[Magdalen] Biopsy

[Jon Egger]

Prayers rising, Christopher.  One of my fellow deacons had stage 3 prostate
ca.  He was seeded with radiation and is now doing fine...for 8 years at
least.

Grace and peace,
brud

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 10:51 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ouch. None of us is getting any younger.
>
> However, look at it this way.
>
> If your test comes back okay, you had nothing to worry about.
>
> If it comes back, uh, not so okay, then it may still be easily treatable,
> and no worries.
>
> If it takes treatment, it may be cured, so no worries.
>
> If it does not respond well to treatment, it may take years to get bad, so
> no worries.
>
> If it gets bad, you may still eventually recover (or succumb to some other
> malady in the interim), so no worries.
>
> If you do, uh, not do so well, and pass away, you may go to heavenly bliss,
> so no worries.
>
> If you do not quite make it to heavenly bliss (entrance criteria are always
> subject to change without notice), you will be so busy shaking hands with
> all those old friends, you will not have time to worry.
>
> Be well SOON!
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > This afternoon I had a biopsy of my prostate. My urologist had felt an
> > unusual lump/bulge/whatever and thought it ought to be checked out. The
> > procedure was frankly quite unpleasant, but endurable. Now, however, I'm
> > faced with awaiting the (hopefully) good news in a week or so. If you are
> > so inclined your prayers for that sort of news would be most welcome. If
> > it's the other sort, I will definitely need more prayers in the long
> term.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
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> >
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