Bradley Neil Kaminsky March 31, 1971 - February 10, 2001
"A Soldier just fights... A Warrior fights to the death."
This is the quote that Brad said to me upon his fourth
craniotomy... four months ago. It was his motto
since his diagnosis 19 months ago. Brad was determined to beat the 6-18
month "statistic" and boy did he ever. Thank you all
for your support. The past couple days have been a living hell for Brad and
for our family. But... Brad no longer has a brain
tumor. Ding Dong the gbm is dead!!! He discarded his body and the tumor at
10:40 pm, 2/10/01. He is once again able to
rollerblade and play hockey. He is now with his children and me and all of
us all the time. No time, no distance... nothing to
separate him from those he Loves. "whether are parting be
overnight... or overdeath... we all deep down know the
secret... we will forever return to the arms of those we love". This is
the saddest day of my Life. My heart hurts so bad... I
only hope the pain I am in is worse than the pain Brad was in. He truly
looks peaceful... Brad crossed over surrounded by
Love and Light... His Father, Grandfather, Aunt and Uncle, Mom,
Sister(me) and girlfriends were all holding on to him as he
took his last breaths. His breathing became very labored and it was a relief
to have him be at Peace at last. Brad is a valiant
warrior... he fought to the death and he made us all so so proud. He is
not only a warrior but a HERO... my HERO. This
war is NOT over. We will continue the fight in Brad's HONOR... we will
find the CURE for this disease. It will NOT
continue to take children away from their parents... It will END. We will
fight and make this a reality. It messed with the
wrong family... now it must be stopped forever. Brad will continue on
his mission. I know he is being introduced to the many
who have gone before him and he will(along with them) pave the way for those
who will follow... The warrior's and
warrioresses who never deserved to have thier Lives stopped so soon and so
suddenly. Brad is an amazing man. I am truly
Blessed to have had the time I had with Brad. I know he will contact me when
he arrives and he will continue to teach me... his
big sister. He has inspired and will continue to inspire... He has
taught and he will contine to teach... He has Loved
and he will continue to Love and He will Forever BE LOVED. Brad only wanted
to dance at Jessie's wedding(his 7 year old
daughter)... well He will certainly be there... and NOW BOTH HIS
LEGS WILL WORK AND HE WILL DANCE
LIKE HE HASN'T DANCED IN 19 MONTHS. Brad will Never be forgotton... He
will continue on in my heart... in all
our hearts and he will continue to make this world a better place. He was an
amazing prosecuter... an amazing speaker and
he knew this disease hit him for a reason... he knew it was so he could
make a difference in this world and to make people
understand that God really does exist(even tho he didn't believe this before
his diagnosis). I know my brother well and HE
WILL continue this mission. Thank you all for your support. When you read
this, Please say a Prayer for Brad asking that he
move closer and closer into the light and to always be surrounded in Love.
The pain now is unbearable... for me... for
us... we have now been left with the pain. My heart is truly broken in
pieces and none of us will ever be the same
again... from this disease and most of all... from knowing Brad.
He has the Most beautiful smile... he lights up a room
and Brad has the best sense of Humor. Even in his final hours of semi
consciousness, he was making jokes (he awoke to his
nurse girlfriend and his doctor friend (girl) and said "oh menage a
trois??"... His sense of humor has got him this far. The man is
truly honorable and amazing and I could go on for hours about all the
wonderful things Brad is... but I am too tired and too
sad and I need to rest too. I Love my Brother and I will miss him more than
any words could ever say. Brad you are and
always will be an amazing hero... a fighter... a warrior. One day
the cure will be found and if anyone man can lead the
way, it is Dr. Henry Friedman... the man's will to find the cure is
equal to Brad's will to fight. Last year we started the Brad
Kaminsky Foundation and now we will focus on raising lots of money to give
to Henry and Duke so the Cure will be in sight.
This is the e-mail none of us ever wants to write... Brad certainly
earned his wings, and yes he is an angel now. Keep fighting
folks... together we are going to put an end to this nightmare. Fight
and keep fighting... Brad did and we had so many
laughs and shared so much Love. Please know that you are all in my Prayers.
Much thanks and Love and Gratitude to all of
you. Brad's truth is marching on!!!... and it will continue to march
on. With All my Love, Lisa, proud sis of Bradley Neil
Kaminsky, "the warrior". This is in Honor and Loving memory of my wonderful
little brother, Bradley Neil Kaminsky, "the
warrior", father of two, (7&3), dx 7/99. He fought with dignity and pride
and courage. He was an inspiration and will continue
to be. Rest Brad and then get cracking on your work buddy... your
mission is only complete here... you still have much
work to do on the other side.
March 31, 1971 - February 10, 2001 29 years young and way too young to die.
In Memoriam of Lisa Elizabeth Lewis Gibson
Lisa was the foundation's driving force and
the inventor of the cookbook idea. Lisa passed
away from a gbm tumor on 10/16/02. She was 32 years young and left her
parents, grandparents, friends, husband and her 2
1/2 year old daughter, Logan. Lisa Gibson's Memorial Lisa Gibson spoke to
my brother, Brad Kaminsky, regarding a
treatment she would undergo. Lisa's friend, Heather sent out an e-mail to a
brain tumor support group of over 900 people
looking to hear from anyone who had undergone the same treatment that Lisa
was about to have. As a member of the
support group, I received the e-mail and contacted Brad, and asked him if he
would call Lisa. He spoke to her one time. A
few months later, Lisa was in DC at Brain Tumor Awareness week and had seen
a memorial I had written regarding my
brother. Lisa knew instinctively that this was the Brad she had spoken to
on the phone and she was so sad to learn of his
passing. What she did next exemplifies Lisa's Spirit to fight and to help
other people all the time. She sought me out and
contacted me and told me how inspired she was by Brad and how she wanted to
team up with our Foundation to help build
awareness of brain tumors and more importantly to raise money for a cure!!
She also brought me messages of Peace by telling
me how much she always "felt" Brad around her. Coincidentally (or not),
Lisa and I both lived in Virginia. (Brad lived in
Pennsylvania) From that moment on, Lisa became the foundation. She came up
with the idea to do a cookbook to raise funds
while taking a bath. She researched it, found a publishing company and a
computer program and motivated and inspired me to
make this project a reality. Her cookbook raised $10,000 towards research.
When I mentioned to Lisa that I wanted to do a
golf tournament, we were rolling. No sooner did I finish typing the
cookbook, she had me pushing ahead with the golf
tournament. She worked so hard and made the tournament a huge success
raising another $10,000. Now we are working on
the second cookbook, (available around Thanksgiving)(Lisa would want me to
mention this to all of you) I met Lisa's friend
Heather through the internet. Brad met Lisa over the phone and then I met
Lisa. Lisa and I always said that Brad brought us
together, and she always said how much Brad inspired her. I want to tell
the world today how much Lisa inspired me and will
continue to inspire me. I am so grateful that she came into my Life. She
showed me what it means to fight for a cause and
what the words dignity and courage mean. She taught me what the words giving
and loving really mean. Lisa will always be
remembered. I ask all of you today to help me pick up Lisa's sword and
continue this fight in her honor!! I was able to say all
of this to Lisa while she was alive, and for this I am grateful too. The
world has yet another Huge loss, but Heaven now has
another Perfect Angel. Until we meet again Lis……..I will keep fighting.
Love, Lisa Millar, The Brad Kaminsky Foundation
for Brain Tumor Research
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