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John,
You and Beatrice are in our thoughts. We wish you both strength in this period. Keep your faith!

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You've got a prayer partner here.

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I'm happy to say prayer's for both of you!

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just seen this will say a prayer for Beatrice and all your family Frankie


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Sorry to hear of your wife's health problems. I wish you both the best. Had cancer in my throat over 20 years ago and know that it's no picnic.

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My best to you and your wife, John. Get her healthy, and then come back and tell us all about it...


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Thanks everyone for all the kind thoughts and prayers. Keep up the good work. Her CT Scan showed no evidence of metastatic disease.This is truly a miracle after all these years.Thanks


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Awesome God!

Will keep holding you both up in prayer.


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John,

This is awesome. You know what y'all? God answers prayers, mann !! He really does so we give Him all the Honor, Glory, Majesty, and worship.

We thank God for this good report and we're gonna keep on praying for you and the family. I hear the Lord saying "ALL IS INDEED WELL"

BLESS HIS HOLY NAME !!


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John,

I am standing with you and Beatrice. With God all things are possible! You obviously have a lot of PG friends standing in faith with you right now. God bless you and Beatrice!

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Outstanding news, John. I hope it stays that way.


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God answers prayers, in a big way, John. I've lifted you and your wife as well. EXPECT miracles, and expect total healing, and then see it come to pass.

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Good deal John. I don't think most people understand the cancer until it starts driving nails into your skull. Once you've had it it lurks like a thief in the shadows. Is it back, what's that pain.

For me, going from a pea tumor you couldn't see to a huge lemon perched on my neck in 6 weeks was a shock.

Now I have my wife or daughter approve my computer/internet use. I too got a huge clean bill of health recently, however the medications for the side effects cause me either to be unable to talk (and even then my voice got messed up by radiation) but I just can't control myself. So I'm either unable to think and hoppped up or the pain takes over and I'm just unable to cope. There is no fine line it seems, but this morning I was ok to go for a walk and use the computer. My wife takes me to band, and I have little patience with it, the med I take for the peripheral neuropathy makes me stutter badly and sway, but I sway anyway and walk with a cane.

And probably like you every small problem seems to be a repeat and we all have (at least I do) friends who lost this battle and suddenly that sore throat, or swelling is the thing you dread...

My docs say the neuropathy will go away about 2 years after the treatment, so one more year. Yeh.


Oh well, carry on...


Like you I want to play. I always sang too, but now I can't talk and when I do I start to loose my voice.

Oh well, carry on...

I found out my dislike for music is that from 1900 hz to 2100 hz I hear different notes in each ear.

The are working to NOT boost those frequencies in my hearing aids, and I'm plugging one ear, and I've dampened all the upper strings on my piano that normally ring a bit when you hit the lower note, so that those jacked up frequencies I need to hear my wife and grandson's consonants don't mess up music.

Like you I want to play again, and I'm going to start a 'group' where John and sometimes the wife, brings lead sheets and backing tracks, and everyone jams. B flat transpositions E flat etc. The local legion hall has a big room they almost never use and I might start there. I have a trip to Europe to take first, global rail pass for 22 countries, eating bananas and drinking water, and watching the Alps go by...

Time for a nap. TC...


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John,
I'm just the husband & care giver however I hear and feel everything you are saying. Ask your wife. We've been dealing with this; as you say what's that bump, what's that pain,I have a head ache do you think it's in my brain?;for 20 years.
Keep up the battle. Look at it as a chronic illness that must be dealt with.You've been in my thoughts and prayers ever since you mentioned your issue.


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John,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Beatrice.
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Hi John,

Very Very welcome news.
I will pray for both your wife and yourself that you both have a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

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John,
I have put you and Beatrice on my church's prayer list and of course, on my personal prayer list. Pam and I believe God is The Healer...!

Ken & Pam Hicks


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Thanks everyone. I'm sitting in the waiting room now while she has a 2 hour treatment.


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John,

Just read this thread, first visit back here after a long while doing motorcycles rather than home recording.

I will add Beatrice and yourself to my prayers and am starting right now.

Nb. what a great group of praying friends PG have supplied. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow"...

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