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(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
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