Hi everyone,
Trent has become a priority on our minds and thought we should first share with you his update. His tumor has been removed but unfortunately it shows cancer. Our prayers are with this adorable little boy. Below is a report from Dan Tucker:
It’s about time we pass on some less than good news about Trent… Maureen & I flew back from Miami on Monday, 2 hours after hearing that our little guy was being med-flighted from Salem Children’s Hospital to Mass General.
He had very successful surgery on Tuesday, to remove a 3cm x3cm x4 cm tumor from his brain. The nuerosurgons came out of the OR smiling, convinced that they successfully removed all of the visible tumor. We received preliminary pathology on the tumor last night & learned that he’s going to likely have 6-8 months of chemotherapy and radiation. We’ve tried to move quickly from the shock & grief to a more positive outlook.
He will be in the pediatric ICU at Mass General for 4-6 more days. We don’t yet know when we’ll be able to take him home. It will likely be several weeks after that before we begin the cancer treatments.
Please go ahead and forward this around. We can use all of the
positive thoughts, energy & prayer we can get, now and in the coming months.
Tell everyone you see to go and hug their kids.
with love,
Dan
On a side note, we have been having some internet issues and apologize for the delayed posts. Mike Pinckney and I have been working on trying to prepare a second boat (compliments of Magnus and Team Paradise) for training purposes. Unsure if Maureen will return for OCR. We will know more on Saturday. Stay tuned.
Temperatures around 80 degrees with 7 – 10 knots of breeze.
Race three: Started in the middle line, went about 100 yards and tacked off to the right. Played the middle right covering the fleet. Rounded in first with two boats close behind. With good crew work by Maureen we were able to pull away on the run and protected the right side up the next beat. This allowed us to maintain our lead as we crossed the finish line first.
Race four: We had a poor start near the center of the line we held our lane for a short period of time before we were forced to tack. After ducking a few boats from the right we found ourselves battling for third at the weather mark. On the downwind leg we moved into second and set our sites on the first place boat. Up the next beat we seemed to have picked up kelp along the way as the first place boat extended their lead as we battled for second. We ended up in second place for the race as the other
U.S.A. boat finished first.
Race five: We started in the center of the line and used our boat speed as we headed left. Tacked and crossed the fleet. Sailed a conservative but smart race and took a 20 boat length lead across the finish line.
DAY THREE: Races were cancelled due to heavy wind warning 25 plus knots with gusts even higher. We ended up winning the regatta with four first places and one second. Want to thank everyone for your interest and support.
On another note, Maureen and Dan have had to make an emergency trip home to
Boston.
Their little boy Trent,
2 ½ years old, was ill with what they thought was a bad case of the flu.
When rushed to the hospital he turned for the worse and they discovered a brain tumor and at this moment are awaiting an MRI to determine if it is cancer.
Trent is currently scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning.
Mary Kate and I ask that you send good thoughts and prayers for Trent, and his parents at this most difficult time.
Hello Everyone from sunny south Florida (
Miami).
Today, partly cloudy, temps were in the low to mid 80’s. Due to the light winds (5 knots) there was a postponement on shore for an hour. For this tune up event, the Canadians, British, and Australian competitors are participating. British and Canadians are preparing for their trial selection for the
China games in the upcoming OCR races here next week.
Nice part is that my teammate, Maureen and I can relax and watch them sweat.
We had two races today. Race one course was a double windward leeward. We started near the weather end. Headed left early, had good pace with most of the boats. We sailed conservatively upwind and rounded second. By conservatively, I mean I ignored the elements of the direction of the wind and positioned my boat in between my competitors and the next mark. Making it difficult to make a passing lane. Leading the parade and not taking any chances. Jibed inside the first boat on the leeward leg, took over first at the leeward mark. Played the right middle of the second beat. Sailed conservatively downwind, finishing in first.
Race two, started near the committee boat. Course was a windward-finish downwind. Stayed on starboard tack for most of the first beat come in from the left side with a three boat length lead. Rounded first and did a bear away set. Held position all the way down wind and finished first.
Look forward to racing the next few days. I love this weather down here. Just living a dream……
