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News from North Fair Oaks
Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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Jane and I had a wonderful trip to Philadelphia. The ABTA convention
went well, and it's always fun to play in the Summer NABC. The second
week of the Summer nationals includes the Youth NABC, and many of the
junior players come early to spend the week playing in the open games.
Unfortunately I had to return Tuesday evening to spend my Wednesday at
Kaiser getting my first treatment for lung cancer.
I'll never know what caused it, and I was never a smoker. Since my
pneumonia last year, we've been watching for it to clear up and it never
did. A biopsy confirmed it, and we started on a plan.
It's a non-small cell adenocarcinoma, and they got all the genetic
markers they could for tailoring the chemo and immunotherapy. It's a
common variety, and the PET scan gave no signs that it's spread to any
lymph nodes so far.
I have three days of combined chemo/immuno therapy, each separated by
three weeks of down time. The only side effect I've experienced so far
is a bit of fatigue, and all the literature encourages me to get
exercise and stay active during this period.
(There is the fact that my white cell and platelets counts will be
depressed during this period. I'd very much like to urge you to stay
home from the bridge club if you are not feeling well! I will be wearing
a mask when I'm working, and I appreciate your understanding!)
After that, I get a lobotomy! By that I mean they'll take out the lowest
lobe of my right lung. 🙂 That will require a few weeks of recovery.
It's going to be an interesting adventure. The tech they have now is
amazing. The expectation is that the treatment and surgery will be
"curative."
In the meantime, I'm very lucky to have Zachary, Lisa, and Susan to help
cover games and classes. Lisa and I will be covering for Zachary over
the next couple of weeks while he visits his dad who's going through
something very similar.
Classes Next Week
For all of our courses, you're welcome to join a single class for $25.
It's a great way to get a good bite of a subject without a six-week
commitment.
We have two courses in progress: /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ on
Wednesday evenings, and /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ on
Thursday evening. Here are the sessions for next week, August 6-7:
This week's classes:
* Wedesday 7:00 PM, "Practice Hands" /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/
* Thursday 7:00 PM, "Slam Bidding and Blackwood" /Bridge Basics 3 -
Popular Conventions/
Join us *every Saturday morning* for a free workshop at 9:30, whether
you stay for the game or not! We'll study a hand from Eddie Kantar's
/Thinking Bridge/ series. Each hand has interesting bidding, play, and
defense to learn from.
Coming up ...
Last chance to qualify for the North American Pairs District Final will
be all of our Open Pairs games Monday-Saturday, August 25-30.
PCC Extension has published their fall catalog, including "Bridge
Introduction" on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 PM starting October 8.
This is our first time to offer Bridge Introduction during daylight
hours! Get out the word for a big turnout.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa
