Re: Church told to hang own fire panel

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

>> At this point it's down to abouit 30% which
>> isn't much worse than the general population.
>
> I am glad to hear things are looking up for you.
> Keep up the good work.

Thanks.  It's probably more about attitude than
anything else.  I'm no super hero.  When I got
the news it was scary.  I gave a lot of thought to
what I wanted to say to various loved ones and
things I want to do that I've not made time for
in the past, that sort of thing.

I also gave thought to what things I don't want
to waste time or energy doing.

Before my regular doctor confirmed it was cancer
I was pretty certain that was what I had just from
the way the other doctors beat around the bush
when they saw the scan.  I made up my mind to
fight it and that meant using everything available
to me.

I'm fortunate to have solid medical coverage here
in the US as well as in Brazil.  More important, I
have a very supportive wife and family who are
helping me every step of the way.

I got through the worst part.  The surgery was
awful -- tubes the size of small garden hoses in
my chest for six days (yetch!).  I was left with
two permanently broken ribs and 25% less
lung so I'm always out of breath.  But that was
nothing compared to chemo.  I wouldn't wish that
experience on anyone (not even Jim).

OK, so much for the bad part.  These days I'm
feeling much better -- not strong yet but getting
there.  I can walk much farther than I could
before and I'm hoping to get back to bicycling
soon.  Most important, the doctor says there's
no sign of cancer left.  It'll be another 4+ years
before I can be sure but supposedly I'm pretty
much in the clear.

I might live another 40 years just to annoy Jim.  :^)

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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