TTC ☆ OFFICIAL

I just posted information to the FB group on my upcoming trip to Hidden Falls Adventure Park. This will be last hoorah with all of you for a while. A few months back I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and I will be having surgery on November 27th to remove the tumor.

A little bit about what's up... I am a firefighter and this past August we all received ultrasounds of the abdomen as part of a major cancer initiative the fire service is doing. During the scan, there was an incidental finding that revealed a mass on my left kidney. Fast forward several weeks and I was eventually diagnosed as having kidney cancer. Although this sucks, I am blessed in the fact that it is stage 1, I still have no symptoms, blood work looks great, and my kidney function is still normal! My medical team feels that once the tumor is removed this will close the book on cancer!

So... Since I will be down for several weeks to months recovering, my wife and I would love to get together with as many of you as possible and have one last off-road camping trip. The event is going to be held at Hidden Falls Adventure Park from November 22nd through the 24th. We will be arriving on Friday evening and off-roading and camping through Sunday afternoon. This would be a great time to bring your family and friends out to partake in the off-road adventures or just to spend time around the campfire getting to know TTC people. I have included a link to the Facebook event group page below. I hope to see you all out there.

Mike's Wheelin' for Cancer FB Event

 

I'm down

Hope you have a swift recovery!

@ChadsPride or @Oldie2007 can you add it to the Facebook?

 

Mike I’m wish you a speedy recovery I’m glad everything is looking swell.

 

As some of you may know I am in the process of offroaderizing my 2015 dcsb OR. So far I have fox 2.5 CO (wrenched on by Chris), SPC UCAs, Josh's st maxx tires and am most likely going to purchase the allpro leaves posted the other day which also come with a pair of 12" Bilstein shocks. I'm thinking I will buy a BAMF relocation kit so I can use the 12" shocks and be done with suspension for a long long long time as my wallet recovers from the constant tacomaworld gang bang on it. Also I plan to do all of this before my gf and I go to Big Bend near the end of December. Does anyone have suggestions? Comments? It would be nice to have some help installing this stuff when I go to Houston for Thanksgiving or after I graduate from the 16th through around Christmas. And If I do get the BAMF relocation I'll need someone who can lay some dimes!

 

Just got word from the man himself. Those that will be attending Waco’s CNC the 17th we are welcomed and humbly request if able bring a small toy or 2. If things are tight for the upcoming holidays please feel free to text or pm me and I’ll make damn sure your not empty handed on that Sunday.

 

Praying for successful surgery and full recovery brother!

 

Just give your wallet an early reprieve and let me buy the leafs and 12”billies!

Seriously though, gonna be a nice rig when you get it all put together

 

If you can make the drive go see Chris again schedule with him. He did mine perfectly might as well get a HD hanger as well and do truck yoga on his driveway.

 

Man wishing you the speediest of recoveries through this. Something we learned in the Army was a statement that’ll stick with me for life. “Embrace the suck”. That can mean a million things to whoever but to me it just means find a way to enjoy how much it sucks. Those little moments that don’t suck as much, become some life changing moments that you’ll never forget. You’ve got full support from everyone here, just reach out and we got you.

 

I do enjoy laying said dimes

 

If I didn't need all of this done by December I would! And if it makes you feel better they're the 1st generation with 7 leaves instead of the new 11 leaf ones. Called allpro to see why they changed it and all I got was, we don't know haha

This is the gang bang im talkin about! BAMF is also having 25% off right now hmmm

 

Sorry for my absence. Shit is just all upsidedown lately. This is a bright spot though.

 

Do it if you can I had both done same time made a huge improvement in ride quality.

 

Hi Sam,
We haven't met yet, my name is Rob and I am a member of the TTC from all the way over here in Maryland on the right coast.

Hopefully one day we get to meet in person!
Rob

 

Hi Rob

 

Hi Mike,
I'm Rob, TTC Member #125 from Maryland. I am sorry to hear about your situation but glad you have a very positive prognosis planned.

I just wanted to say that I hope your surgery goes well and you never have to worry about this again. Sorry for my language Y'all, but the big C is a motherfucker and I have to call it like it is. It ruins more good lives than all the criminals combined. To have it happen to anyone decent enough to care about others like firefighters do then it really starts to test my faith...........then I remember we are tested all the time. The fact is, it with these tests that we decide to turn away or toward him for strength. Turn towards him and be stronger.

Prayers from Street, Maryland Brother.

 

Hiya Matt!

 

Haha how you doing buddy?