wes witcher

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Last year at this time we were returning from Spring Break in Florida. It was at this time when I received the news of the passing of one of our PCa brothers, Wes Witcher (this is the post I wrote)

Today, I received the above from Sheri. It reminded my of both how fast time is passing and exactly how blessed I am.

To Sheri, Taylor and Haley may God’as grace continue to bless you all and may peace always be with you.

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.

Amen.

Happy blog-aversary!!

Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chef Roger, chemotherapy, David Emerson, FLHW, Kenny Chesney, PCa, ric masten, rick sadler, wes witcher -

February 2, 2005
The title, “Start of the end”.
How short sighted was I?
So many, many things have happened since then, I’ll try to communicate the highlights in the list below:
– Fear
– Acceptance
– The root of FLHW
– Disappointment in Houston
– Kenny Chesney, Boston concert, etc.
– Disc golf
– The beauty of Spring
– The continued importance of friends and prayer
– Reaching nadir so quickly
– Selecting an Oncologist
– The emotional ups and downs begin
– Anna Maria Island
– Sweden, the British Open
– The Lake
– The Kooks
– Holidays
– It’s not about me
– Birthdays
– The passing of Leona
– The passing of Ric, Rick, Wes, Aubrey, Chef Roger and other PCa brothers
– The power of Hope
– It is what it is
– Chemotherapy
– Friends from: New Zealand, Australia, Las Vegas, Tennessee, New York, Texas, Florida and more
– $100K for PCF
– Brad
– Mary
– the future….

Why I do this or IINAM, chapter?

Advanced Prostate Cancer, David Emerson, FLHW, wes witcher -

I was going through the photos from the golf tournament last night and thought I would use the one on the left. My plan was to post an entry about why I put so much into the annual event. Not to be repetative, but It is not about me (IINAM).
Yes, a cure in my lifetime would be ideal, but not realistic. I hold on to hope however. You see, I do this for the Wes Witchers of the world. Wes was a young father like myself who was also diagnosed with advanced PCa. Wes’ diagnosis was more agressive and we lost him earlier this year. I’ve never met his wife Sheri or his daughters but hope to do so later this month.
Sheri sent me the picture on the right yesterday. One of the daughters races sprint cars on tracks around central Missouri. As you can see, they made a little room on their car for ‘the cause’. I knew nothing about this until I got the photo, I was brought to tears.
And so, this is why I do this…..
[The pictures from the golf tournament are on your right]

Somber Easter News

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Having returned from Florida last night that last thing I expected in my inbox was news like this,
on Thursday we lost another PCa brother.

Wes Witcher, 46, of Marshall, MO lost his battle with PCa, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. His obituary is here:
http://www.campbell-lewis.com/sitemaker/sites/campbe0/obit.cgi?user=wes-witcher#

Wes found my blog and contacted me a number of times last year, he was pretty well advanced when initially diagnosed. It’s sad news to wake up to on Easter morning.

Damn this disease.