[Woodcarver] Fwd: Brief update - Good news, Bad news

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Ol' Don,

I love that the treatments are working. Sadly we'll miss you at Carv-Fest. 
We'll have to make up for it in October at GOW 2010.

You're still in our prayers. Keep up the good fight.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552

(815) 498-9290 phone
(815) 498-9249 fax
http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site]
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From: "Ol' Don" <oldon at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:59 AM
Subject: [Woodcarver] Fwd: Brief update - Good news, Bad news



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> The good news is that apparently the chemo and radiation treatments are 

> working since the cancer lesions in the lungs are shrinking.  No change in 

> the kidneys though since that is a different, slow growing type cancer and 

> will be addressed after resolving the aggressive small cell lung cancer 

> situation.  The current thought is that the kidney with the malignant 

> lesions will be removed but we'll address that when the time comes.

>

> In our meeting with my oncologist yesterday it was determined that the 

> treatments for the lung cancer have to continue through August  and, 

> depending on my blood count at that time, treatment could continue into 

> early September so all of our pre-September events will have to be 

> canceled. We still  hope to be able to travel to Switzerland with Wayne 

> Barton in mid September and the GOW in October but regretfully we will not 

> be able to participate in Carv-Fest this year.  That was not good news to 

> me because we always have a good time in Faribault and I will certainly 

> miss jammin' with the band, a major part of my enjoyment of Carv-Fest.

>

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