Although several years have passed since 3red7s made the news for one of her escapades, I knew it was inevitable that she would do it again!  It was late in the evening when I received a call from the authorities saying that they had detained her because she had hit something and that she had requested that they contact me.  I thought, "Guess I need to bail her out...Well, at least she didn't shoot anyone this time!"  I was pleased that she had used her one phone call to call me.  In a short while I was by her side and the authorities were just about through processing the paperwork after having taken her mug shot.  It turned out that she had hit a jackpot on a $5 Triple Diamond Slot Machine and had won $1800.00!

 

As you know, just before our Tahoe adventure, (which we are still laughing and talking about), I had a check-up where a lump in my neck was of concern to the doctor.  The plan was to take a round of antibiotics to see if it was just an infected salivary gland.  That is what I was doing at Tahoe.  To give you some idea of how our lives have been since Tahoe...........

 

        Wed...Oct 11th...Visit with family physician.....no change in node

        Fri..... Oct 13th...CATSCAN at local hospital

        Tue.....Oct  17th...Results back....inconclusive

        Wed...Oct  18th...Visit with ENT Doctor in Texarkana....recommended surgery on Mon...Oct 23rd to remove   
                  infected salivary gland

                  (We had planned on spending Friday and Saturday in Shreveport, but since the surgery was scheduled for
                  Monday, we stayed thru Sunday since Shreveport              much  closer to Texarkana than Mena)

        Fri, Sat, Sun...Oct 20,21, and 22........had a ball in Shreveport

        Mon....Oct 23.....Surgery...removed, not a salivary gland, but a lymph node..........tissue sent off for examination

        Wed..  Oct 25....Results back.....malignant squamous cell carcinoma.......recommended surgery to remove all of
                  the lymph nodes in that area.

        Fri.......Oct 27...Surgery....removed lymph nodes in neck......visual inspection good.....tissue sent off for
                  examination    ...awaiting results Tue...Oct 31 Halloween!

 

I feel good and do not have any pain....neck a little sore, but that's all.   I know you all have been praying for me and we are most thankful to have your love and support.

I will go back to work on Monday and we will go on with our lives......we have too many adventures planned with you guys to wimp out now.....and I have the knowledge that my buddies, Johnny, Jimmy, Billy Joe, and others have fought this battle and won.......I will too!

 

Thanks for the phone calls and the precious e-mails that I have enjoyed since getting back home...  You are all the greatest.   Of course, I will never forget the kind (and some not so kind) words that you honored me with at Tahoe...
I have never experienced anything like that in my life....needless to say, you made my day! 

 

Love to you all..............Robert and LaVern