James S. Elkin Memorial Award for Humanitarianism
The James S. Elkin Memorial Award for Humanitarianism was awarded to David C. Welch for the creation of 38 Lemon (named for David's age at diagnosis and the size of his tumor) which educates the public about brain cancer and provides a platform for those with brain cancer to communicate with others suffering the similar diagnoses.
Posted Date: 13 March 2008
Prayers Sent for Garfield Cadet Alumnus
Cadets alumni gathered at the Church of the Most Holy Name in Garfield on Sunday, Jan. 20th to join in prayer for Garfield alumnus David Welch who is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Welch was a Cadets mellophone player from 1984-1987 and the "This I Believe" Essay Contest winner for DCI World Championship finals night 2007.
Posted Date: 22 January 2008
Cadets Family Comes Together
Our thoughts and prayers are with David C. Welch, Cadets mellophone player from 1984-1987, and the "This I Believe" Essay Contest winner for finals night 2007. Welch is also the author of The Middle Horn Leader 2006, a chronicle of his 1984 rookie season with the Garfield Cadets.
Posted Date: 27 December 2007
Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research
David Welch speaking at the National Cancer Institute.
Posted Date: 24 October 2007
Internal Medicine: The Medically Related Art of Rosemary Feit Covey
The first advertisement for the opening of an art show called, "Internal Medicine: The Medically Related Art of Rosemary Feit Covey." This is the art based on my experiences with brain cancer. The opening reception will take place at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, and it will happen the evening of November 2, 2007.This exhibit will be opening amidst a fascinating series of existing exhibits, ranging from "Milestones in Medical Imaging: 21st Century Medicine" to a "Polio Exhibit" that has a rare working iron lung. Fascinating!
Posted Date: 26 September 2007
Reason: Dying for Lifesaving Drugs
An article from Reason Magazine called "Dying for Lifesaving Drugs: Will desperate patients destroy the pharmaceutical system that produces tomorrow's treatments?" Senior Editor Kerry Howley interviewed David Welch after hearing him speak at the FDLI Colloquium on Expanded Access to Unapproved Drugs. This article demonstrates the diversity of issues surrounding Expanded Access to Unapproved Drugs, revealing many of the complexities of this overall issue. This is an issue which can impact cancer patients across the spectrum, including brain cancer patients.
Posted Date: 1 August 2007
PC Magazine en espaņol
Another article on hypergraphia, which is clinically defined as an overwhelming urge to write. This time, a 38 Lemon article was published in PC Magazine en espaņol and was written in Spanish. This article leads to the questions, "What are they doing for brain cancer treatments in other parts of the world? How does quality of care compare to the United States?" These questions are linked to epilepsy, which is directly linked to David Welch's brain cancer. Hypergraphia seems to be linked to epilepsy in the part of his brain where the tumor is located.
Posted Date: 23 July 2007
Psychology Today: A River of Words
A publication in Psychology Today magazine based upon an interview of David Welch about hypergraphia, which is "an overwhelming urge to write" which "can be associated with temporal lobe changes in epilepsy."
Posted Date: 2 May 2007
Making a Lemon into Lemonade
At the start of a national week of remembrance and awareness about brain cancer, an article from Connection Magazine about the 38 Lemon story. In this particular story, Aranya Tomseth links the roots of this story back to David Welch's local community of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia, where he has had many musical experiences since graduation from Virginia Tech. Perhaps the locality of this unusual medical story will cause readers to get a 1st MRI. After all, "if it can happen to that horn player from the 4th of July picnic each year, can it happen to me, as well?"
Posted Date: 25 April 2007
Survivorship Award
Three local recipients were honored at the Cancer Survivorship.
Posted Date: 21 April 2007
CR Magazine: Portrait
A particular piece of Brain Tumor Art by Rosemary Feit Covey that is attracting attention across the nation. Upon commissioning this art work, it was thought that getting the topic of brain cancer into the hands of a world-class artist could break a lot of boundaries and increase brain cancer awareness in unusual and unexpected ways. But how? Well, the answer to that question is playing out in real time, as shown in this feature coverage by CR Magazine.
Posted Date: 1 April 2007
Journal Links Cadets Across Years
A Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) article about The Middle Horn Leader 2006 publication. The way in which this recent publication relates to brain cancer is well stated by author Caryn Goebel:"...utilizing the disciplined philosophies of perfecting a World Championship field program were relayed within (David) as he prepared for surgery and the chemotherapy to follow. And his near-blood family of Cadets still carries him through the tumultuous times inflicted by the disease and its aggressive treatment."
Posted Date: 20 March 2007
Cadet #40 Review of MHL2006
A review of The Middle Horn Leader 2006 magazine by the 40th member of the Garfield Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps, Mr. Dave Shaw (1950-1958). Dave created the website for The Holy Name Cadets, where he writes extensively. Dave's writings consistently get to the heart of what can be brought to fruition with innovation, thinking outside the box, and teamwork taken the highest possible levels -- even as applied to the world of brain cancer.
Posted Date: 28 February 2007
Reaching Out in Time of Crisis
An article by David Welch about "The Middle Horn Leader 2006" in Drum Corps World Magazine. Ostensibly a story about drum & bugle corps, this article also tells the story about how the underground world of drum corps is connected to brain tumors and brain cancer in unexpected ways, perhaps serving as a microcosm of how other close-knit communities reach out and help each other in times of crisis.
Posted Date: 26 February 2007
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
"FDA has recently issued proposed rules that make it easier for dying patients to get access to unapproved drugs. FDA's move comes in the wake of the May 2006 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. von Eschenbach, which held that terminally ill, mentally competent adults, with no reasonable alternative to government-approved treatment options, have a constitutional right to access potentially life-saving drugs."These developments have made the issue of access to unapproved drugs one of the mostly hotly debated topics in food and drug law, regulation and policy in decades. The FDLI Colloquium Series kicks off with a discussion of this thorny issue. Representing government, industry, academia and the legal profession, seven panelists will interact with Colloquium attendees at this landmark food and drug meeting." David Welch served as one of these panelists for the Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI) and wrote the following White Paper in advance.
Posted Date: 9 February 2007
FDA Primed to Help Dying Patients
A published article by the Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI) in anticipation of the 2/27/07 FDLI Colloquium on Expanded Access to Unapproved Drugs. David Welch was interviewed for this article in early January of 2007. This article answers many questions. Key issues are explained well. It also generates more questions, such as how key players fit into the issue of Expanded Access to Unapproved Drugs.
Posted Date: 5 February 2007
Fanfare: Burn no bridges: the David Welch story
Doug Rutherford, long a drum corps fixture and a co-founder of Rivermine Software submitted the following remarkable story. The drum corps connections of everyone involved play strongly throughout.
Posted Date: 3 November 2006
City Paper: Sense of Tumor
An article in Washington's City Paper about artist Rosemary Feit Covey's "Brain Tumor Series" celebration. This article by Karen Sosnoski is entitled, "Sense of Tumor: Brain growth turns into art project." Brain cancer is a difficult topic, no matter what. At the same time, the art covered in this article helps to provide a great language that needs few words. This article provides insight into how this project developed over time, which is all the more interesting since Rosemary and David happen to have known each other for 30 years.
Posted Date: 6 October 2006
Brain Tumor Awareness Day Video
6 months after brain surgery by Dr. Patrick J. Kelly, this video shows David Welch speaking at the 2005 Brain Tumor Awareness Day. This was hosted at the NYU Hospital where David had his surgery on 5/5/05. This was an opportunity to discuss his perspective as a patient, which was followed by a question and answer session by an audience of patients, caregivers, and doctors.
Posted Date: 13 November 2005
