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Morning GeeBee,,,

I need to get hopping here. I have my prostate cancer support group tonight. Going to be a hard meeting. We are planning a trip to DC to publicize the FDA;s NOT approving one drug (Provenge) that will apparently help men w/advanced prostate cancer. There is now nothing on market & no help for these men with advanced cancer - nothing. The drug was downed by panel with several of men with conflict of interest financially . Politics shows it’s dirty face even in these life & death matters.

The down side of the meeting is that one of our youngest men (64) died last week. Peritonitis. He had advanced PC & already had chemo & radiation. Both do a bad number on the immune system & so cancer survivors are more prone to not be able to fight off other things (such as Paul’s situation). Also the former main facilitator & a VERY dear & close friend of mine is in very bad shape in ICU.. not sure he will make it this time. I spoke wtih his wife, also a long time, close friend & she is NOT optimistic.

We are a relatively small & close knit group, as are all cancer support groups. I was the spiritual/chaplain to the group before I took over a few months ago. Ideally one of the men would be doing this but the couple with ability do NOT have the health /strength to take over.

Keep me in your thoughts/prayers on this please?