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[ST] Little update
- Subject: [ST] Little update
- From: "James Goldston" <jgoldston@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:55:50 -0500
Oops, I forgot to include my favorite ST mailing list.
James
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Goldston [mailto:jgoldston@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:42 AM
> To: KnoxvilleRATs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; twvmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Little update
>
>
> Greets Everyone,
>
> Looks like the "scofflaw's" wings are being cut. God has found a
> way to help me ride at sane speeds. I'm not sure how much riding
> I will be able to do this year, as I expect to not feel too well soon.
>
> I need to give you all a little update on me and make a small
> request. For over 4 years now I have been battling bladder
> cancer. I've had more catheters and surgeries than you can shake
> a stick at, including lots of intravascular (pump it right into
> the bladder) chemo and immunotherapy treatments. My bladder has
> been doing pretty well through it all, but now things have gotten
> a little more complicated (to us, but certainly not to God).
>
> The cancer has now spread to the lymph nodes and abdominal cavity
> and there is no going back. Due to recent developments, my wife
> and I have spent a good amount of time at Vanderbilt getting 2nd
> opinions, surgery, and various other kinds of yucky things. The
> Vanderbilt people are wonderful, caring folks. They have
> confirmed that my local urologist has been doing all the right things.
>
> Friday, I begin intravenous (pump it into the veins) chemo. I
> will be taking 4 cycles, with each cycle lasting 3 weeks. After
> that, we regroup and see if we can do anything else. Surgery and
> radiation are out of the question as the primary site (remember,
> the bladder is pretty clear) is unknown. Even if we knew the
> primary site, it is too late to do much. The chemo will prolong
> my life but it will not save it. I will get CT-scanned every two
> cycles, and we will stop chemo if it appears it is not helping.
>
> Though the cure rate is zero, God can cure me while I sit here at
> work typing this email. He can also cure me while going through
> chemo. However, even though I am praying for a cure and longer
> life, we must live as though neither will come. God is my
> Redeemer and my King. I owe everything I am and have to Him. He
> has helped me to be one of the happiest men alive. I have the
> best wife in the world a man could have, we're head over heels in
> love with each other (and have been over two decades), my
> children are wonderful, ... Our joy does not depend only on
> present circumstances. Though we don't know what tomorrow holds,
> we do know the One Who holds our hands.
>
> Sorry to go on so, but, as I said earlier, I have a small
> request. For those of you who have an intimate relationship with
> the One Who Created All That Is, I would ask that you intercede
> for my family and I. For those who don't have the foggiest idea
> what I mean, if you would like I would very much love to humbly
> tell you The Old, Old Story of what my Savior means to me.
>
> No, I don't know how long I have. It's somewhere between 6
> months and 5 years. The doctors are very hesitant to say, and
> that's about as far down as I can nail them. I expect we will
> know more after we go through this series of chemo.
>
> Folks, I don't know if all of you love riding as much as I, but I
> imagine some of you do. It has been a real thrill getting back
> into biking after a 17-year hiatus. I have also really, really
> enjoyed being with you guys at the Tea Room and the KRATS. All
> of you have made me feel right at home. I love Butch's opening
> of the meeting every month with the TWVMC mantra and get a real
> kick out of all of it. Shoot, I enjoy just about everything life
> has to offer. It's all great fun, and, like all of you, I have a
> lifetime left. Until we meet again...
>
> May you all have a most blessed and wonderful day and week,
> Yours truly,
> James
> '02 red Sprint ST (with white splotches)
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