Glad to be back in Jersey (hotel, house, live)

[njkate]

Had to make a quick trip out to Colorado!! My brother was having an endoscope & the doc perforated his esophagael...had to have emergency surgery...turns out he has cancer of the esophagael and because of the damage from the perforation the entire thing had to be removed, but they reconstructed one from his stomach.

He said instead of a hotel stay up at house in Bailey....oh lordy me..talk about the boonies...elk, deer, black foxes, black bear and those pesky sneaky mountain lions....so freakin quiet you can hear your heart beat..

Bro is on the mend with a long road to total recovery and I'm happily back in civilization in NJ

[nicolem]

Originally Posted by njkate

Had to make a quick trip out to Colorado!! My brother was having an endoscope & the doc perforated his esophagael...had to have emergency surgery...turns out he has cancer of the esophagael and because of the damage from the perforation the entire thing had to be removed, but they reconstructed one from his stomach.

He said instead of a hotel stay up at house in Bailey....oh lordy me..talk about the boonies...elk, deer, black foxes, black bear and those pesky sneaky mountain lions....so freakin quiet you can hear your heart beat..

Bro is on the mend with a long road to total recovery and I'm happily back in civilization in NJ

Glad to hear you are back. Sorry to hear about brother-I wish him a healthy recovery!

Nicolem

[EEEPNJ]

Originally Posted by njkate

Had to make a quick trip out to Colorado!! My brother was having an endoscope & the doc perforated his esophagael...had to have emergency surgery...turns out he has cancer of the esophagael and because of the damage from the perforation the entire thing had to be removed, but they reconstructed one from his stomach.

He said instead of a hotel stay up at house in Bailey....oh lordy me..talk about the boonies...elk, deer, black foxes, black bear and those pesky sneaky mountain lions....so freakin quiet you can hear your heart beat..

Bro is on the mend with a long road to total recovery and I'm happily back in civilization in NJ

Glad bro is doing well and welcome back! LOL

[tahiti]

kate - did they get the cancer? glad he's doing well, but how scary. i'm sorry he had to go through that. wb btw, and post your pix.

[wileynj]

Originally Posted by njkate

Had to make a quick trip out to Colorado!! My brother was having an endoscope & the doc perforated his esophagael...had to have emergency surgery...turns out he has cancer of the esophagael and because of the damage from the perforation the entire thing had to be removed, but they reconstructed one from his stomach.

He said instead of a hotel stay up at house in Bailey....oh lordy me..talk about the boonies...elk, deer, black foxes, black bear and those pesky sneaky mountain lions....so freakin quiet you can hear your heart beat..

Bro is on the mend with a long road to total recovery and I'm happily back in civilization in NJ

I was just thinkng about you this morning... missed you in the great thread Tahiti started with the pics ; ) Glad you are home and safe. I hope bro has a speedy recovery!

[mike0421]

This sounds like quite a sophisticated operation. I really hope he is doing well. What is his timetable for recovery?

Tahiti,
It was thought that when my dad had surgery they were able to 'get' his cancer, in his colon. A year later it came back and then it passed to his lung. You can probably figure the rest of the story. I have a cousin who lives in Denver who is an oncologist, and she will parrot a famous quote by George Carlin: "It's all guesswork in a white hat".

Well, to lighten it up, Kate, it seems like we will have missed each other by a smidge. I am boarding a plane a little later on today to Denver, and will be in Boulder for the rest of the week. I am actually going to be in Sedalia (kind of near Bailey) this evening for a few hours, visiting another cousin, then off to training tomorrow morning in Broomfield.

[Calico696]

Glad to hear your brother is on the road to recovery. Don't be too scared of all those wild animals....they don't eat much.

[Alex07860]

Welcome back Kate, we saved you some Pizza and some bagels. I hope your brother has a speedy recovery.

[CuCullin]

Best wishes for your brother's recovery, and welcome back to the best state in the country

[njkate]

Originally Posted by mike0421

This sounds like quite a sophisticated operation. I really hope he is doing well. What is his timetable for recovery?

Tahiti,
It was thought that when my dad had surgery they were able to 'get' his cancer, in his colon. A year later it came back and then it passed to his lung. You can probably figure the rest of the story. I have a cousin who lives in Denver who is an oncologist, and she will parrot a famous quote by George Carlin: "It's all guesswork in a white hat".

Well, to lighten it up, Kate, it seems like we will have missed each other by a smidge. I am boarding a plane a little later on today to Denver, and will be in Boulder for the rest of the week. I am actually going to be in Sedalia (kind of near Bailey) this evening for a few hours, visiting another cousin, then off to training tomorrow morning in Broomfield.

Hmmm, will you be driving on 285?? That road scares the hell out of me