/strikeoutcancerbowl
and click on the green donate button in upper right corner

So, get cracking. There's not a moment to SPARE! And we look forward to seeing HOW YOU ROLL you on June 26th! Prizes will be given for those with bowling abilities AND disabilities!

Zane (The Rocker) Tyson has always been a fighter. Let's help him fight his way back to health!

On November 16, 2019, Zane Tyson was admitted to AdventHealth Hospital in Orlando after experiencing intense headaches for 2-3 weeks. CT and MRI scans revealed a posterior fossa tumor (brain tumor) that was blocking drainage of his spinal fluid, causing the intense pressure he had been feeling in his head. On Tuesday, November 19th, surgeons successfully removed the tumor, however, subsequent scans and biopsies revealed the tumor to be cancerous (medulloblastoma) and show that it has already spread to his cervical fluid and spinal column and that a few deposits were still present in his brain.

While medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children, it is somewhat rare in adults like Zane (age 20). Zane was lucky enough to be accepted as a patient to the world-renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and arrived in Memphis, Tennessee on December 8th, where his cancer treatment started right away.

Things were going rather well for Zane at St. Jude after a rocky start with treatment. Initially, it was discovered that he had disease spread into his pelvic and pubic bone area, but two initial “emergency” rounds of chemo cleared that up. He then had 6 weeks of radiation (20 session of photon, 10 more of proton therapies). He champed through all of this and was then able to enjoy a month break from mid-March to mid-April of 2020, escaping to the mountains of Virginia and relaxing in a beautiful log cabin with dear family friends.

The next phase of treatment started up straightaway upon our return from the break on April 24th and then another unexpected blow was dealt. Zane suffered a cardiac arrest event on May 12, 2020 and was rushed immediately to Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, and suffered three more cardiac arrests in the days that followed. Zane then spent six weeks in the hospital, working hard to first get off a ventilator, then was downgraded to a trach and underwent several cardio and pulmonary procedures along the way. There were many doctors overseeing Zane’s case and we are grateful to them all for the great care he received. Once the hospital couldn’t do anymore for Zane medically, St. Jude arranged for a survival jet flight to bring Zane and Sherri home to Orlando.

Zane is currently home on hospice care for now. Zane still remains mostly unresponsive. His eves move but they aren’t necessarily tracking any one thing, and he hasn’t been able to walk, talk or swallow. He has a PEG G-tube (stomach tube) that all his meds and feeds are given through. Sherri is still fighting hard for Zane, working to get his Florida insurance reinstated, but for now they are completely on their own, with Sherri providing all of Zane’s care, with the help of family and friends. The goal is to get him home health and rehab services that will help him thrive to survive. He’s at a crucial place at this moment and he needs all the support he can muster.

If you have ever met Zane or Sherri you know a) you are already considered family to them, and b) that they would do anything for anyone and anybody within their means. Now, the tables have turned, and it’s our time to help them. Treatment will likely be intense and long and there will be little time or energy for either Zane or Sherri to work and bring home an income. We can help them focus on this fight by making sure they have enough funds to cover medical expenses, mortgage, food, etc. during this time.

In the meantime, Zane and Sherri (and all of us) want to thank each and every one of you who has expressed their care, positive thoughts, and prayers for Zane during this time. It may be an uphill battle, but he has his family (that means you!) behind him.

Sincerely,

Zane’s Family
#MakeZaneBetter