Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 13, 2017 23:05:17 GMT -5
Damn Brother!! Hate to hear news like that! You do what you have to do Don and yes old goats never give up the good fight!!!
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 14, 2017 9:12:33 GMT -5
Damn Brother!! Hate to hear news like that! You do what you have to do Don and yes old goats never give up the good fight!!! Hey Mike, you just take care of yourself. Don't worry about me. Bob has known about this for about a year. When he comes to collect my stuff, I'll have him pack a box or 2 of choice material for you. He can pass it to you next time he gets up there. And now for cooooofffffeeee. As long as I can still drink my coffee, I'm still kicking. (Even if I do have to hold the cup with both hands).
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 14, 2017 9:17:40 GMT -5
Gotta have the coffee! My granddaughter has learned to use the little expresso maker and will sometimes make me a fancy smancy mocha latte triple shot. That'll wake you up.
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on Mar 14, 2017 9:56:42 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this Don. As you say it ain't over yet and I can tell there is a lot of fight left in you
Hang in there and enjoy each moment as you can
Charlie
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 14, 2017 11:08:39 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this Don. As you say it ain't over yet and I can tell there is a lot of fight left in you Hang in there and enjoy each moment as you can Charlie Gonna hang in there as long as I can Charlie. I have too much fun arguing politics with you liberals to hang it up anytime soon.
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bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on Mar 14, 2017 11:58:35 GMT -5
Dam! Not the news I wanted to wake up too. Hang in there man. Your a fighter.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 14, 2017 12:45:24 GMT -5
Crap. That's all I could think of to say at first Don - not good with words of encouragement other than fight that sh*t as long as you are drawing breath.
Two more things have come to mind since I started typing - first of all sincerely thanks for all your help during the funds drive for RTH. You were a rock star - no pun intended.
Secondly, never never never tell a group of rockhounds where an agate like that is going to be buried. Just sayin.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 14, 2017 14:02:54 GMT -5
Crap. That's all I could think of to say at first Don - not good with words of encouragement other than fight that sh*t as long as you are drawing breath. Two more things have come to mind since I started typing - first of all sincerely thanks for all your help during the funds drive for RTH. You were a rock star - no pun intended. Secondly, never never never tell a group of rockhounds where an agate like that is going to be buried. Just sayin. LOL Tommy. If they want to dig up that agate, There might be a little treat for them. I have a fifth of Jack Daniels that was given to me way back in 68 that might go in the box too. A buddy gave me the Jack, & we were supposed to drink it when I came home from Nam. He was killed in a car crash before I came home & the bottle was never opened.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 14, 2017 14:21:21 GMT -5
LOL Tommy. If they want to dig up that agate, There might be a little treat for them. I have a fifth of Jack Daniels that was given to me way back in 68 that might go in the box too. A buddy gave me the Jack, & we were supposed to drink it when I came home from Nam. He was killed in a car crash before I came home & the bottle was never opened. If I were facing what you are facing I would be sorely tempted to open it in his honor ... and drink the whole damn thing in one sitting
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Post by 1dave on Mar 14, 2017 14:39:48 GMT -5
All of the above Don! You are one of the good reasons to visit RTH as often as possible.
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bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on Mar 14, 2017 14:55:38 GMT -5
Dam! Not the news I wanted to wake up too. Hang in there man. Your a fighter. I have to show more respect than using a google image.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 14, 2017 14:59:19 GMT -5
Dam! Not the news I wanted to wake up too. Hang in there man. Your a fighter. I have to show more respect than using a google image. Dude, that was so awesome!!!
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juzwuz
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Post by juzwuz on Mar 14, 2017 15:00:36 GMT -5
Don, I just wanted to let you know I really appreciated all the help you gave me over the years; especially with my sphere machine construction. Justin
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 14, 2017 15:53:08 GMT -5
Don,
I'm very sorry to learn of this news. My wife Debbie and I will be praying for you!
Debbie was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer which is a very aggressive fast spreading form. By the time she was diagnosed she was already stage 4 and it had spread to limp nodes in her lungs, bones in her: arm, hip and spine. The tumor in her breast was 15 centimeters long and the biopsy tested triple negative, which meant that none of the normal receptor-targeting type treatments would work for her's. The doctor did not recommend surgery but did begin an aggressive chemo regiment.
That was over nine years ago. During these last nine years Debbie's had a repetitive cycle of chemo treatments for two weeks in a row and then one week off with the exception of only three times which she has taken one month off without treatments to give her body a break. Her last three PET scans have shown no signs of cancer anywhere in her body. But because of the type of cancer she had, which tends to have a lot of free-floating cancer cells, they plan to keep her on chemo.
An yet despite being on chemo for so long, Debbie's blood lab work is better than most people's her age who've never even been seriously ill. Her success even helped inspire the wife of a friend with colon and intestinal cancer who had given up to go back on treatments herself and she's still with us too. So stay positive my friend! And just keep doing what you love and keep enjoying those who you love!
Larry C.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 14, 2017 16:45:05 GMT -5
Gotta keep busy around here. My latest vintage piece to restore. Texas Rocks automatic gem drill. Probably from the 70's.
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Post by Peruano on Mar 14, 2017 16:57:08 GMT -5
You appear to be mustering on with both dignity and determination. Those two will see you a long way down the road. You have many here who will keep you in our thoughts with expectations to hear from you when its convenient.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 14, 2017 17:01:14 GMT -5
Don, I'm very sorry to learn of this news. My wife Debbie and I will be praying for you! Debbie was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer which is a very aggressive fast spreading form. By the time she was diagnosed she was already stage 4 and it had spread to limp nodes in her lungs, bones in her: arm, hip and spine. The tumor in her breast was 15 centimeters long and the biopsy tested triple negative, which meant that none of the normal receptor-targeting type treatments would work for her's. The doctor did not recommend surgery but did begin an aggressive chemo regiment. That was over nine years ago. During these last nine years Debbie's had a repetitive cycle of chemo treatments for two weeks in a row and then one week off with the exception of only three times which she has taken one month off without treatments to give her body a break. Her last three PET scans have shown no signs of cancer anywhere in her body. But because of the type of cancer she had, which tends to have a lot of free-floating cancer cells, they plan to keep her on chemo. An yet despite being on chemo for so long, Debbie's blood lab work is better than most people's her age who've never even been seriously ill. Her success even helped inspire the wife of a friend with colon and intestinal cancer who had given up to go back on treatments herself and she's still with us too. So stay positive my friend! And just keep doing what you love and keep enjoying those who you love! Larry C. I got chills reading that. You and your wife are truly blessed, I can feel that. What a terrific story.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 14, 2017 17:02:43 GMT -5
Gotta keep busy around here. My latest vintage piece to restore. Texas Rocks automatic gem drill. Probably from the 70's. Very cool. But, what is it, just a drill? Or, is it different?
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Post by drocknut on Mar 14, 2017 17:17:16 GMT -5
Damn it! Hate to hear that Don. I don't really know what to say. This is a shocker. You are such a great rock guy and a great friend to a lot of people on here including me (even though we've never met in person). You are the reason I was considering visiting South Dakota but it's still too cold up there to come right now. Hang in there and keep fighting! Prayers and hugs
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 14, 2017 17:25:08 GMT -5
Gotta keep busy around here. My latest vintage piece to restore. Texas Rocks automatic gem drill. Probably from the 70's. Very cool. But, what is it, just a drill? Or, is it different? This one uses a cam action to automatically feed the drill bit into the piece to be drilled. It raises the bit to clean the hole, then drops back down to cut.
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