Mark’s Story

Site created on April 18, 2018

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place.  We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.

Mark was diagnosed with  with a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer that only affects 1% of all men diagnosed with the disease.  It was already Stage IV, metastatic prostate cancer that had moved to his bones. This was in November 2015. 

For two years he tried every available treatment, and some experimental ones via clinical trials. Through all of this treatment and visits to the doctor, he continued to work, hustle for gigs, paint, draw, and write songs.  Two weeks ago, we learned that the cancer had spread to his liver and lungs, and Mark chose to stop treatment.  He is resting at home and we have hospice care to ensure that he is comfortable.

I am grateful to have all of you in my life, and it is giving Mark great joy to hear of all your well wishes and expressions of love.  Please use this site as a way to leave notes and thoughts that I will share with him.

Lots of love,
Anastasia


Newest Update

Journal entry by Anastasia Holmes

Greetings,

The memorial for Mark Ziemann in San Francisco will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2019. The event is being organized by Mark’s friends David and Ann, and the invite is through the website Evite. If you have not received the information and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I’ll get you added to the list.

I look forward to seeing you later this month! I can be reached at anastasiah@rcn.com.

Thanks,
Anastasia
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