Love on Ottomatic

Long Strange Trip…

 

Hello everyone; as Lee said below, we’re long overdue for an update here…and I have a LOT to share.  It’s been weeks since my last posting and since then I’ve traveled over 9,000 miles in search of some real answers to my serious questions.  It’s really unbelievable how much conflicting information is available and how many differing opinions there are from “The Experts” on the right course of action.  I’m relieved to say that this journey was in the end very productive and I now feel the most hopeful and clear about my direction on this journey to complete healing…Give Thanks!

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~Merry Christmas 2007~ 

Merry Christmas everyone, Give Thanks!  It’s so Beautiful here in San Francisco today that it hardly seems like Christmas.  This is just a very brief note to say THANK YOU to everyone out there continually sending us Support, Love and Encouragement!  It’s much appreciated and it’s making a HUGE difference for me and absolutely accelerating my healing process.  Since Thanksgiving I’ve traveled over 9,000 miles tracking down some much needed answers…along the way we had to kiss a couple frogs; but in the end we’ve found what’s beginning to feel like a complete and authentic path to my full recovery!  Give Thanks!  I’ve been working on a posting to bring everyone up to speed on what’s been happening, which has been a LOT, expect to see it in the next couple days. 

 

Today, I just want to send all of My Love to You!  My Friends, My Family, My Community!  I’ve learned SO much in the past three months; but most significantly I’ve learned the true meaning of Love and Community.  When my Pain and this Diagnosis put each and every one of you into ACTION, you showed me the power of Community in motion, Give Thanks!  Your deeds, words and actions are giving me LIFE and I thank you for that, every one of you.  My hope for YOU today is that you are around the people that you Love the most and that you take a moment to pause and Give Thanks for the magic and beauty of Life that surrounds us.

 

Much Love and Happy Holidays!

Ops~

Sorry for not posting in a while.  Expect something from Otto as soon as the vicodin wears off. 

Otto went in for surgery today to have a small piece a tumor from his liver removed.  Although he didn’t heed my suggestion of having a zipper put in to make future surgeries easier, he was in an out by noon today and is recovering at his sister’s house in southern Cali.

The plan is to use the cells to grow in a lab and see how they react to specific chemo treatments.  This is called Functional Tumor Cell Profiling.  This will allow Otto to refrain from injecting a ton of chemicals into his body that are toxic but may not be toxic to the cancer. More info on this treatment option.

Your thoughts and prayers are felt deeply and contribute to his healing.  Please keep them coming.

I have a few cases of Otto wine left from the Holiday Soiree, Please let me know if you would like some.  Big Thanks to the Angels of Bass, all of the designers and artist and Mike G for making it a great event!

Much Love,

Lee