[pure-silver] Re: Finally able to get back in the darkroom
- From: Charlie Thorsten <charlie_thorsten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:56:12 -0700 (PDT)
Congratulations on beating the cancer and returning to a (somewhat)
normal life. I'm sure the first return to the darkroom was a bit tiring, but
in general it's one of the most relaxing activities I do. I can work at my
own pace and be left alone. Congrats on getting back to the darkroom!
I'm sure the smell of fixer has its own medicinal qualities.
-Charlie
--- On Tue, 9/21/10, davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pure-silver] Finally able to get back in the darkroom
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 5:09 AM
This year I was going to go in a different direction, photographically. Sold
my studio lighting & backdrops, planned to do more location work , primarily
4x5. Had a couple projects in mind. Then, as usually happens with plans, the
whole thing got derailed.
I had my annual physical in late May, along with a routine chest x-ray. The
x-ray showed "something, but we're not sure what is is", which lled to a cat
scan, a pet scan, an MRI, more x-rays & finally surgery in late July. Turned
out to be stage 1b lung cancer. The surgeon removed the lower lobe of my right
lung and several lymph nodes. The cancer was still encapsulated, and the lymph
nodes were all clear. No evidence of cancer anywhere so all I need are follow
up x-rays every 4 months & an annual cat scan for a couple years.
So, I finally felt good enough to get back in the darkroom last week. TF-5
fixer arrived from the Formulary, so on Friday & mixed a gallon, along with a
gallon of Ansco 130. Then on Saturday I made a few contact sheets, just to get
back in the groove. It was a bit tiring & the area around the incision is
still pretty sore, but it sure felt good to be back in the darkroom.
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