Paul, I've said it before and I'll say it again, Marlene couldn't have a better man by her side to help her pull through this. And Gracie couldn't have a better grandad to give her the support, love and clarity that she needs right now.
With so much love from each of you Marlene's prognosis is greatly improved. And of course you all have the support of the entire PDML family. All the best, my friend, frank On 13 September, 2014 5:42:47 PM EDT, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > >The surgery took five hours, longer than expected. The doc found a >number of affected lymph nodes, including one close to the aorta, so a >lot of precise work was required. He also found a second tumor in the >small intestine. The primary tumor in the colon was very large. When I >spoke to hem after the surgery he wasn’t optimistic but didn’t say it >was hopeless. I asked if there was a chance for full recovery and he >said there’s always a chance. Not exactly encouraging but enough to >give me hope. Worse than I expected but not as bad as it might have >been if there was liver involvement. > >I will remain optimistic, although I’m not as hopeful as I was >yesterday morning. Will get more information and a more clear prognosis >as the medics complete the pathology of the tissue that was removed. In >any case, chemo will start as soon as Marlene has her strength back. >The doc said radiation therapy is a possibility as well. >On Sep 13, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Paul, >> >> Any impressions from the surgical team as to how the procedure went? >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
