I'm a 5 week survivor! Had my prostate removed 5 weeks ago today, and I'm supposedly cancer-free now. A PSA in February will confirm that.
George Paul -----Original Message----- From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 4:09 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Thank you - not phono related I'm a three year survivor. How many more members of the club are out there?Curt > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:24:46 -0800 > From: lo...@oldcrank.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Thank you - not phono related > > Anthony, > > Congratulations and welcome to the survivor's club! I'm glad you decided to > stick around :) > > Regards, > Loran > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Anthony Sinclair <sa...@yoaa.com.au>wrote: > > > Greetings from the other side of the world, > > It has been some years since I posted here but rest assured that > > I do read pretty much all of the emails that come > > from Phono-l. For those who don't recognise my name I write a regular > > column called "Australia Calling" for In The Groove. > > Yes, I am Anthony Sinclair of Australia. For those who are not members of > > MAPS then this email will probably be meaningless > > to you so I will keep it short and to the point. > > > > Back 23/March 2007 I was diagnosed with cancer and given three weeks to > > live. As I try to keep a low profile (aside from > > teasing my American friends with scurrilous remarks in ITG) I told only a > > few people. Well, news leaked out and the number of > > emails, cards and phone calls that I received was not only staggering but > > very, very heart warming. The kind and generous > > support continued right through my - obviously successful - chemo and I > > can truly regard the international phono family > > as exactly that: a FAMILY. > > > > Well, today was my final visit to my cancer doctor as it is now over five > > years since my treatmentand, as I am still alive, I am > > statistically boring and likely to keep on living for a long time to come. > > Unless I upset too many of my American friends > > by calling a VV-IV 'cheap and nasty' again. > > > > On behalf of my wife and family I say THANK YOU to everyone. Your kind > > words, your prayers, your presence (even > > on the other side of the world) made a pretty tough time tolerable and, > > sometimes, fun. On my own behalf I say to anyone > > with cancer now and in thefuture remember this: cancer IS curable. More, > > much more research is to be done but don't forget that > > you must have faith and a very positive attitude. > > > > Anthony Sinclair > > AUSTRALIA CALLING > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org