[Nfbmo] Update on My Dad's Cancer Situation

[debrabusch at earthlink.net]

God bless your family.

Deb Busch

Mary Donahue wrote:
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    Some of you know about my dad's cancer, but, for those on the NFB
> of Missouri list, I am going to summarize anyway. Since before
> Christmas last year, my dad had suffered with cancer in one of the
> lymph nodes, which spread from the original bladder cancer he acquired
> in August, 2008. When my parents went back to Wisconsin from Arizona
> last April, Dad had a check-up, and was given at least a year. He
> underwent chemotherapy until the end of August. After my parents
> returned to Arizona in October,and after another doctor's visit the
> day before Halloween, they found out the cancer had spread to the hip
> bone and to the liver. Now, Dad is given six months or less to live.
> He can get around using a walker and a cane, and it's been an effort
> for him to talk. Since Last Wednesday, he has been under hospice care.
>
>    My parents are flying back to Wisconsin on Friday morning. The
> closest big airport to Hayward, Wisconsin, where their summer home is
> is Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which means that there
> is a three-hour flight to Minneapolis, and then another
> two-and-a-half-hour ride to Hayward. As it stands right now, all of my
> side of the family will be together, so it will be a bittersweet
> Christmas for me.
>
>   So far, Dad is holding his own, but I will try to talk to him
> tomorrow. Please continue to pray for him, and any words of
> encouragement will be appreciated.
>
>    Thank you in advance.
>
> Mary Donahue
>
>
> "Be Well, Do good Work, and keep in touch."
> Garrison Keillor
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