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Posted by Miss Joyce (Member # 584) on June 27, 2007, 05:11 PM:
We got a phone call from the doctor's office, we have news. Big News!! The official pathologist report has come in and Tim does not have cancer, but Valley Fever. A serious form, but treatable. He'll be on medication for a while and can not be taken with .... alcohol. But a time will come when he can officially celebrate and join in the festivities. With glorious news like this his mind is still heavy for his friend Bruce. I'm sure that everyone's prayers have helped and hope that the same prayers can find comfort for him.
A Very Happy Miss Joyce
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on June 27, 2007, 05:18 PM:
Great News!!
Glad to hear it!!!!!
Posted by Bill (Member # 49) on June 27, 2007, 05:29 PM:
What a relief I'm sure. Best wishes to both Tim and Bruce for a quick recovery.
Bill
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on June 27, 2007, 05:29 PM:
Thank you for the Great News.
Pm
Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on June 27, 2007, 05:35 PM:
What a great sigh of relief.
And Tim thought he just endured a sobering event... wait a couple weeks! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by JD (Member # 768) on June 27, 2007, 05:36 PM:
Fan-freakin-tastic!!!!!
Best news anyone could hope for, take it easy Tim, get well sooner than later.
Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on June 27, 2007, 05:44 PM:
Thank God. Thanks, God.
Krusty 
Posted by TA17Rem (Member # 794) on June 27, 2007, 05:44 PM:
Yes thats great news.. Miss Joyce you'll have to go to the store for Tim and get him a six pack of Dew so he can celabrate....
More prayers on the way for Bruce...
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 27, 2007, 06:30 PM:
All those prayers seemed to work.
Posted by Norm (Member # 240) on June 27, 2007, 06:32 PM:
Praise the Lord; Wonderful news.
Yes, we must continue to remember Bruce and Chris and their challenges..
Miss Joyce, thank you for taking the time to relay the message to us.
I am sure Tim is willing to give up the alcohol, cigars and other items to be able to breath deeply again.
Posted by Steve Craig (Member # 12) on June 27, 2007, 06:57 PM:
Tell Tim that both me and his buddy Bob Wendt said to just leave those cigs alone!
I will continue to pray, as Valley Fever is no little thing.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 27, 2007, 07:00 PM:
Saying that this is a giant weight off of both of your shoulder's would be an understatement.
Hope for a good outcome for your friend Bruce as well.
Posted by CrossJ (Member # 884) on June 27, 2007, 07:33 PM:
Amen
Posted by stevecriner (Member # 892) on June 27, 2007, 07:47 PM:
praise the lord, Miss.Joyce. And i said that so loud i woke baby Zoey up. Thats great news.
Posted by Lone Howl (Member # 29) on June 27, 2007, 08:15 PM:
Yeeeeehaw!
Valley Fever aint easy to cope with, but youll kick it Tim.
I live in the Central Valley in Kalifornia and I think we all have it, we just dont know it. This is the worst area for it apparently, I know a lot of people that have or have had it and they have pretty much all kicked it eventually.
Posted by bucksnort (Member # 202) on June 27, 2007, 08:26 PM:
Joyce......That is such great news! I was so concerned about Tim, as he has a lot living in front of him.
I do want to thank everybody for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers.
Now, I want to preach to ALL OF YOU! If you were to ask me today if I thought I had cancer, I would say no. I do not have any symptoms to go see a doctor. However, I have had acid reflex for 40 years. In October 2000, my esopagus starting closing off where I could not swallow anything but liquids. I had an Endoscopy (Throat Scope) and they were able to stretch the portion that was closing off. A couple of months ago, this very symptom appeared, and I put it off for about 6 weeks, thinking all they had to do was do another stretch job. Wrong! They found cancer.
Today, Chris and I met for over 4 hours with the Chemo Doctor and the Radiation Doctor. I have completed every test known to man; MRI, CT, Endoscopy, Eultra Sound, Pet Scan, CT needle byopsy, etc. By the way for all of you "wussies" out there, all of these tests are painless.
As of today, I am a stage 4 cancer patient........and I still don't show any personal signs of cancer.
My message to you, especially those 40 and older, go get a FULL Colonoscopy and an Endoscopy. Do a Google search for stomach cancer, and you will find it is treateable before any signs appear. The only way to do that is get the Endoscopy and Full Colonoscopy. If nothing else, do it for your family. Again, these are both absolutely painless to do.
Starting Monday, I will go through 8 weeks of Radiation and Chemo at the same time. They think they can clean this up, but only time will tell.
Take care people,
Bruce A. Kennedy
Posted by onecoyote (Member # 129) on June 27, 2007, 08:39 PM:
Bruce, you've always been one hell of a guy. Your from the heart buddy, always have been.
