February 27th 2011 3:12 am
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MY DEAR SWEET UNCLE SMITTY WAS DIAGNOSED EARLIER THIS MONTH WITH LUNG CANCER. HE IS MY MOMS BEST FRIEND, PAL AND MORE THAN HER DAD EVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT BEING. HE IS 81 , AND SUCH A JOY TO BE AROUND ( WELL MOST OF THE TIME ..LOL ) HE LOVES TO DO FOR EVERYONE ELSE AND LOVES TO MAKE FOLKS LAUGH AND FEEL GOOD AND IS A MASTER AT ANYTHING HE DOES AND CAN GIVE YOU TIPS AND TRICKS ON ANYTHING FROM COOKING TO CARPENTRY. HE HAS SUFFERED SO MUCH PAIN IN HIS LIFE TIME WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND 2 SPINAL FUSIONS AND TRULY TRIES TO NEVER COMPLAIN. MOM AND HE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TOGETHER FROM TRAVELING , BIKING, BOWLING, COUNTRY LINE DANCING, ANTIQUING, PAINTING, GARDENING, GOLFING, BEACHING , SHOPPING AND MORE UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF THE ARTHRITIS. HE IS MOMS FAVORITE GIRL FRIEND AND CONFIDANT ! LOL !! HIS CANCER SEEMS TO BE CONTAINED IN THE LEFT UPPER LOBE AND HE WILL BE HAVING THE LOBE REMOVED TOMORROW . PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY. THEY BIOPSIED A FEW LYMPH NODES LAST WEEK AND THEY CAME BACK CLEAR .. AND THEY WILL BIOPSY A FEW MORE TOMORROW JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CANCER HASN'T SPREAD OUTSIDE THE LUNG. IF EVERYTHING COMES BACK GOOD THAN NO NASTY CHEMO OR RADIATION.. JUST THE SURGERY ! HE WILL BE COMING BACK TO STAY A FEW DAYS WITH US AFTER SURGERY .. SO IF YOU DON'T SEE US QUITE AS MUCH , MY SECRETARY WILL BE BEING HIS NURSE . WE KNOW THE POWER OF THE PAW .. AND HAVE ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE .. BUT KEEP THOSE PRAYERS COMING ! WE WILL TRY TO POST AN UP DATE FROM THE SURGERY SOON AS WE CAN !

BUTTERCUP & MOMMA PAT