WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:04.519 Were nineteen days away from Utah and Ucla. Ironically enough, 2 00:00:04.559 --> 00:00:07.160 speaking of Ucla, we have a former Bruin. 3 00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:08.279 On the show. 4 00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:10.679 You guys know him as the Wall of the Wassatch 5 00:00:10.759 --> 00:00:13.880 the Goat Hall of Famer Nick Romondo. Monday Afternoon, Nikki, 6 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:14.560 Happy Monday, Man. 7 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:15.000 How you doing? 8 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:18.359 That's what's going on? Doing great? Doing great? 9 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:18.800 How are you doing? 10 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:18.960 Man? 11 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:21.519 Good buddy, I appreciate your time. Do you stay connected 12 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:24.440 to UCLA at all? Are you a basketball football fan? 13 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:25.839 You stay connected your alma mater. 14 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:30.440 I mean, I wouldn't say stay connected connected, but I'm 15 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:33.600 definitely looking at the score, seeing how they're doing. Obviously, 16 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:36.119 my son's a big hooper, so we pay attention to 17 00:00:36.119 --> 00:00:39.359 the basketball team more so, but always love when the 18 00:00:39.359 --> 00:00:39.920 Bruins win. 19 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:44.240 Wait, your boys, your boys a basketball player? Huh. 20 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:48.320 Yeah, he's a big hooper. That's his sport. I mean, obviously, 21 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:50.759 you know he loves soccer and he plays for his 22 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.159 high school, but his main sport is basketball. So going 23 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.280 into a senior year at East and it's really been 24 00:00:57.320 --> 00:00:59.799 fun to watch him and grow in the in the 25 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:03.200 and see how happy he is on the court. And yeah, 26 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:05.000 I'm just really looking forward to the senior the year. 27 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:07.000 I can't believe that that kid's a senior. 28 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:09.760 I remember him running around following you when you were 29 00:01:09.799 --> 00:01:11.319 playing for RSL back in the day. 30 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:13.159 He's a senior. That's wild, Nick. 31 00:01:13.599 --> 00:01:15.959 Don't blink your eyes. I know, man, my daughter's going 32 00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:19.680 to be a sophomore. My son's a senior. So yeah, 33 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:21.599 I'm in it. This is a fun time for me. 34 00:01:21.799 --> 00:01:22.439 That's amazing. 35 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:24.719 Hey, I wanted to start out with your thoughts on 36 00:01:25.000 --> 00:01:27.640 watching Rafa Cabral this year. You know, during the league's 37 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:30.840 cup run, there was a little Now, I this is 38 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:33.040 kind of sacrilege because you did this at a high 39 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:35.040 level for a number of years and you guys lifted 40 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:37.200 a cup, but there was a little Romando field to 41 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:39.879 kind of the way. He was stepping up in big 42 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:43.040 moments during pks and he's the only player on the 43 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:44.640 team that has played every minute this year. 44 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:45.159 What what? 45 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:45.359 What? 46 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:48.040 What are your thoughts watching Cabral play for RSL this 47 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:50.400 year exceeded expectations. 48 00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:53.359 I am a big, big fan of Rafa. He showed 49 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:56.079 up not only in the field. You guys don't see 50 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:57.760 all this stuff. You know that I see, you know 51 00:01:57.879 --> 00:01:59.959 the training ground and you know in the locker room 52 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:01.959 at the gym. He's a real leader of the squad. 53 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.280 He's obviously putting the work on the field, showing up 54 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:08.080 making the big says, like you said in that first 55 00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:11.719 game against Club America, coming up big in the PK shootout, 56 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:16.280 but just his presence back there, his calmness to the 57 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:19.439 back line. And obviously you need a goalkeeper to make 58 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:21.120 the big safe for you here and there too. But 59 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.840 a big fan of Rafa another p case that last 60 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:28.879 night against New York. But I don't think he could 61 00:02:28.919 --> 00:02:31.240 do any more for the club. He's been lights out 62 00:02:31.240 --> 00:02:33.319 for me so now. 63 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:36.199 Obviously the result didn't go to the club's way yesterday, 64 00:02:36.719 --> 00:02:40.080 but overall the form has been so much better, Nick, 65 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:42.759 I think they're you know, they have two losses in 66 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:44.919 the last eleven you know, some draws here there, and 67 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:47.120 of course that does include the league's cup run. But 68 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:50.719 a nice win over Club America, one of the powerhouse 69 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:53.479 clubs in this region kind of felt like a road 70 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:55.000 game in a way. But why do you think the 71 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:57.680 club has turned it around? What do you most attribute 72 00:02:57.680 --> 00:02:58.360 the better form too? 73 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:00.639 I think it's sometimes it takes a little time to 74 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:03.080 get on the same page Obviously it's later in the 75 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:07.680 season now, but guys are finding their rhythm. Guys are performing, 76 00:03:08.039 --> 00:03:11.960 you know better now, and you know, obviously Diego's having 77 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:15.840 a highlight year and the confidence that kid has is unmatched. 