Kudos to everyone for your generosity. Looks like they are only $350 away from the goal now! :tup:

Hey friends...family.

Feeling a little better so I am taking the opportunity to say a big thank to all of you. Just to want to clarify, the money raise through Paul's effort goes to research and not my family. It is nonetheless a great cause and your support will make a difference. It has been very hard not just day by day but sometimes hours by hours. Please give me a little time to put together what's happening. Essentially, I have liver cancer and according to the doctors it is terminal. months not years as they said about 3 months ago. I am currently in palliative care in Ottawa hospital. There's so much you think you have time for but it has been so aggressive that I haven't had much time for. I am trying to sell the car (although I don't want to as I am also clinging to hope that this will pass). But I also realize that I must prepare so I've been trying to sell some parts and what not to support my wonderful wife and 2 great boys. DEpointfive0 has been kind enough to assist me selling them by me shipping whatever I can to him. I don't really know when that can be done as I will ask my friends to arrange. I will provide more details later. Please bare with me and I will give more details later. Sometimes even texting is hard.

Thank my friends. This is a wonderful forum and as DE aptly put it...its family. For now, please live, enjoy every moment and love those and accept the love from those that means the world to you

Lukas

When I read palliative care, I knew it couldn't be good (speaking from experience).

But never the less please make sure you keep on fighting. Even an extra day with your family is worth everything.

I feel I need to make this reply due to the misleading I have told many forum members...

I was strictly quoting all texts made from Lukas' text directly to me, without altering nor even spell checking.

I was under the impression that all money donated was going directly to Lukas' family.

I am a good person and wanted to help Lukas as much as I was able to do. Posting his requests, I felt I needed to do, to help an honest man.

I pray that you Lukas come out on top of this situation life has passed onto your life!

I too recently have lost my young father to cancer and I pray you beat this with all the strength you have in every inch of your body!!

I apologize to all forum members that I truly did not know the donated money was not going to Lukas' family.

At the same time I bless every single one that has prayed and donated to Lukas' cause, as it is STILL one of the toughest things any person, and family can ever go through fighting cancer.

Lukas I am there for you 100%!!! U give me a call once you're up for a coffee in Ottawa!!! I promise I will gather all the members willing to make the drive!

Because I have stated false information about your donations, I will withdrawal myself from posting more information, so I do not mislead people.

God bless you Lukas and everyone else that has helped even with simple prayers:tiphat:

Hey Luciano, no need to apologize
I think we all needed the "Karma mod" anyways. And I'll say it... I don't think all of us were in pain donating $50-100 US dollars, (AKA 50 Canadian cents, LOL)

I spoke to Lukas last night, to be honest, he didn't SOUND to bad, said he felt shitty and I HATE to say it... But I feel he's come to terms... But he is still fighting god bless him, and he's not going to win or lose without a bang.

I mentioned his picture and asked how old he was and he said 44, and I said something along the lines of 'fuckin hell, you don't look 44!' And he said 'I'm Asian, we don't age, it's all the MSG we eat' and we both had a laugh, and its great to know that he's still got his sense of humor even though he was dealt a shit hand.

And when he told me the money donated goes to the cause, I think I only replied fuck... But within half a second, he replied 'don't worry, it's for a good cause, and I can't believe this many people have donated to a cause and someone they don't know' and this is where I said, the 370Z members are largely like family, aside from a few bad apples, my home is open to all. I have more annoying family members than we do on the forum! LOL



And sorry Lukas if I have said or revealed too much, but I've told Lukas that I'm going to give him a grand for one of his oil coolers, and that I'm more than happy to sell his stuff to raise as much money as possible.

No worries Luciano we still love you. Sh** happens

No need to apologize. Anybody with half a brain figured out where the money was going after clicking on the link. And donated anyway.

:iagree:

It is a non-issue. The whole point of any action here was to show support. I think we accomplished that regardless of where the donation ended up.

It sounds like Lukas is fairly well balanced between optimism and reality.

I will say that the following for consideration.

Anyone who has seen serious illness walks away with a few eye-opening insights.

Physicians are not infallible. Nor do they all consistently operate under the pretense of Hippocratic oath. I have also met several that were outright morons. ha ha

I remember reading about one Doctor who openly admitted that when dealing with a major illness he always gave the harshest prognosis.

If he gave an optimistic prognosis and things took a turn for the worse, the physician and hospital could be open to potential litigation.

So just because someone says something does not make it fact. Nor does everything in the universe work out as expected.

The one guarantee is you will fail at anything as soon as you stop trying.

:tup:

The donation was in support of Lukas, as long as it goes to a cause, I don't care what happens with it. Lukas, my grandfather was diagnosed with brain cancer and given "months" to live. He lived for another 10 years. Never give up, never surrender. Looking forward to that coffee meet in Ottawa brother!

Goal exceeded!!!!

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Robert Wadden is a boss for donating $1000.

I donated $100 because I knew it didn't go to Lukas. And I think Lukas needs money too, hence the donation to him for "parts"

Hi friends,

Sorry I haven't been able do much updates as the last several days has been a complete hell. Please give a little more time for recovery so I may update. The Rideau Ride...wow...thank you all for without the support I know Paul would not have made his goal.

