[GeoStL] Re: Geocaching is on the Back Burner for now
- From: Susan Ring <susanmring@xxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:02:59 -0500
Bob,
So sorry you have to go through this. Just like everybody else has said, you
and your family will be in our thoughts.
Susan
On Jun 4, 2012, at 3:42 PM, Bob TheCacher wrote:
> Some of you know this already, some don't. 3 weeks ago I took my father to
> the hospital because he was feeling very ill. After a barrage of tests they
> found he had a urinary track infection. But what we didn't know is that he
> also had prostate cancer which spread into his bone marrow. A bone scan
> disclosed that it was spread throughout his body and turned his bones into
> being highly brittle. After a week in the hospital, we put him in St. Peters
> Manor nursing home where the thinks he's getting better. We haven't told him
> the severity of the situation - yet. While rotating him in bed they broke his
> right leg just below the hip which further complicates things as surgery is
> out of the question. (not their fault) Last Friday we bought the "pre-paid"
> funeral at Baue in St. Charles. My sister from Ohio and I are tag-teaming
> our time with him. It's now waiting for that inevitable phone call.
> Bob Pratt
> BBD1
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