I have no other words.... expect I'm looking forward to seeing you at one of those campouts again.....If not that, maybe a BAR somewhere....God bless you my friend.
Posted by Okanagan (Member # 870) on June 27, 2007, 08:56 PM:
GREAT news on Tim! Thank you for telling us.
Will keep praying for Tim and have added Bruce.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 27, 2007, 09:02 PM:
Very welcome news, Miss Joyce!
Bruce, I wish you the best of luck with your therapy. A positive attitude will take you a long ways.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by Lonny (Member # 19) on June 27, 2007, 09:36 PM:
That is great news! I'm sure glad to hear that it wasn't cancer. Now, get this Valley Fever kicked Tim.
Bruce, I'll be praying for you with your battle over the next few months.
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 27, 2007, 09:38 PM:
That is wonderful news. Valley fever mold is an insidious lot. I'm glad Tim's is treatable with medication.
Bruce, I'm surprised at how many guys our age are fighting stomach cancer that I know. Prognosis is good for all of them. As tuff and tough as you are, you'll kick it. I'll keep you in my prayers also.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 27, 2007, 09:56 PM:
Bartender; Henry Weinhart Root Beers all around!!!!
Valley Fever is like the flu from Hell, but treatable.
Re. Bruce's post above; My father died of colon cancer. By the time the symptoms showed, he was terminal. Have a check-up. Get some tests done. Hell, it's the off season....we're not doing anything this time of year anyway. End of rant.
Posted by Andy L (Member # 642) on June 28, 2007, 04:28 AM:
Tim, thats great news!! Couldnt have gotten any better.
I dont know you Bruce, but I surely wish you the best. A good friend of mine beat colon cancer a couple years back. Hasnt had a problem since.
God Bless.
Posted by DAA (Member # 11) on June 28, 2007, 04:46 AM:
What a huge relief!!! Still thinking for you anyway Tim, as this Valley Fever doesn't sound pleasant in it's own right.
Thinking for you too Bruce. Just too much of this kind of stuff happening to too many good people right now.
- DAA
Posted by canine (Member # 687) on June 28, 2007, 07:47 AM:
Great news Tim and Joyce! Best wishes!
Bruce, Best wishes to you also. Be strong and positive.
JD
Posted by JoeF (Member # 228) on June 28, 2007, 01:33 PM:
Tim and Joyce, glad to hear that diagnosis. I'm not at all familiar with valley fever but I suspect that Tim is more than tough enough to ride that one down.
Bruce, your post is an eye opener for me. I'm a little past the age where "they" want to start poking and prodding a guy where a guy shouldn't oughta have to be poked and prodded..... I may have to rethink a policy or two here.
Best of luck to you during your upcoming treatments .
Posted by Melvin (Member # 634) on June 28, 2007, 04:07 PM:
Tim and joice,that is great news,to hear! I'm sure this had to take a big load off of everyones shoulders.
Bruce,I'm about to get my second round of endo-scopy's done.I also suffer from acid reflux and it's a real devil,3 pills a day and still bothers me..You got our prayers coming your way.
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on June 28, 2007, 07:03 PM:
I called Tim Sunday and spoke briefly with Joyce. I have to admit that my instincts weren't telling me good things here, and for once, I am absolutely thrilled to have been WRONG! This is great news.
On an aside, to Joe, those are good policies to change. Just remember that the only person ion the room who is a bit embarrassed is YOU, and you shouldn't be. Yours is only one of many pink winkies they see in the course of a day and when you've seen one, you've seen them all. Seriously, though, to them, and hopefully to any of us, this subject should be viewed from a clinical standpoint, rather than a purely personal one. "Embarrassing" is being given a few weeks to live from a condition that you would have easily survived had you addressed it when the problems first appeared. Waiting to see if things got better killed my mom, and my step mother.
Great news about Tim!!!
Posted by varmit hunter (Member # 37) on June 28, 2007, 08:31 PM:
Wow. I feel like someone just pulled a wet Buffalo hide of me. Miss Joyce I still have prayers going up for you and Tim.
Bruce, When I was 52 they gave me two years. I turned 62 yesterday. Got those prayers going for you to.
For all of you with acid reflux. Get a bottle of pure Emu oil. Take one tablespoon a night for one week. You will never have it again. I know what I am talking about here. IT WORKS.
Posted by Kelly Jackson (Member # 977) on June 28, 2007, 10:04 PM:
This great news. Thank you lord.
Bruce, I don't know you or Tim, but both of you are in my prayers.
Kelly
Posted by KevinKKaller (Member # 559) on June 29, 2007, 06:34 PM:
Tim and Bruce
I am sorry to hear you are both having helth problems
GET WELL SOON
Kevin
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