78 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:19.560 And you know, hopefully, you know, this weekend and Charlotte 79 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:21.759 we get a three point to get back into that 80 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:25.680 playoff position. But I see him every day their training sessions, 81 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:28.319 and the guys are putting into work, you know, as 82 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:30.520 we're getting better, every every other team in this league's 83 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:32.400 getting better too, So we just got to keep pushing. 84 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:35.840 Tell me how it's been for you to witness this 85 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:39.919 rise for Diego and as somebody who wants upon a 86 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:42.360 time kind of had a similar rise, you know, through 87 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:44.719 Gold Cup run and then you solidified a spot with 88 00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:46.639 the national team and you played in a World Cup, 89 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:49.680 and you know, it's been fun to kind of watch 90 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:53.680 people around the country notice what we've seen from him 91 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:55.560 over the past couple of years. But what stands out 92 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:57.599 most about the way he's risen up this year, Nicky. 93 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.319 For me, he's got that dogman. He's out there fighting, 94 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:03.840 he said in the press. He's scoring goals, He's doing 95 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:06.240 it on both sides of the ball on the pitch, 96 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:09.120 and he's just he's a fan favorite. You could see. 97 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:11.919 You'll turn on social media or the TV, everybody's talking 98 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:13.919 about the kid. And he's just doing it, going out 99 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:15.599 there and doing what he's done for, you know, for 100 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:19.000 so so long, and uh, just really proud of him. 101 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:23.079 I'm glad he's getting the spotlight and it's It's just 102 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:25.439 he's just really fun to watch. He's out there busting 103 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:28.839 his butt every every single week, and I'm really looking 104 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:30.199 forward to see what comes of it. 105 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:32.720 I also wanted to get your thoughts on Gozo, a 106 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:35.000 player who I knew nothing about prior to the start 107 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.920 of the season, and I had Pablo on I think 108 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:40.600 it was after the first goal that Gozo scored and 109 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:43.040 before you actually tallyed a goal, he was dangerous for 110 00:04:43.079 --> 00:04:45.240 another through a number of games, and I said to Pablo, 111 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:48.120 I'm like, I think he got something with his kid local, 112 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:50.360 which is always fun West Valley kid. He gets his 113 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:53.480 third goal over the weekend, if he continues to work, 114 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:54.720 stay healthy, what. 115 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:58.199 Does he look like when he's fully formed? In your opinion, yeah, 116 00:04:58.240 --> 00:04:59.439 he's he's Listen. 117 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:01.439 We had him last year with the Monarchs. Did his 118 00:05:01.519 --> 00:05:04.399 time there, Uh fall him in the you know how 119 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:07.839 to not with the academy. Like you said, local kids, 120 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:11.399 he always always root for them. But Gozo can stretch 121 00:05:11.399 --> 00:05:13.639 the defense. He could, he could run for days, he could, 122 00:05:13.639 --> 00:05:16.680 he could start the press and he's always done that. 123 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:19.240 Now seeing him doing that at the highest level is 124 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:23.519 even more special for me to watch. And again he's 125 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:26.720 bagging goals now, so his confidences continue to go up. 126 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:29.680 He's a he's a you'll listen to the coach, he'll 127 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:33.439 do his role. He's a great kid. So just rooting 128 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:35.879 for the kid and and and happy to see him, 129 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:37.199 you know, succeeded on the field. 