Rick checked into the hospital at 5:30 this morning, Monday, Feb. 6th to have surgery performed to remove a cancerous tumor from a major artery. This is a condition that Rick has been attending to for the better part of a year. He has tried alternative, holistic methods of treatment as well as new innovations in conventional medicine for his specific type of cancer. While some treatments have been more successful than others, none have completely halted the growth of the disease so far. The good news is that treatments have positively affected Rick's condition and he's done everything in his power to be in the best shape possible for today's surgery. Rick has also been thankful that he's had so many options to choose from in his battle. If you know Rick, you know he's a fighter and has been keeping himself physically and mentally strong and positive in preparation for this big day. In their due diligence, the doctors said some pretty scary things about the precarious nature of the tumor and the danger in operating. But it's their job to lay out worst case scenarios. Rick listened, weighed his options carefully and chose surgery with absolute conviction. What can we do to help? Well, more than anything else, Rick has requested that friends send him "funny stuff" as he recovers from this serious procedure (he's expected to be in the hospital for most of the week). I'll be posting here and on FaceBook regularly to keep you all in the loop. If I was ever in distress, danger, or need, I would feel incredibly fortunate to have the kinds of friends that Rick has in all of us!
Love,
Joe Moe
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