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[Jeff Head]

All God's blessing upon you brother Jeff..

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- Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

thank you so much, popeye.

Here's an update:


Jeff Head Cancer Update: September 29, 2013

So, we've been gone for over two weeks from Emmett, ID. This has been my annual checkup for my Chordoma cancer down here in Houston, TX at MD Anderson. Week before last I had those checkups and they went extremely well. No sign of any new cancer around where my sacrum used to be and that is very good. As good a bone fusion to the bone from my right fibula that they used as a support down there as it can be. Very strong and lots of it. Also strong bone fusion all around the titanium they used for the support around my lower spine and into my hip bones...completely encasing it all in good strong, new bone.

After finishing, last week we visited up around Denton, staying with Brenda, my late brother Lee's wonderful wife, and visiting friends and relatives.

Now we are back in Houston to start my three radiation treatments this week. This has been expected and planned from the beginning. When they found the very large tumor in my sacrum, which had to come out, they also found three very small areas in my hip bones. They feel they can treat these and either kill them, or stop them. They wanted to wait until I was as completely recovered as possible from those very major and drastic surgeries from 3 1/2 years ago, and now is the time. They have not grown very much at all, and getting them now is for the best...so we will see how my body and I handle the radiation. It a procedure called stereo-tactic radiation and is really very advanced and sci-fi'ish, using 3-D models, multiple radiation beams, complex computer programming, a space age piece of machinery they pu me in, etc. It is similar to another radiation treatment called cyber-knife.

Anyhow, that's the update, and Gail, as always has been my hero in this, taking good care of me. A merciful Father in Heaven and His Son ave kept me in the hollow of their hands. Family, relatives and friends have shown their love and exercised their faith on our behalf for the which I am humbled and grateful.

I will write another update when it is done. We hope to e back in Idaho on October 1st or 2nd.

 

[Equation]

thank you so much, popeye.

Here's an update:


Jeff Head Cancer Update: September 29, 2013

So, we've been gone for over two weeks from Emmett, ID. This has been my annual checkup for my Chordoma cancer down here in Houston, TX at MD Anderson. Week before last I had those checkups and they went extremely well. No sign of any new cancer around where my sacrum used to be and that is very good. As good a bone fusion to the bone from my right fibula that they used as a support down there as it can be. Very strong and lots of it. Also strong bone fusion all around the titanium they used for the support around my lower spine and into my hip bones...completely encasing it all in good strong, new bone.

After finishing, last week we visited up around Denton, staying with Brenda, my late brother Lee's wonderful wife, and visiting friends and relatives.

Now we are back in Houston to start my three radiation treatments this week. This has been expected and planned from the beginning. When they found the very large tumor in my sacrum, which had to come out, they also found three very small areas in my hip bones. They feel they can treat these and either kill them, or stop them. They wanted to wait until I was as completely recovered as possible from those very major and drastic surgeries from 3 1/2 years ago, and now is the time. They have not grown very much at all, and getting them now is for the best...so we will see how my body and I handle the radiation. It a procedure called stereo-tactic radiation and is really very advanced and sci-fi'ish, using 3-D models, multiple radiation beams, complex computer programming, a space age piece of machinery they pu me in, etc. It is similar to another radiation treatment called cyber-knife.

Anyhow, that's the update, and Gail, as always has been my hero in this, taking good care of me. A merciful Father in Heaven and His Son ave kept me in the hollow of their hands. Family, relatives and friends have shown their love and exercised their faith on our behalf for the which I am humbled and grateful.

I will write another update when it is done. We hope to e back in Idaho on October 1st or 2nd.

I'll pray for you Jeff. Stay strong buddy.

 

[Air Force Brat]

I'll pray for you Jeff. Stay strong buddy.

amen, we all love you brother, in fact I love all you guys, you're all like my own brothers, I've learned so much from you fine gentlemen, and our mods perform their thankless duties with a great deal more compassion than on less gentlemanly forums, and Jeff, our prayers and thoughts are directed your way brother, Godspeed on your journey home, don't want you to miss huntin season, bow season comes in here on Tuesday. brat

 

[mr.bean]

i wish you best of health jeff. have lots of rest and we all look forward to reading your posts here. take care my friend.

 

[bd popeye]

Gas is way down in price in my town, Cedar Rapids IA.

Unleaded plus a 10% ethanol blend is $2.97 a gallon. Regular unleaded is .10 cents a gallon higher and premium unleaded is .20 cents higher.

I think the highest price is about $3.09 a gallon.

 

[Equation]

I just got back from vacation in San Francisco the other day and boy whata a city! It is so beautiful out there in California.

I even took a try at driving down the most crooked road in the world (Lombard Street) and it wasn't too bad at all. I was more nervous waiting up hill towards Lombard St. because I have to both break and accelerate at the same time (with two feet on the pedals) in order to prevent from sliding back down hill.

Drove through the Golden Gate Bridge, but didn't get to visit Alcatraz Island because of the government shutdown.

Got to see the 49ers put a big whopping on my Texans.

Over all it was a great vacation. Glad to be back to comment on SDF.

 

[bd popeye]

Nice photos Equation!

My wife got one of those new fancy cell phones on Saturday that does everything but butter your bread.. so Big Daddy hadda go out and get him one. Being a senior I opted for this model..I got it at the "Verizon Cell Phone for Seniors store".

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I know some of you are not old enough to get this, but you can pass it on to some old person who
needs a laugh today!!!

Texting is a little hard to get the hang of..but it's all good!

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

Still can see the zero pops. But still pretty funny.

 

[Air Force Brat]

Nice photos Equation!

My wife got one of those new fancy cell phones on Saturday that does everything but butter your bread.. so Big Daddy hadda go out and get him one. Being a senior I opted for this model..I got it at the "Verizon Cell Phone for Seniors store".

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I know some of you are not old enough to get this, but you can pass it on to some old person who
needs a laugh today!!!

Texting is a little hard to get the hang of..but it's all good!

Love it Daddy-O, where do I sign up. brat

 

[SteelBird]

Nice photos Equation!

My wife got one of those new fancy cell phones on Saturday that does everything but butter your bread.. so Big Daddy hadda go out and get him one. Being a senior I opted for this model..I got it at the "Verizon Cell Phone for Seniors store".

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I know some of you are not old enough to get this, but you can pass it on to some old person who
needs a laugh today!!!

Texting is a little hard to get the hang of..but it's all good!

It would be fun if you have to dial in the classic way rather than pressing keys but I'm sure it's not. Just styling.