130 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:41.680 Have you had a chance to watch Rowan Cruz And 131 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.199 I'm not sure where we're at with the Yolatunji kid. 132 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:46.399 I know they're working on his work visa, but two 133 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:50.000 big time additions in the attack during the transfer window, Nick, 134 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:51.920 what what sort of info can you share with us? 135 00:05:52.959 --> 00:05:53.040 No? 136 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:55.240 Yeah, I haven't seen much of him just when he 137 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:57.439 comes on at the game. Obviously he hasn't started yet, 138 00:05:57.439 --> 00:06:01.240 but uh, he's a big presence up there. He's very 139 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:04.680 technical and I think once he starts backing some goals, 140 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:08.240 like any forward, you'll get your confidence, and it takes time, right, 141 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:10.279 you can't just expect you know, players to come in 142 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:12.519 and make it impact all the time. And it takes 143 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.240 time to know your your teammates, to flow to flow 144 00:06:15.279 --> 00:06:18.000 how we play, get use of the league, who you're 145 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:22.120 playing against. So you know, I'm excited about what I 146 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:22.959 see and cruise. 147 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:26.120 So ultimately, as a result of the loss over the 148 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:30.160 weekends and some uh some games that didn't go RSL's way, 149 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.920 the team is now back below the playoff line with 150 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.720 a handful of games left. So if I ask, and 151 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:38.199 I know you're RSL optimistic, I know you always look 152 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:40.560 on the bright side. But if we can get these 153 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.519 two strikers or these two attacking players kind of ingrained 154 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:46.480 in what Pablo wants them to do, what's best case 155 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:48.720 scenario for the rest of the season, how do you 156 00:06:48.759 --> 00:06:49.319 think it could look? 157 00:06:50.199 --> 00:06:50.439 Yeah? 158 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:52.360 I think I think we're going to make the playoffs 159 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:54.680 the way you know Pablo has this team going right 160 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:58.079 now and training and fighting. It was unlucky this this 161 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:00.639 last game. Obviously you wanted three and Saren it would 162 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:02.600 have been great for us, but you just got to 163 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:05.959 keep your head down, keep working. I'm very optimist in it, 164 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:07.399 and I think I think we're going to be in 165 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:09.040 the playoffs come come the end of the year and 166 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:10.839 hopefully make a good run of the playoffs. 167 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:13.120 All right, Nick, is today your pickleball tournament? 168 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:13.399 Is it? 169 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:15.160 The Rise Pickball Tournament? Is that today? 170 00:07:15.360 --> 00:07:15.560 Yes? 171 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:19.959 It is second annual Rice Charity Classic, So, uh, pick 172 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:24.079 a ball tournament today at second Summit cider festivities and 173 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:27.040 games start at five with the tournament starting at six. 174 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:29.959 It's a huge day. We did it last year. We 175 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:34.000 got a you know, a lot of people that attended, 176 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:36.120 a lot of you know, good words from from people, 177 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:38.920 and and we had to do it again. And yeah, 178 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:42.199 this Rise at Rise Athletics Foundation. What we do is 179 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:44.000 try to make soccer more a sensible in a community. 180 00:07:44.120 --> 00:07:47.879 So everything raised here tonight and through the foundation, we 181 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:50.040 put back into the community and just try to make 182 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:54.000 soccer give, soccer drawl. And Uh, today's a day. I've 183 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.720 been stretching all day long, so I don't pull anything, 184 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.759 and and yeah, ready to make an impact on that court. 185 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:02.079 All right, before I say you lose, Let's move over 186 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:04.800 to a story that is kind of permeated throughout our community. 187 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:07.279 I've seen it a lot on the news and social media. 188 00:08:07.639 --> 00:08:08.519 It is heart wrenching. 189 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:08.839 Man. 190 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:09.839 He's three years old. 191 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:12.240 Carrie's three years old, and we're looking for a bone 192 00:08:12.240 --> 00:08:15.120 marrow transplant. So what do you want our listeners to know? 193 00:08:15.240 --> 00:08:15.399 Nick? 194 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:16.079 How can they help? 195 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:16.560 Yeah? 196 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:19.240 Yeah, no, we caught hold of this story and we're 197 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:23.360 gonna have a table there at second. Some insider. Carrie 198 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:25.000 is a three and a half year old member of 199 00:08:25.040 --> 00:08:28.160 our community. He was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive brain 200 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:33.000 disorder called sleebro ald. He is in urgent need of 201 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:36.200 a bone marrow transplant due to this aggressive nature of 202 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:38.759 the disease. We need to find a donor match for 203 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:41.639 Carrie in a short period of time, so we all 204 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:46.759 have kids available tonight at the pickleball tournament. The test 205 00:08:47.039 --> 00:08:49.120 is just a quick and easy slab of the cheek. 