Chrystal Gail, your rooster really is a beauty and thank you for the offer of some feathers, but he needs his cape to impress the ladies and humble his rivals.
I'm afraid his whole cape would only last me a single day's tying session.
Tonopah Pati, I had soft-tissue Sarcoma. It's rare, a young person's cancer and not well studied. Unfortunately, we discovered it at a very late stage. I was told to immediately get my affairs in order. At the time of my diagnosis, there was just one other person here in Tucson being treated for it, but then suddenly a few others showed up and my oncologist started testing some new promising medications through the NIH. At one point I think there were 24 of us being treated, folks from all over the country were coming and staying in Tucson for treatment at the Cancer Center. At the time a big study had been released showing that the two main treatment methods (amputation) and surgery followed by the most severe chemo and radiation, really didn't work. I opted for the chemo (four months) and radiation (36 treatments at the highest dose) anyway. It seemed better to go down fighting than to give up. I really don't know how I ever survived the treatment. That was 10 years ago. Everyday I'm surprised I'm still alive. I don't know how long I have left, but I live as if the end is in sight. During my treatment I gained great strength from the stories of survivors. I hope you do too. Oh, it was the White Mountains here in AZ. We mostly stayed near Big Lake and Crescent Lake. That was when and where I re-discovered my childhood love of fishing. I really love it up there. In some places it reminds me of northern MI.
Nuclear Chickens, it must have been so hard to see your child go through that. I know that Rabdomyosarcoma is one of the particularly difficult types. Your son really is a tough guy.
Tonopah Pati, I had soft-tissue Sarcoma. It's rare, a young person's cancer and not well studied. Unfortunately, we discovered it at a very late stage. I was told to immediately get my affairs in order. At the time of my diagnosis, there was just one other person here in Tucson being treated for it, but then suddenly a few others showed up and my oncologist started testing some new promising medications through the NIH. At one point I think there were 24 of us being treated, folks from all over the country were coming and staying in Tucson for treatment at the Cancer Center. At the time a big study had been released showing that the two main treatment methods (amputation) and surgery followed by the most severe chemo and radiation, really didn't work. I opted for the chemo (four months) and radiation (36 treatments at the highest dose) anyway. It seemed better to go down fighting than to give up. I really don't know how I ever survived the treatment. That was 10 years ago. Everyday I'm surprised I'm still alive. I don't know how long I have left, but I live as if the end is in sight. During my treatment I gained great strength from the stories of survivors. I hope you do too. Oh, it was the White Mountains here in AZ. We mostly stayed near Big Lake and Crescent Lake. That was when and where I re-discovered my childhood love of fishing. I really love it up there. In some places it reminds me of northern MI.
Nuclear Chickens, it must have been so hard to see your child go through that. I know that Rabdomyosarcoma is one of the particularly difficult types. Your son really is a tough guy.
