On Nov 19, 5:47*pm, " wrote:
Cancer Report
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Thanks, guys.

I don't especially care for hanging out my personal laundry in
public but enough of you have expressed a sincere interest -- and
backed it up with action -- that it would be churlish of me to not
provide a public update of my condition.

Five months ago I thought I was going to die before Christmas. But
the more I read, the more I came to understand that the outcome of
this particular form of cancer -- a TREATABLE cancer -- depends
largely on the attitude of the victim. (Being diagnosed with Multiple
Myeloma impacted the income of many victims, especially if they drove
an airplane for a living.)

By pushing the physicians (and myself) it was possible to skew the
odds in my favor. But doing so would impact some projects I was
working on with a number of you, which is why I announced my
condition in a public posting. (You've got to admit, when it comes to
excuses "I've got cancer" out-does "The dog ate my home-work.")

This 'fight,' as some called it, attracted a lot of attention and
produced a lot of mail, which to answer individually would have been
impractical. Hence the public airing.

Another way for you to look at it is that YOU have had an influence in
the outcome. Think about that one for a minute. We are all hairy-
chested individuals here, Masters of the Sky, etc. But we have had an
influence on the outcome of a case of cancer. Which should cause you
to wonder what else you might influence by simply banding together.

-Bob