206 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:52.080 We are looking for potential matches between the age of 207 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:55.360 eighteen and forty years old. If you have either Asian 208 00:08:55.480 --> 00:08:59.080 or Italian heritage, the possibility of being a match increases. 209 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:02.639 So if you please come out and get swabbed. Time 210 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:04.799 is of the essence and at this point it's a 211 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:07.200 numbers game, So please come out, pick up a swab 212 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:11.240 and find let's find a match. For Kirie. It goes 213 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:12.120 without saying that. 214 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:16.360 This cost, the cost of medical care is and will 215 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:20.519 continue to be significant. Medical bills are already piling up. 216 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:25.120 The family has set up a goal fundmeed for Kirie's care. So, 217 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:27.600 if you are, if you are, multiple ways to get 218 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:29.720 there are multiple ways to get involved and show up 219 00:09:29.759 --> 00:09:31.919 for this young boy and his family who are already 220 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:32.799 going through so much. 221 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:35.960 So again, if if you have the time, if you 222 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:39.279 haven't already, if you're the between the ages of eighteen 223 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:43.360 and forty, please come out, get swabbed, come out to 224 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:43.799 the event. 225 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:44.399 There. 226 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:47.679 There'll be some great raffle prizes and some fun times there. 227 00:09:47.679 --> 00:09:50.080 But more importantly, I think we want to, you know, 228 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:51.039 find this kidd cure. 229 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:54.639 More information and links to the go fundme and Carrie's 230 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:57.000 journey can be found at the website Hope for Kirie 231 00:09:57.080 --> 00:09:59.080 dot org. Nick, thanks for the time, buddy, and have 232 00:09:59.120 --> 00:09:59.759 a great event tonight. 233 00:09:59.799 --> 00:10:02.080 Okay, Kay, I appreciate it. Thank you so much. 234 00:10:02.399 --> 00:10:04.960 Okay again, Hope for Kiri dot org. You may have 235 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:08.600 seen this story circulating on social media. A bunch of 236 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:11.559 our local news outlets have covered it as well. A 237 00:10:11.720 --> 00:10:13.879 beautiful little kid man, He's three and a half years old. 238 00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:15.840 You pull up this website and it tugs at your 239 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:19.120 heart string. So you can head to the website Hope 240 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:21.799 for Kiri dot org and there are links for the 241 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:24.320 GoFundMe that you can donate. You can join the donor 242 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:27.679 registry and then they have locations where you can go 243 00:10:27.720 --> 00:10:30.279 get swabbed to see if you're a match. And as 244 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:32.519 Nikki just said that his pickleball tournament, and I would 245 00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:34.519 encourage you to go to Nick's socials just his name 246 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:39.200 at Nick Romondo on Instagram or Twitter probably TikTok. He 247 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:42.639 has the information about the pickleball event tonight that you 248 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:45.200 can go attend and you can enter to win some 249 00:10:45.360 --> 00:10:46.120 raffle prizes. 250 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:47.240 You can play some pickleball. 251 00:10:47.720 --> 00:10:49.759 And while you're there, if you're between the ages of 252 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.240 eighteen and forty, just take a couple of minutes get 253 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.480 swabbed and maybe you can save this kid's life. 254 00:10:54.960 --> 00:10:56.240 I mean three and a half years old. 255 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:59.279 Man, So Hope for Kiri dot org and let's bring 256 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:01.200 in Tony to tell us more about this. 257 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:02.200 Tony, how are you, sir? 258 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:04.559 Hey s Ben some great? How are you man? Thanks 259 00:11:04.559 --> 00:11:05.000 for having me? 260 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:06.480 I'm really I'm good man. 261 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:08.919 And my heart's aching as I'm looking at these pictures 262 00:11:08.919 --> 00:11:10.879 of this young man three and a half years old. 263 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:12.240 I can't even imagine. 