[Loch-Ruadh] OT: Nephew's health
Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin
padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Fri Apr 21 07:58:33 PDT 2006
That is good news indeed! I will continue to pray for his improvement and
complete recovery. May God grant him and all of your family strength in
seeing this through.
Padraig
Catrin wrote:
> Just wanted to share the good news with those of our friends who have
> supported me through my nephew Jef's cancer treatment. An e-mail was
> better
> than making 60 phone calls!
> Jef has completed his chemo and radiation therapies, gained back over
> half
> of the weight he lost in the past year, an upper body scan verified that
> his
> cancer has not metastasized or spread, his PET scan showed a reduction of
> 40% in the size of the tumor on his hip, and that the reconstructive
> surgery
> after removal probably will not include any artificial saddles, rods, or
> pins as was first projected. The reconstructive procedures will be mild
> compared to the initial diagnosis, requiring only grafting of bone to
> re-build a portion of the hip.
> His surgery will be either 05/16 or 05/30 dependent on when both
> surgeons
> can coordinate their schedules.
> I want to thank you one and all for your monetary contributions
> (raffle),
> support, sympathy, and inquiries over the past year. Your interest has
> been
> an invaluable emotional support.
>
>
> Catrin
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