son of a gun

[Thomas Condon]

Bob Hemus wrote:
> Well, all, I'm going to take a couple of weeks off.Going to check off
> the list Saturday evening.  We just got back from Medford, OR and the
> Providence hospital.  Most of you know I got a kidney transplant 9 years
> ago, and from a step-son donner.  Well, had some bad blood tests in
> January ond on and on 'till Tuesday of this week.  Found I've got cancer
> of the transplanted kidney.  Worst part is the story is the cancer came
> with the kidney according to the pathologists.  Puts the Kid in a bad
> place.  He'll need monitoring the rest of his life.
> 
> Good news is they think they found it in time that taking it out will
> cure (hahaha) me.  I was on peritoneal dialysis before the transplant,
> now I'll prolly go to hemodialysis.  Think while I'm ther I'll take my
> old laptop and con one of my daughters to buy me the book on Damn Small
> Linux and play with that while I'm in there for a week.
> 
> Cross your fingers and knock on wood for me.  They keek telling me "At
> your Age).
> Bob

Bob,

I've got my fingers, toes and eyes crossed (good thing I'm a 
touch-typer) for you.  "Love, Medicine & Miracles" would be a good book 
to pick up and read in your spare time (make time for it).  Cancer is no 
longer the death sentence it used to be, but that doesn't mean it will 
be easy.  The kidney problems actually sound worse, to me, and I hope 
you have a plan for dealing with them.

For an old laptop, LFS will definitely keep you busy!


In A Chord,

Tom Condon
Bass, Agate Passage Quartet
Bass & Proud Member, Kitsap Chordsmen
Dir. Music Education, Evergreen District, BHS