For anyone who may be monitoring my blog, you've discovered that it's been on hiatus in recent weeks. This blog entry makes its official: I'm on hiatus.
Many of you are aware, from what's been published in newspaper articles and other public outlets, I was diagnosed with cancer August, 2012....defeated/recovered from that cancer January, 2014....and surprisingly discovered in May, 2014 that a stage four cancer tumor had suddenly appeared in my pelvic region. It wasn't in any organ, but the tumor had attached itself around the tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder...forcing me to have "nephrostomy" drainage tubes installed to relieve the pressure to the kidneys.
My surgeon at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland today told me that surgery is not an option to remove the tumor. Chemotherapy and possibly eventually radiation for "palliative care" are the only known treatments for the time being.
So, I'm sure you'll understand why I may not have the energy to pursue this blog. I am still posting entries on Facebook for my Facebook friends.
Monte Muirhead
P.O. Box 3
Oakland, Oregon 97462
(541) 378-7413 / 459-5388
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