264 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:15.360 So tell us about this journey, Tony, what's this been 265 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:15.840 like for you? 266 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:16.799 And how can we help? 267 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:22.200 Yeah, So Kiri has been diagnosed with cerebral ALD. It's 268 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:26.440 a manifestation of his original diagnosis of adreno lukodystrophe or 269 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:30.559 ALD for short. It was discovered in his newborn screening 270 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:34.960 and since then he goes to biannual checkups and imaging 271 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:37.480 to make sure that the disease hasn't progressed to this 272 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:40.759 cerebral ALD. On July twenty third, we went to one 273 00:11:40.799 --> 00:11:44.559 of his routine MRI images and unfortunately, later that day 274 00:11:44.600 --> 00:11:47.240 we got the worst news that they found that they 275 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:51.039 believed to be cerebral ALD in his brain stem. So 276 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:53.799 we had a consultation with his doctors that following Tuesday 277 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:56.919 and they told us this planned forward which entails a 278 00:11:56.919 --> 00:11:59.840 bone marrow transplant, which I know you and Nick Romondo 279 00:11:59.879 --> 00:12:03.440 were just talking about. So Kiri is his mom is 280 00:12:03.519 --> 00:12:06.600 Kim Bodian, and I am of European descent. So we're 281 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:09.440 having kind of a challenging time finding a match for him. 282 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:12.320 These bone marrow registries are kind of only in like 283 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:16.679 developed countries, so Kiri's siblings, his two siblings were in 284 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:18.679 a match, and after your siblings are in a match, 285 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:21.080 the best chance you have for finding a viable match 286 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:24.519 is a random stranger somewhere in the world. So we've 287 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:27.000 made this huge push to find a donor, and their 288 00:12:27.039 --> 00:12:31.120 community response has just been incredible the support. The donor 289 00:12:31.159 --> 00:12:33.919 registry only had about three thousand people before we started 290 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:36.440 making this push, and as of this morning, they've had 291 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.919 eight thousand new members join just in Carrie's name alone, 292 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:43.919 as well as everybody else who joins through their own avenue, 293 00:12:44.000 --> 00:12:46.600 So the support has just been incredible. Kirie's going to 294 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:48.279 go in for his bone marrow transplant in the first 295 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:52.879 part of September. Carrie's mom, Jasmine, called and asked for 296 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:56.600 an update last week and they were still looking for 297 00:12:57.159 --> 00:13:01.919 a bone marrow transplant, and it's kind of a long process. 298 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:03.879 There's a lot of reasons that you can get ruled out, 299 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:08.039 and it's also time sensitive, so that's why it's really 300 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:10.440 beneficial to have multiple options and why we're making such 301 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:14.080 a big push to find multiple viable options for Kiri. 302 00:13:14.120 --> 00:13:17.399 Well Tony a lot of things and including the many 303 00:13:17.399 --> 00:13:19.679 things I am as a father. So my heart goes 304 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:22.440 out to you. How you doing, man? How's the family 305 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:23.840 doing throughout this process. 306 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:27.600 We're you know, we're doing really well. We've, like I mentioned, 307 00:13:27.639 --> 00:13:29.679 the support from the community and the love that we feel. 308 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:32.960 I mean, there's total strangers out there running events to 309 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:36.399 get swabs for Kirie. It's just been so powerful and 310 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:38.919 so impactful for us. And you know, we're doing good. 311 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.559 We told our kids that Kirie's going to go to 312 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:45.559 the hospital for a while, and you know, he's just 313 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.159 such a sweet kid. His first concern was, am I 314 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:50.080 going to get my siblings sick? He wanted to know 315 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:51.759 if he's going to his little brother and his older 316 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:55.600 sister sick. And then his sister's response was, you know, well, 317 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:57.480 we have to bring him stuffed animals and blankets and 318 00:13:57.480 --> 00:13:58.919 I don't want him to be alone up there, and 319 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:01.799 it just, you know, it was really special. They're really close. 320 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:03.919 But we're hanging in there, and you know, we have 321 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:06.080 all the support and love from our community, so I'm 322 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:07.840 sure we'll be just fine. 323 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:08.720 How's mom doing. 324 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:13.279 She's doing good. She's a doer. Her and her family 325 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:16.840 have just been amazing. I took a second to process everything, 326 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:19.840 but they jumped right into action and this huge campaign 327 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:24.000 is it is a result of them. So we're really lucky. 