<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Johanna Wertz asked me to post this on the Drool for her:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">Ray has had a quick journey downhill..The docs discovered a new </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">growth in his kidney (same spot where they removed a growth just </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">3 months ago)..also his level of pain has increased dramatically. Several </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">months ago he could use 1 cane to get around, then he needed 2 canes, </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">he used a walker for a very short time, and now has contacted the VA </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">about getting a wheel-chair, He was unable to spend Thanksgiving with </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">me & Jake (our son)& wifes family. He also has lost 30+lbs in the last 3 </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">mths..this was unintentionally...he loves food, but he says he</div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">can't eat when he is in pain.</div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_541359884" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday</span></span> he goes to the VA for a CAT & PET scan to find out whats going </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">on with his joints & bones..so I am asking for lots of drool for him to get the </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">best diagnosis possible <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_541359885" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Monday</span></span>..I'm sorry for not being more cheerful </div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">during this holiday..</div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">Drool to all in need,</div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">JohannaMama to Odie</div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class="">Susie & Lucy atb</div></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><a href="mailto:johannamrstreez@cox.net" class="">johannamrstreez@cox.net</a></div></body></html>