It's past midnight and I'm able to enjoy a late night glass of wine (or two) (or three) but my thoughts are turning to others who are still fighting their battle with cancer and having a much more difficult time than I experienced, so I'd like to ask you to put them in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days and weeks.
Our next door neighbor, Rick, is not doing well at all. Terry saw him a few days ago and thought he was very weak and has lost a lot of weight. We don't know his full status, but it doesn't look good. A while ago Rick told us that he knew he wouldn't survive, and just wanted to not feel the pain of his cancer.
My own "treatment buddy" Danny Medley has a scan on February 25th, so please send him your best energy that day for a negative test result (yes, that's the good one). Danny is still not able to swallow as much as a sip of water, but has managed to gain 15 pounds by eating through his tube. All I did was lose weight every single day when I had my feeding tube in, so that is remarkable. I admire him for that, more than anyone can imagine.
When we were in Phoenix in January we spent some time with Bob and Deb Pangrazi. I've known Bob for many years--he's a true giant in PE. Now, he's the primary caregiver for his wife, who's been diagnosed with cervical cancer--actually misdiagnosed for several months, delaying the start of her treatments. Deb just finished her second course of radiation and chemo and they are waiting it out until she can get another scan done. Terry and I had had a wonderful time with them, relating as couples who've gone through this together. Bob and Deb get 'full points' for whatever part of the fight against cancer that can be credited to a positive attitude and sense of humor. To help them even more, please keep them in your thoughts in the coming weeks.
mike
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