[Home-on-the-range] Jack has throat cancer - we'll not be at convention

[Maryse Figueroa]

Diane,
   Just read your post. I am saddened at the news of your husband's
diagnosis.  On the positive side, cancer treatment has improved by leaps
and bounds. I can only send healing thoughts.
I wish only the very best from Arizona
    Maryse Magnant-Figueroa

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Dianne Hemphill via Home-on-the-range <
home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello federationists - Jack and I wanted to share with you that due to his
> recent diagnosis and starting a very aggressive treatment plan today, we
> will not be able to join you at the upcoming convention celebration in
> Orlando. Because of this recent diagnosis it is too late for us to cancel
> our hotel reservation at the main convention hotel for a refund. If any of
> you would like to be in the host hotel rather than a overflow hotel, please
> give us a call in the next few days and we'll see if we can get the
> reservation transferred to you. Call us:
> 316-201-1323
> We enjoyed so much the beautiful flower arrangement that Emily and Shaun
> delivered to the hospital from the South Central Chapter.  Your
> thoughtfulness means a lot to us.
>
> Some of you will keep us in your thoughts and prayers  but there is also
> a special request...we would love to hear from you about the convention via
> home on the range. We will stream as much as possible but hearing the
> impact of the different activities would be extra special to us and those
> not able to attend. I'll always be grateful for our ability to attend the
> 50th NFB anniversary celebration in Dallas. Mrs. Ten Brook spoke relaying
> the dreams and actions that our founder "Chick" as she called him and how
> we should be okay being referred to as "millatants"...there's indeed a
> battle to be fought for our rights and we need to  join as one to do the
> work that must be done. I also had the special opportunity to talk to her
> briefly in that long hallway joining the two parts of that hotel...she was
> delighted at the little kids running back and forth using their canes
> joyfully laughing and having a good time and telling me how happy her
> husband would be to know that something as typical as kids running freely
> around,  was happening at long last for these blind kids... ..Each of you
> having this wonderful opportunity to attend this special year will have
> some extra special memories. you can share.  Have a wonderful convention.
> Jack and Dianne
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