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Dispatches from Richard Boylan
Open Letter in response to cancer-survivor experiencer's letter of support
From: "Richard J. Boylan, Ph.D."
Subject: Open Letter in response to cancer-survivor experiencer's letter of support
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 20:55:54 -0700
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Michael Wolf
To: drboylan@jps.net <drboylan@jps.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Dr Wolf's Illness
[An Open Letter in response to a cancer-survivor experiencer's letter of =
support to Dr. Michael Wolf. - RB]
>Please thank Kathy for her encouraging words, but please tell her that=20
>although my colon CA is in remission, and has been so for sometime now, =
I=20
>also suffer from Chronic Intractable (SEVERE) Pain Syndrome due to =
Ankylosing=20
>spondylitis, a degenerative disc disease and damaged nerve roots =
producing=20
>muscle spasms, and osteoarthritis with spurring, also rubbing against =
nerve=20
>roots (already quite damaged) to the both upper and lower spine, This =
is=20
>constant pain every minute of every day. I also have heart trouble, =
high=20
>triglicerides, diabetes, and the attending physicians are amazed that I =
yet=20
>live. I don't mean to say I am totally helpless, but my eyes are =
suffering=20
>(often making typos), i.e. diabetic degeneration, and I am only =
mentioning=20
>SOME of the degenerative problems with which I must cope, and still try =
to=20
>make a contribution. Please pass this on to this wonderful survivor, =
and tell=20
>her I pray for her continued success. As all royalties from my book go =
to=20
>"The Daniel Wolf Memorial Foundation for Children," I am not =
financially able=20
>to explore all methods (Alternate) for the multiple physical problems I =
must=20
>endure. BUT I HAVE HOPE, and I have never LOST it. Please put this on =
the=20
>TRUTH list, so that people can understand it isn't only CA with which =
I must=20
>deal, and doing something for myself re: these pathological problems =
takes a=20
>good deal of my time away from that which I could do, if it were simply =
Cancer.=20
Thank you, Rich. Please, please post this so that people might =
understand better the BIG picture here.=20
>With friendship, and deep respect,
>Michael Wolf.
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