I am sorry to hear about your illness. I really believe if you keep the spirit and make up your mind to beating this, you will. My prayers and thoughts are with you, but you sound like you have won already. Good luck. Maryanne Shannon ---------- > From: Humphries <humphri@northrim.net> > To: FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FIANNA-L] Stackpole Book. > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 9:53 AM > > To Rob Forrest: I imagine if you look at submitter for the ANC-file > datat, you will find Georgene Humphries. That's me. I have the old book > (with pictures <:-) from which I took this info. My summer will be > hectic: See message below: I'm not sure how this will effest my > correspondence. > > To all my good friends out there, have a happy summer. I've had bad > news. My pre cancerous throat has finally given up. Push has come to > shove. They will remove my esophagus before the middle of July. Not a > very happy prospect. It will supposedly remove the cancer. Side affects > (living without an esophagus) are not too happy to contemplate. > > I'm going to enjoy our family get together over the fourth. It is always > nice to have family together. I imagine spirits will be dampened > somewhat as I have to share my news with all. I've been promised in a > blessing that "My life would be spared to fill my full measure in > creation". I've had 10 years reprieve since first diagnosed. I certainly > can't complain. The Lord has given me an extra 10 wonderful years. I > have faith that I have a measure to accomplish, especially in getting > the family history together. I will be content as tht measure is > accompished. Until then I am folded in the Lord's arms as he carries me > thru this present situation. :) I can not tell you how comforting it is > to know the Lord is carrying one along. The old Body may be infirmed but > the spirit is still able to "Soar and Fly". Cheers to all Georgene > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > Fianna Mailing list maintainer: schmidtm@3-cities.com > Home of the Fianna: http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only! > > >