In the meantime, Lee do not for one minute blame yourself for the miscommunication. It was all me. And DE, what can I say but thank you...both from me and my family for your unbelievable generosity. I am withouth a doubt know that people who knows you also knows that your generosity is immerserable. THANK YOU!!!!! Also, I don't mind sharing anything at all. It is what it is and if somehow someone benefitted in someway by my disclosure, so much the better. I am forever grateful. I am still fighting any hoping.

Live and love my friends

Lukas

Thanks for the update Lukas

ALL THE BEST WISHES!

Keep up the FIGHT! :tiphat:

As in the bible say "Cast your bread unto waters and a few days it will come back to you"

So I don't care where the money goes for I know down the line it will help other people in need and by God's healing hand through this effort He will touch Lukas and make a miracle to cure him. As you have tried to save others first even you yourself and your family needed the money!

God Bless you brother! No greater love is to give your sacrifice!

Any updates???

I've been talking to Lukas on and off the past weeks. He's now in palliative care. Fortunately he hasn't given up

"I am a realist not necessarily accepting yet as I still have fight. I am not giving up nor will as I know how much it is important to keep fighting for my kids and wonderful wife. FYI we rushed the wedding 2014-06-06..suppoed to be this month just because of this but I look forward to give her a real one. times like these makes you realize what truly matters. if in anyway I can covey that to everyone,i would be very very happy."




I tell you, if Lukas had enough strength he'd be an awesome person to have a mass video chat with. I'm 24, fat as fúck, but for the most part healthy. I don't really have that much stress. I try to keep my priorities in order, (I care about friends and family over anything else in the world. Ex: Anyone who KNOWS me will tell you that like I don't actually care about my car 'it's just a car')

Anyways, Lukas has been dealt a SHITTY hand in the game we call life and his outlook on life is 10000 times better than mine, besides being in physical pain, he really does truly, in the purest form of the word, CHERISH his time on this planet with his wife and children.
REALLY makes you rethink how shitty and meaningless your small term goals are and makes you rethink what REALLY means most, and that you NEED to enjoy life, and time with those who mean the most to you...

Well said man. Everyday we should be thankful for the opportunity to live life one more day and touch others lives.

God bless you Depoint5O!!!

If all Lukas does is teach at least one person that lesson, he has done a lot then.

Thank you although I don't think I necessarily deserve it.

I tell you that when I receive a text from Lukas it really enlightens me. Like every text he sends me. Whenever wherever I am, just puts me on my áss.
I will try my best to make a trip up to Canadia to visit him and his family. He's genuine, and genuinely a great guy.

Thanks for the update Andrew. I was thinking about him this morning and figured I'd ask

Man one of the greatest and saddest lessons in life is most people only get to start appreciating whatever they have in life is when they actually start to loose it!

Man I swear Im guilty as sin!
But I do believe our God is JUST and FORGIVING! We will make it through His Kingdom through Christ!

I try, even before KNOWING Lukas... But man does the guy put it into perspective JUST HOW MEANINGLESS EVERYTHING else besides time with friends and family are.

You always want what you cannot have, and you always start to appreciate things more when it gets taken away from you.



Side note

Unfortunately I learned that lesson the hard way 4.5 years ago.

Just donated. Keep your head up buddy, hope you beat the **** out of that cancer.

Fuck.

I see Luciano here, so I will let him talk

Unfortunately i have the regrets of the new from Mrs. Lukas, Jennifer, who got a hold of me today and with the worse news someone could hear told me Lukas lost his battle today and passed away.

I will be sending flowers on behalf of us forum members. If you would like your name on the card. PM me. I will be covering the cost of the flowers.

She texted me from his phone as well. I was expecting something great, but the message started with "hello, I'm jennifer. lukas's wife."


And I cannot let you pay for the flowers alone

Im very sorry to hear the news and can only hope you can Please pass on our condolences to his family.

If you can pm me his address I'll arrange with AK to have something sent in behalf of the Forum Staff and members.

Again very sorry to hear, and may he rest in peace.

Same here.. I thought it was for the coffee meet.....

It will have to be another ride now......

I will cover the cost for the flowers. It will be sent under the The370Z.com

I want to help

:(

I was talking to NoModsJK about Lukas on Friday...
I was envious of a guy who's time was running out. Because he really cherished every extra minute, but he only wanted to spread the love with everyone.

42 years is not enough time. My father was 47 and I was 23 so I was half of my fathers age when he passed. It really made me think if he knew when he was my age that his life was half over what would he had done differently?? You just never know when it could be your time. That's why I try my best to not sweat the small stuff and really appreciate those I care about. Being that close to death can bring life. I'm still angry, 7 years later, that he left me. I know that may sound selfish but its the truth. I can only imagine how his kids feel considering their young age. Its a shock, at least it was for me. Life is so damn unfair! The saying that only the good die young is sooooo true. As for cancer you can go f**k yourself! You took my father, grandfather, grandmother, two uncles and today a forum brother.

My condolences to his family and friends.

If someone is setting up a fund for flowers or other expenses, please post the details.

So sorry to hear about Lukas. :( He definitely inspired me to persevere no matter what I'm facing and his positive attitude about everything will be missed here.