[Oe List ...] George Holcombe at Home Recovering from Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

[A.M. Noel via OE]

Dear Marilyn,

Just in case Joe has dentures kindly remove it. when you come back from
taking a vacation from your email.

A.M. Noel
206-321-6274

A.M. Noel

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Marilyn Crocker via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Dearest Wanda and George,
>
>
>
> It bites me in the butt when I take a vacation from my e-mail, which I
> did, intentionally for a few days, and so missed your important news.  Mea
> Culpa.
>
>
>
> Joe and I celebrate you, and your always “can do, and we will!” stance,
> living out of radical possibility. And we also celebrate your gifted health
> care givers, from your precious Sarai, the 21st century Florence
> Nightingale, to the specialists who conducted the surgery.
>
>
>
> From here on the Maine coast we are howling to the moon and bowing to the
> ocean (and praying to the Mystery that sustains both moon, ocean and all of
> us) for the continued health and strength of the amazing Holcombe family,
> whom we have loved for so many decades.
>
>
>
> Grace, peace and love,
>
>
>
> Marilyn and Joe
>
> *From:* OE [mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] *On Behalf Of *Wanda
> Holcombe via OE
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 17, 2017 6:05 PM
> *To:* OE Listserv
> *Subject:* [Oe List ...] George Holcombe at Home Recovering from
> Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
>
>
>
> The Holcombe Family invites you to celebrate George’s becoming part of the
> 1% .......whose Pancreatic Cancer was found early at stage 2 by our Asian
> Primary Care Doctor Sheila Shung who found it by requesting a CTC scan one
> day, an MRI the next day, and setting up an appointment the next day with
> surgeon, Dr Declan Fleming of Texas Oncology who performed the Laparoscopic
> Surgery to remove 1/2 of his Pancreas where the cancerous Tumor was located
> along with his Spleen, a few Lymph Nodes and blood vessels at the new Dell
> Seaton UT Medical Center Hospital in downtown Austin (new Medical School
> that opened in May) on Friday, September 8th, He received exceptional care
> from all the Hospital staff (and medical students too). Plus our day to day
> care from our wonderful daughter Sarai (our very own family Nurse). George
> is home now, and on a recovery plan for the next 2 to 3 months.
> ....encouraged by the good news the day he left the hospital this week that
> the biopsies taken confirmed the cancer had not spread to other parts of
> his body. The next steps will be to watch closely for signs of it
> returning, but no Chemo or radiation recommended. We were also able to be
> home in time to celebrate the life of our son Chris who died from stage 4
> Prostate Cancer two years ago on September 13, 2015.
>
> *Chris’ Memorial swing and tree with first year fall colors and growing
> tall and green by spring of year two.*
>
> *Chris’ Art piece - Memory Box “All is Good” by artist Glenda Adkinson,
> EI/ICA Austin colleague. Art piece “Let’s Celebrate” by artist May Lin,
> from Singapore.*
>
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