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Susan Dykstra

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John Shawcross
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Dear Donneans,

I dont know how many of you know this, but John Shawcross has been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, lungs, and tonsils.  He has had a very difficult two months: he was diagnosed at the time when he was moving from his house into a nice large apartment in a community which also has supportive care. Understandably the dual stress of the move and this sad diagnosis has been hard, but John has held up remarkably through it all. He has the support of family and dear friends who have been helping him through the practical complications of all of this as well as emotionally. He is in the middle of a program of daily radiation for 5 weeks and because of that had to have all his teeth pulled because of the effects of radiation on teeth. As a result he has lost a LOT of weight, despite the diet of Ensure through a feeding tube, and whatever soft foods and liquids he can digest. We dont know what the prognosis is, but John is John. He was proofing galleys of his most recent article in a forthcoming book after his first radiation treatment and was irascible as ever about the incompetent copyeditor. We are glad to see he still has his spirit, and he is handling all of this with his usual dignity.   

John is tired from all the treatments and weak from the weight-loss, so is limiting phone-calls to those closest to him. But he welcomes love and support through emails and especially cards. His email address is elea48@insightbb.com. His mailing address is The Lafayette Apt 318, 690 Mason-Headly Rd, Lexington KY 40504



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