328 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:27.679 So we've got Nikki's pickleball tournament tonight and there will 329 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.279 be kits there where people can go get swab. 330 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:31.000 Is that true? 331 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:33.480 Yep, that's correct. We'll have a table set up. We 332 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:35.360 have about one hundred and fifty kits. I'll be there 333 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:38.720 with a couple more volunt gracious volunteers, and we have 334 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:43.960 a pre registration. If you text six one four seven four, 335 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:47.639 that's six four seven four, you text Hope for Kiri 336 00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:50.840 to that you can actually get sent the pre registration 337 00:14:50.960 --> 00:14:53.399 screening so you'll know if you're eligible. Save you some 338 00:14:53.440 --> 00:14:55.320 time to come down, but we'd love to see you 339 00:14:55.360 --> 00:14:59.000 come down. Support Rise Athletics in the community, and yeah, 340 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:00.840 we'd love to see you guys. Re listen you're eligible 341 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:01.000 or not. 342 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:03.679 Hey, Hope for Kirie dot org is the website. 343 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:05.919 There's a link to the go fundme and there's a 344 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:09.039 link to join the Donna registry. So let me ask 345 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:10.840 you this. Twenty four listeners that can't make it to 346 00:15:10.919 --> 00:15:14.000 Nikki's even tonight. Are there other locations they can go to? 347 00:15:14.240 --> 00:15:16.039 Is the website the best place to go to get 348 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:16.720 more information? 349 00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:17.919 Go ahead? 350 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:21.240 Yeah, thank you for the reminder. The website that Hopefkirie 351 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:23.159 dot org has all of the links for the Bone 352 00:15:23.200 --> 00:15:25.399 Mirror registry to go fund me, all of that stuff, 353 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:27.600 and it has a list of all of the amazing 354 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:30.519 businesses that have graciously signed up to have test kits. 355 00:15:30.799 --> 00:15:33.960 We update that every night at like seven pm. So 356 00:15:34.039 --> 00:15:35.960 what you see on there right now is the most 357 00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:38.480 up to date information that we have about who still 358 00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:41.320 has kits. And then there should be a couple more 359 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:43.879 of these events that we promote through Hope for Kiri 360 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:48.200 on Instagram and all of those other social media's as well. 361 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:50.720 All right, Tony, Well, we'll continue to push this out, man, 362 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:53.039 and if you need anything from us, you just got 363 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:53.559 to reach out. 364 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:54.720 This is the important stuff. 365 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:57.159 We talked about football and basketball and soccer, but this 366 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:00.279 this is the important stuff. And you know, if we 367 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:02.679 can do anything to help you out and rally the community, 368 00:16:02.720 --> 00:16:04.679 please reach out. Best of luck, and my heart goes 369 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:05.759 out to you and that little boy. 370 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:08.360 Okay, thank you very much, Bence, Thanks so much for 371 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:09.480 the time I really appreciate it. 372 00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:09.919 You got it. 373 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:12.480 So the website again is Hope Forkirie dot org. Nick 374 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:15.919 Romando's charity pickleball tournament tonight. Will have a bunch of kits. 375 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:18.960 They're present for you guys to go get swabed. Looking 376 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:21.600 potentially between the ages of eighteen and forty. 377 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:23.000 And as a result of. 378 00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:28.159 The nature of both the backgrounds of the mother and 379 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:31.240 the father, if you have Italian or Asian blood, you're 380 00:16:31.279 --> 00:16:33.960 more likely to be a match. Unfortunately, Carrie's two siblings 381 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:36.399 were not a match for him. He is three and 382 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:39.360 a half years old. And this is heartbreaking because they're 383 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:41.159 running out of time. That's what it comes down to. 384 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:46.360 It's cerebral or cerebral ald devastating, an aggressive brain disease, 385 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:49.399 and we're looking to find a bone marrow donor in 386 00:16:49.440 --> 00:16:51.799 a match to try to save this kid's life. 387 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:53.000 So they're running out of time. 388 00:16:53.480 --> 00:16:57.960 And again Hope Forkirie dot org Nick Romando's Pickleball Tournament tonight. 389 00:16:58.039 --> 00:17:02.480 And as Tony just referenced, Tony is is is Carrie's father? 390 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:03.279 Uh? 391 00:17:03.519 --> 00:17:07.119 Text right now six one four seven four, Text Hope 392 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:10.039 for Kirie to six one four seven four and they 393 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:13.960 will text you a pre screening just kind of something 394 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:15.880 you have to fill out before you actually get screened, 395 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:18.079 like a pre screening document that you fill out before 396 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:20.799 you head over to the pickleball tournament. On the website 397 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:23.200 Hope for Kirie dot org, there are links to the 398 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:26.839 GoFundMe page, there's links to the donor registry and how 399 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:30.319 you can get involved, and there's also information about where 400 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:32.960 the new kids have arrived at several locations, so if 401 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:35.039