from myspace, posted oct. 30

update oct. 30

alrighty, finally got some good news for ya'lls! i'm scheduled to have surgery on tuesday morning to remove the tumor from my leg. i'll be on crutches for about two weeks after that, and when i'm healed up and healthy enough i'll start radiation therapy. not sure how long that will take or how intensive it will be. and the two (count 'em, two!) benefit shows going down in st. louis in december are coming together. stay tuned for updates on all that jazz.

now some not-so-good news. after surgery and treatment, i wont exactly be out of the woods. i still have a whole mess of pulmonary nodules on my lungs that are slowly but surely growing. my doctors will keep a close eye on their progress, and eventually down the line i will have to undergo some serious chemotherapy to treat them. i'll be talking to my doctors soon to see if a lung transplant is a viable option when the time comes. to put it blunty, it is incureable and i will have this for as long as i am alive. the prognosis is bleak, but i'm ready to (literaly) fight for my life. and believe me, all your love and support has helped more than words can say, so keep it coming!