“I was watching this show on the Discovery Channel about these amazing micro-robots—nanobots. This scientist was saying he thinks they can be put into the human body to hunt down cancer cells. Can you imagine?”
“A little bit, but I don’t know much about it.”
“They can also search for tumors or plaque in the brain of the Alzheimer patient. I was so intrigued by this program because it’s more than just take this pill or take that shot. It’s how we can do things in a different way. I live in the advertising world, and we have to sell the same crap to the same people over and over again, but we have to make the stuff look different. That’s what it’s all about. Doing something different because we have to do something different to get results. Every day, I sell people on an idea or a product. Something that makes them pause or think about possibilities that haven’t occurred to them or laugh or even brings them close to tears. Why? Because they want it, or they need it. They don’t know it at the time, but they do. When you look at what we’re doing, it’s providing something everybody wants and everybody needs. Who can look at us and say it’s a bad idea? Who is going to condemn an idea like that? We have to push the envelope, and what better way than to hang a bunch of cash in front of the world and say ‘bring it on’?” He paused for a swig of beer.
“We have one thing going for us. The human spirit of never giving up. And even if we can only find one new treatment, I’d be happy. If we could save one patient, I’d be happy. But none of that is going to happen unless we get out there and raise the money and throw it out into the world. Simple as that.”
“And once you get this money, where is the big announcement going to be?”
“I’d like to have a press conference at St. Theresa’s. In the auditorium. It will keep the hospital and the foundation in the public eye.”
“That’s kind of big, don’t you think?” “Yes, but I have an idea how to fill it up.” “How’s that?”
“Let’s cover that after we get the funds.” “Okay. So when is this convention?” “Three weeks from now in Vegas.”
“Never been, but I’ve always wanted to go.”