Timeline
07/22/2010 - Eric goes in for another follow-up bone marrow biopsy, results should be in next week.
12/30/2009 - Eric goes in for another follow-up appointment, and begins to move back down to Milwaukee to begin working once again at Harley Davidson
12/30/2009 - Milwaukee Brewer MVP, All-Star, and Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Sheets donates $250 to LIFE
12/21/2009 - Pewaukee Elementary School Kindergarteners, taught by Lindsay Draeger, make a donation of $800!
11/26/2009 - WLUK Fox 11 and WTMJ 4 NBC both air clips of Eric on the news for Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for this year!
11/20/2009 - Eric undergoes Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) from his sister Lindsey that were harvested from her the day before.
11/12/2009 - Lindsey has fallen ill and the DLI is postponed until she is healthy enough to donate. Also www.donate2life.net got a bit of a facelift and is now www.givetolife.org
11/05/2009 - Blood testing begins on Eric and Lindsey for the ensuing DLI procedure that is scheduled to take place on 11/12/2009.
10/30/2009 - Initial tests show that bone marrow is still clear of any obvious leukemia
10/02/2009 - Eric receives another week long round of Decitabine followed by another dose of Mylotarg
09/16/2009 - Results are in from Eric's latest bone marrow biopsy - "No obvious Leukemia" is present! Because they cannot see it in their tests though, the Doctors have said that it is still there. As Eric says, "Even if you can't see Charlie in the bushes, keeping shooting!"
09/13/2009 - Eric begins another full week (5 days) of Decitabine chemotherapy, followed by another dose of the Mylotarg.
09/04/2009 - Eric is contacted by the Viper Club of America to see if he would like to drive a Dodge Viper again!
09/01/2009 - Preliminary results come back that the Decitabine/Mylotarg treatment is working as the cancer cells have been reduced by half!
08/31/2009 - Bone Marrow Biopsy performed to determine the efficacy of the new treatment of Decitabine and Mylotarg
08/26/2009 - Larry Hisle gives Eric a VIP tour of Miller Park where he gets to meet several of the players
08/22/2009 - Team L.I.F.E. dominates at the Manitowoc YMCA Triathlon and the Double Dam Bar & Grill hosts a Volleyball tournament to help raise money for L.I.F.E.
08/17/2009 - Daily treatment of Decidatine begun, followed by another dose in combination with Mylotarg on August 21, 2009
08/15/2009 - Larry Hisle drove up to Two Rivers to visit Eric
08/13/2009 - Eric learns he is not in remission
08/06/2009 - Chris Sauer Memorial Motorcycle ride donates proceeds to L.I.F.E.
08/05/2009 - Eric released from Froedtert Hospital
07/17/2009 - Eric turns 25 while receiving chemotherapy.
07/13/2009 - Eric admitted to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee for induction chemotherapy
07/12/2009 - Eric celebrates his 25th birthday in Two Rivers with a huge party, though his actual birthday will be on the 17th while he is in the hospital
06/28/2009 - Josh Laurin, 20, Erik Malach, 19, and Eddie Snyder, 21, golfed 100 holes Thursday at Eastwin Valley Golf Course, breaking the Eastwin record of 72 holes in one day as a fundraiser to help benefit L.I.F.E.
06/15/2009 - Thanks to some very dear friends, Eric flew to Las Vegas with brothers Mike and Steve and friends Nathan and Jason for a week of gambling and debauchery
06/14/2009 - Eric throws the very first opening pitch at a Brewers game!
06/11/2009 - Eric, brothers Mike & Steve, cousin Matt, and friends Jason and Nathan all go skydiving!
06/10/2009 - Herald Times Reporter prints "Two Rivers native, 24, gets third cancer diagnosis, authors bucket list"
06/05/2009 - Eric's AML relapses for the second time
05/15/2009 - On Eric's 1 year anniversary of being in remission post stem cell transplant, Mike gives Eric a gold ring with "Blood Brothers for L.I.F.E. 10-21-03" engraved on the inside.
09/07/2008 - Eric watches Mike cross the finish line again at Ironman Wisconsin, L.I.F.E. raises nearly $16,000 for cancer research.
07/17/2008 - Eric turns 24 years old.
05/03/2008 - The Two Rivers High School puts on a Basketball Benefit for Eric
04/04/2008 - Eric receives a stem cell transplant from his younger sister Lindsey
04/03/2008 - Herald Times Reporter prints "Trials of a Transplant"
04/01/2008 - Green Bay Press Gazette and the Herald Times Reporter print "Down But Not Out" - Page 2
03/03/2008 - Eric and Mike go live on NBC15 in Madison
12/24/2007 - Eric's AML relapses for the first time and is immediately admitted into Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee
12/16/2007 - Eric graduates from UW Whitewater
10/21/2007 - Eric's 4 year annivesary of being in remission post stem cell transplant
10/21/2006 - Eric's 3 year anniversary of being in remission post stem cell transplant
09/06/2006 - Eric finally gets to cross finish line with Mike at the Ironman Wisconsin
10/21/2005 - Eric's 2 year anniversary of being in remission post stem cell transplant
10/21/2004 - Eric's 1 year anniversary of being in remission post stem cell transplant
11/26/2003 - Eric gives Mike a gold ring with "Blood Brothers for L.I.F.E. 10-21-03" over Thanksgiving dinner
10/21/2003 - Eric receives a stem cell transplant from his older brother Mike
10/11/2003 - Mike presents check for nearly $12,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society after giving a speech at Light the Night in New Glarus, WI
09/07/2003 - Eric's older brother Mike competes in Ironman Wisconsin, L.I.F.E. brings in nearly $12,000 for cancer research
09/03/2003 - Badger Herald prints "Heart of Iron"
09/02/2003 - Wisconsin State Journal prints "Soft-hearted Ironman"
07/17/2003 - L.I.F.E.'s first inception, Eric turns 19 years old
06/21/2003 - Eric was first diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - undergoes treatment at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee
