[Oe List ...] Update on McGuires

[Isobel & Jim Bishop]

Hello Jann and Fred,
As those just catching up with your 70th;  "we celebrate your being, with 
Being itself in History..."
For Fred:  we send our loving wishes and prayers and energy of light and 
life, not to mention beautiful times of Watsu.
In peace,
Isobel Bishop in Sydney, on a real winter's day.
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Subject: [Oe List ...] Update on McGuires


> Dear Ones,
>
> It is a quiet Monday, two weeks past my 70th birthday, and I am finally
> calling a close that event, which was glorious despite Fred's illness. 
> Thanks to
> all who helped with the celebration(s)!
>
> Fred stayed in the hospital 5 days after developing blood clots in his 
> left
> leg.  He's now stabilized on blood thinner, and regaining strength day by 
> day.
> He hasn't been back on the chemo drug, but saw a young, beautiful,
> enthusiastic kidney specialist last week, who started him on Procrit to 
> build up his
> hemoglobin.  This doctor is such a breath of fresh air that just seeing 
> her did
> Fred a lot of good.  And having more red blood cells can't hurt!
>
> The tumor at the base of Fred's neck seems to have shrunk somewhat, so we
> have faith and hope that all your prayers and good thoughts and energy are 
> paying
> off.  While this type of cancer (metastatic papillary renal cell 
> carcinoma)
> isn't amenable to treatment, it is one that has been documented (3% to 4%, 
> from
> what I read) to spontaneously go into remission.  So building his strength 
> is
> our main strategy at this point.  That has been slow because of pulmonary
> problems, but the weight he has lost has helped with those problems.
>
> We have a wonderful local community of hands-on healers, we consulted a
> kinesiologist who gave good advice on nutrition, Fred has been getting in 
> the warm
> pool with me some mornings for Watsu (water shiatsu.)  Any other 
> suggestions?
>
> I've felt rather regretful about writing an e-mail saying that I was a
> "basket case."  That was written the morning after being in the emergency 
> room until
> 2:00 a.m.  Actually, I'm in pretty good shape, in my own humble opinion,
> thanks to your support and prayers.  As demanding as life is right now, 
> Fred's
> serenity and good humor continue to care for me, profoundly.
>
> We give thanks to the Source of All for each of you.
>
> Love and blessings,
> Jann
>
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