[Dixielandjazz] Gene's Progress

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Listmates,

In an earlier e-mail, I alerted you to the fact that the leader of the 
Catsnjammers Jazz Band from Sacramento, has bone cancer.  He happens to have 
a twin brother who is going to donate stem cells for a transplant.

Below is the latest news from Gene's wife.

--Bob Ringwald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Springer and Gene Berthelsen" <catsnjam at sbcglobal.net>
 Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:14 PM
Subject: Gene's Progress


> Hi All, Please forgive the generic nature of this message.  We're going to 
> Stanford for our big adventure on Saturday morning, March 18th.  Heavy 
> chemo will start Sunday or Monday and continue until March 23rd when the 
> transplant will occur.  Then we'll wait for the stem cells to "do their 
> thing," for two or three weeks.  There's no date certain when we'll return 
> home, but it should be mid-April-ish. Gene's not allowed to have flowers. 
> Please send no e-mails as we will have no way to access them.  We'll be 
> staying at the Oakwood Apartments, 555 West Middlefield Road, Mountain 
> View, CA  94043. Don't know the room number yet.  We'll have a cell phone 
> with us: (916) 761-9630.  If Gene can't talk, I can always take a message 
> and relay your thoughts.  See you at the Jackson Fest on April 30th if not 
> before.  We're so looking forward to that!  Take care, and thank you all 
> so much for your prayers and good wishes.  The Catsnjammers roll on!! 
> Donna
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