Gary:
I'm so sorry to hear of your family's loss. Being a cancer survivor
myself, it just tears me up to hear that people are still being taken
from us by a disease that can, in many cases, be fixed if detected early
and treated aggressively. Please, everybody, get checked out. If you
think screening tests might be uncomfortable or time-consuming, try
chemo.
Again, Gary, I am so sorry...
Tim
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:36 PM
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Get Checked
>
>
>I haven't been on much lately, and that is because for the past few
>months my grandfather has been battling colon cancer and I have been by
>his side with all the love and support I could give. But sadly, he
lost
>the battle last week. He was 76.
>
>But the tragedy of this is that colon cancer is almost 100% treatable
>when detected early. Unfortunately my grandfather was diagnosed after
>it was too late. And to see him go through the pain and suffering that
>the chemo and ultimately the cancer taking over, is something I would
>never wish upon anyone. And to know that an early detection could have
>changed this outcome only deepens my sorrow.
>
>I implore everyone to take a good look around themselves, take a good
>look at their lives and their families, and ask themselves if they
>could survive without you. Colon cancer affects everyone, especially
>men over 40. And it affects your fathers, your brothers, and your
whole
>family. Going into the doctors for a simple test pales in comparison
to
>the fate that my grandfather endured.
>
>My grandfather always believed that something good could come out of
>everything, even a tragedy. And if this message only brings in one
>person who catches the polyp early and gets the treatment that will
save
>their lives, then his loss would not be for nothing.
>
>You can visit http://www.ccalliance.org/ to get more information on
this
>treatable disease.
>
>
>Gary Hedlin
>98 Sport 3.9
>05 SLT 4.7
>www.garyhedlin.com
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