Fw: Hi From Don

[Guest guest]

Hi crew I got this email from don grim.

jimmy

Hi From Don

> My name is Dan Grim - I'm Don Grim's brother. I am writing to you on

behalf

> of Don, who is dictating this correspondence to me, as he is currently

> unable to enter it himself.

>

I thought I would give you an update on what's been going on with me

> since I left the crew. First off, I had to leave the crew because I've

> gotten some serious medical problems that have left me feeling rotten, to

> the point where I can't use my PC for any length of time. It's gotten so

> bad that now I can only use it for about an hour or two in a week. My

> problem is that I have spinal tumours in the C1, C2, and C4 areas. I have

> seen a zillion different doctors - most of them have recommended by my

> fellow crewies, but so far, the most encouragement I have got was from Dr.

> Epstein in NYC, who said he could cut away part of my spine to make more

> space for the tumour to grow. He also said that it is very, very painful

> and that this is would more than likely buy me some more time until the

> tumour grew larger and started to do more damage to my spinal cord.

That's

> the best news I have had so far - can you believe that? So far, I've been

> going to doctors and getting different opinions for about a year now, so

it

> isn't like I'm rushing into any decisions, but it's coming close to time

> where I've got to do something, or I can wait and hope and pray that they

> come out with some new treatments. But these type of tumors, I've been

told

> by the neuruologists, that it's quite possible that they will be coming

out

> with a new radiosurgery that may help me, but I'm still waiting on word

> about that. Right now, the tumors have progressed to the point that my

> equilibrium is seriously screwed up, and I have weakness in my arms and

> legs, and I'm confined to a wheelchair, not to mention that at nights, I'

m

> getting 2-3 hours sleep at a time. These tumors aren't content to just

take

> up space in your body - they've got to screw up everything. I've been

> wondering how a lot of the other crewies are doing these days, but like

I've

> said, I don't have much time to spend at my computer. Have any of them

had

> any suggestions or insight into things they could have done for tumors of

my

> type? Maybe you could forward the information to me, if that isn't

> upsetting with them. You can gladly share all the information in this

email

> with whoever is interested on the crew, but tell them not to email me by

my

> personal email address. Right now, I'm doing my mail through my brother,

> and we only see each other once a week to do this, so to let you know

that,

> should you reply, that you wouldn't see email for about a week. I hope

all

> is well with you and hopefully, one day soon, I can find a doctor with

> enough talent to get these tumors out of me and I can go on living a

> painfree life. I hope all is well and that you take care of yourself -

let

> everybody on the crew that I miss talking to them. It was a great source

of

> information, but better yet, it was a great place to talk about things

with

> people who have been there and done that. I made a lot of friends there.

> Take care,

> Don

>

>

> Jimmy - please feel free to reply to this email address - thanks - Dan

Grim

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,I got a letter from Don Grim,He is " holding in there " ,but could really

" use some love " .I know it;s summer,and we are all busy enjoying it,but lets

not forget on of our own when the chips are down.I know hed love getting

afew letters from friends.

Me!!!Jimmy!!!

Hi from Don

> Hi Jimmy -

> Thanks for the jokes. I could really use something to laugh at these

days.

There have been quite a few people that I

> keep in touch with regularly that I haven't heard from in a while. I was

> beginning to think that maybe there was something screwy with my email > >

out. I'm not sure if I told you or not, that I would be going for an MRI on

> my head to see if there was anything that could be done with my spinal

> tumors, and unfortunately, the answer came back one big fat no. So now I

> don't have to worry to be going back and forth to the doctors anymore -

the

> only thing I can do is just sit back and wait for these tumors to grow,

> which will slowly take me away - hopefully, very slowly. I've been told

> that these tumors grow very slowly> > > , I'm not sure. I hope everything

is

> going well with you . Hope to hear from you soon.

> Your friend,

> Don

>

> Note from Dan: Don is in rapidly deteriorating shape - I want to thank

you

> for your notes and hope you continue to write, as he so looks forward to

> corresponding with his friends. Thanks and God Bless.

>