Patrick was diagnosed with leukemia, when he was in 6th grade. The date was April 2005. He endured over two years of treatment which included chemotherapy, radiation and long stays in the hospital.
Currently he is a student at the University of Iowa. Go Hawkeyes! He is huge fan of the Chicago sports teams: Bears, Blackhawks and White Sox.
The first year Patrick went to a St. Baldrick's event he had no hair. But for many years since then, Patrick has shaved his head.
