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[j-bird]

I appreciate all the well wishes..... She is doing really well and we have our last 5 radiation treatments this week. Then, if all goes well......we wait. Hopefully we wait for a long time, but it's anybody's guess. The type of cancer she has, there is no such thig as "full remission".

As for the grandchild......he is gonna be spoiled rotten! My kids ask "where did this person come from" when I have him....because it is VERY different being a papaw....vs being a dad.

 

[j-bird]

Sending well wishes to you and your family. Congrats on the kids getting through college & on the grandkid. Enjoy!

I went down the rabbit hole reading back through your posts, it is an amazing land tour, a real trove of information and a pleasure to read. I actually went all the way back to 2016 and started reading from the beginning. Great stuff. Unfortunately some of the earlier photos are no longer available but there's a wealth of knowledge here. Thanks for sharing J-Bird

Thank you! Having a land tour type of post is wonderful to not only share your own struggles and success, but even to simply document things. I never remember what species of apple I planted or what year it was planted or the like..... As I get older it all just runs together. Sometimes its also good to look back and to see how far we have come.....either with our habitat work, our hunting or even in my case, sharing it all with my kids. The late 90's at times seem not that long ago, yet sometimes they feel like a lifetime away.

 

[Foggy47]

Thank you! Having a land tour type of post is wonderful to not only share your own struggles and success, but even to simply document things. I never remember what species of apple I planted or what year it was planted or the like..... As I get older it all just runs together. Sometimes its also good to look back and to see how far we have come.....either with our habitat work, our hunting or even in my case, sharing it all with my kids. The late 90's at times seem not that long ago, yet sometimes they feel like a lifetime away.

I do some of the same thing J-bird. I sometimes just want to remember what I planted or how I accomplished something so that I can remember back in the time to come.....or have a list of tasks that can be seen by my family at some point in time. Cataloging your accomplishments is fun to look back on.

 

[j-bird]

Wanted to touch base here.....and provide an update. Pam passed on the 23rd. She passed at home with her friends and family at her side.

I was hoping to be more active here, but things obviously got worse. When radiation was over the Doctors where very impressed at how well the response was. It wasn't gone, but it had shrunk and was not active (which was all we could hope for with this type of cancer). We started to notice the symptoms again and then in early September follow up tests had shown that not only was it back, but we really pissed it off! It had spread into her spinal cord, and as such, there was nothing more that could be done. We knew we was fighting for time, but we wasn't expecting to be out of options from a treatment perspective. At that time we was told we had "weeks". We wasn't sure if she would see October at that point in time.

Hospice care is a tough row to hoe. I had friends and family and Hospice themselves (who are wonderful people) helping at every turn. I am lost without her and I know she didn't want to go....but I also know she is beyond the pain. We are better people because of her, and we will carry her always in our hearts. Thru all of this, I saw the strength of friends and family. I saw my kids and I pull together and step up in ways I am not sure any of us knew we could. I saw kindness in strangers. I saw that "family" doesn't mean you are an actual relative.

Most of all......I saw how she touched the lives of so many people in a positive way.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

So sorry to hear that.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

Prayers & condolences J

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[BobinCt]

Sorry for your loss. It’s a devastating thing to go through and every person here knows someone is has affected . God bless her, your family and friends. Stay positive and keep the memories .

 

[JORDY]

So sorry to hear about your bride J.
Prayers my friend

 

[BenA]

I can't imagine. I'm so sorry.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Man that is a tough thing to have to deal with. May her memory last for eternity in your hearts and minds.

 

[Bill]

So very sorry to hear this J-bird. Prayers for you and your family.

 

[Native Hunter]

This is such sad news. You and your family will be in my prayers.

 

[cbw]

So sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine. Just prayed for you and your family.


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[hillrunner]

My condolences sir.

 

[Catscratch]

Prayers, and very sorry to hear that it turned out this way. If you ever need anything let me know.

 

[Mortenson]

I'm very sorry for your loss, J-bird.

 

[TreeDaddy]

May God bless you and your family

bill

 

[Buckhunter10]

I am so sorry to read this and I am praying for you and your family.

 

[g squared 23]

Blessed to have such a great wife, cursed to lose her too soon. I’m terribly sorry for your loss.


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