It is good to know that the things are turning for the better. My heartfelt wishes to both of you.
S On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Patrick R. Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I've been somewhat remiss in making the PmWiki community aware > of my personal situation in 2008, so I figure I should catch > things up now. > > In early January 2008 after several weeks of not feeling well, > my wife Paula went into the hospital and we learned that she has > ovarian cancer. She immediately went for surgery to have > the tumors removed, and since then she has been undergoing > recovery, chemotherapy treatments, and otherwise been on > disability leave from her work. Obviously this has meant that > the bulk of my attention these months has been on taking care of > her and the rest of our family, with my paid employment and > other projects taking a somewhat distant second. As many of > you have undoubtedly noticed, this also left me with substantially > less time and energy for PmWiki. > > Today we have some excellent news to share -- as of this past > week the CT scans and other tests show that Paula's cancer is > in remission. This means we have no more chemotherapy treatments > or medicines to deal with (big yay!), and from here on we simply > go in for examinations every few months to watch for any > recurrence (which is unfortunately quite common for ovarian > cancer). We were hoping to be done with treatments in late spring, > but complications with the chemotherapy mix caused things to take > several months longer than planned. But we've finally arrived > at the desired outcome, and of course we're both relieved and > happy. > > So, now that treatments are done and the kids are back in school, > I'm hoping and expecting that I'll start having time and energy > for more active participation in PmWiki again. You'll have noticed > that I've been monitoring the lists and commenting on issues > from time to time as best I can -- that should continue to improve. > > Mostly I've been very grateful to see that the PmWiki community > has continued to grow and prosper while I've been preoccupied, > and my sincere thanks go to all of you who have continued to keep > the community alive. > > And both Paula and I are grateful to all of you for your prayers, > well wishes, and other forms of support over these many months. > They have all been a huge help to us and lifted many weights > from our shoulders. If anyone has any questions or wants to > know more about our experience, please feel very free to ask. > > Thanks again to everyone, > > Pm > > _______________________________________________ > pmwiki-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users >
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