<div dir="ltr"><p>It is good to know that the things are turning for the better. My heartfelt wishes to both of you.</p><p>S<br></p><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Patrick R. Michaud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pmichaud@pobox.com">pmichaud@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I've been somewhat remiss in making the PmWiki community aware<br>
of my personal situation in 2008, so I figure I should catch<br>
things up now.<br>
<br>
In early January 2008 after several weeks of not feeling well,<br>
my wife Paula went into the hospital and we learned that she has<br>
ovarian cancer. She immediately went for surgery to have<br>
the tumors removed, and since then she has been undergoing<br>
recovery, chemotherapy treatments, and otherwise been on<br>
disability leave from her work. Obviously this has meant that<br>
the bulk of my attention these months has been on taking care of<br>
her and the rest of our family, with my paid employment and<br>
other projects taking a somewhat distant second. As many of<br>
you have undoubtedly noticed, this also left me with substantially<br>
less time and energy for PmWiki.<br>
<br>
Today we have some excellent news to share -- as of this past<br>
week the CT scans and other tests show that Paula's cancer is<br>
in remission. This means we have no more chemotherapy treatments<br>
or medicines to deal with (big yay!), and from here on we simply<br>
go in for examinations every few months to watch for any<br>
recurrence (which is unfortunately quite common for ovarian<br>
cancer). We were hoping to be done with treatments in late spring,<br>
but complications with the chemotherapy mix caused things to take<br>
several months longer than planned. But we've finally arrived<br>
at the desired outcome, and of course we're both relieved and<br>
happy.<br>
<br>
So, now that treatments are done and the kids are back in school,<br>
I'm hoping and expecting that I'll start having time and energy<br>
for more active participation in PmWiki again. You'll have noticed<br>
that I've been monitoring the lists and commenting on issues<br>
from time to time as best I can -- that should continue to improve.<br>
<br>
Mostly I've been very grateful to see that the PmWiki community<br>
has continued to grow and prosper while I've been preoccupied,<br>
and my sincere thanks go to all of you who have continued to keep<br>
the community alive.<br>
<br>
And both Paula and I are grateful to all of you for your prayers,<br>
well wishes, and other forms of support over these many months.<br>
They have all been a huge help to us and lifted many weights<br>
from our shoulders. If anyone has any questions or wants to<br>
know more about our experience, please feel very free to ask.<br>
<br>
Thanks again to everyone,<br>
<br>
Pm<br>
<br>
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