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Posted 2/8/2008 3:02 PM (GMT -5)
As many of you know, Les went to MD Anderson in Houston for testing and re-evaluation by his doctors there. I know you've been waiting to hear word on his results as I was. He can’t post at the moment and gave me permission to give this update.

This is from an email Les sent this morning:

“Some of the nodules have gotten a little larger and my PSA, which has been <0.1 (undetectable) for three years, is now 0.5. I'm to go back to Houston in four months.”

The nodules he speaks of are in his lungs. Les is back on 4 month Lupron shots. His T level is currently 12, down from 23 in August.

Les went out there with a new attitude and a hopeful heart...this is a huge blow, so understandably, he & his wife need time to digest this and regroup.

As always he has our support and love and he does know this.

Susan
Posted 2/8/2008 3:28 PM (GMT -5)
You are a good friend Susan. Thanks for letting us know.

Swim
Posted 2/8/2008 3:35 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you Susan,
Yes I have been watching very closely. He has made strides here and I hope he and Carol, continue this fight with his great new attitude. I will continue my prayers, and hope he responds well to his treatments. God Bless you, Les...We are very much behind you, friend.

Tony
Posted 2/8/2008 7:06 PM (GMT -5)

Thank you Susan, Swim, and Tony.
(Three warm posts from my three unilaterally adopted children....)

Thanks for the opportunity to once again focus our love on Les and Carol!
Especially at times like these, may they never have to look for it!

CCedar!

Posted 2/8/2008 7:47 PM (GMT -5)
myman and the group.  We are thinking and praying for Les everyday and hope this will be better for him.  Thinking of you  Les.

Mika

Posted 2/9/2008 9:50 AM (GMT -5)
Susan, you are such a true treasure - and friend. We'll keep Les and Carol near to our hearts.
Posted 2/9/2008 10:20 AM (GMT -5)
Myman; thanks for letting us know of Les' update. He and his wife are in my prayers. He is a strong fighter and i know that he will continue to fight and drive this beast back. Stay positive Gordy and keep fighting. God bless you and your wife. lifeline
Posted 2/9/2008 2:05 PM (GMT -5)

Susan,

You are an angle sent to earth. We are all praying for Les. He is a fighter and he will win this battle. I thank you for your love and and caring spirit. You are doing what we all should. Keep it up, girl. You have the true WAR EAGLE spirit.

Spread the love and may God bless,

Walt

Posted 2/10/2008 7:32 PM (GMT -5)
Dear Gordy & Carol,     You’ve touched our lives ~ and we continue to reach out…              in our own special ways…          Touch a life ~ with a Hug We surround you with strength… as you keep moving forward with all of us beside you!         You are tucked close to our hearts…. and I know you feel the warmth. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb179/mamabluebird1955/BluebirdStayClose.jpg In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy xoxo
Posted 2/10/2008 9:48 PM (GMT -5)
Susan,
You are indeed a great friend! Les is a mainstay on this site, and I know everyone here is pulling for him (and Carol). He is another example of how unfair this D@#$ disease is. Nobody deserves some good news more than our "Gordy." We'll continue to pray for his strength and healing.
Best,
Mike
Posted 2/10/2008 10:40 PM (GMT -5)

Dear Susan, Thank you so much for your service to Les and Carol.

Les and Carol, Your friends are here for you as you fight this difficult challenge.  Many thoughts for strength and comfort are going out to you!

Sincerely,

Barry

Posted 2/10/2008 11:13 PM (GMT -5)

Hi Susan,

Thank you for updating us on Les & Carol, Its times like these when we need people like you, so very supportive. Thank you. Please let Les & Carol know they are in our prayers & we will be waiting to hear further updates when he is up to it. My best & warmest wishes to everyone on this site.

Diana

Posted 2/10/2008 11:31 PM (GMT -5)
Good job Susan, thanks for the update. You are a true friend to Les and Carol and all the rest of us.

Les, we are all hoping and praying for your situation. Your meeting with Bill and Susan's help updating us are signs of just how powerful this group of friends is. Cancer changes our lives and our association changes our lives for the better...

Jim
Posted 2/11/2008 3:11 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks Susan,
My prayers are with Les & Carol. God Speed Les!
Your friend,
Pete
Posted 2/12/2008 5:53 PM (GMT -5)
All-

I think I've got my voice back and my wits about me, so it's time to thank you all for the kind thoughts and wishes, which I've read over and over again. And a special thank you to Susan (Myman) for being my voice and telling you so eloquently that which I could not bring myself to do.

I've been doing a lot of thinking over the past few days and thought about when I was first diagnosed. I had the same feelings all of you had when told you had cancer, but, at least in my case, even though I feared the worst, I kept telling myself I had a 50-50 chance - it could go either way. But this time, I'd been lulled into a false sense of (relative) security - the last two CT scans, in September and November, each showed no change. And that was what I expected this time. It never entered my mind that things could get worse. Stupid me. As Susan wrote to me "This disease is insidious" and I let it get the upper hand for a while.

It's taken me four days, but I'm back in fighting shape thanks to all of you and your kind, kind words and thoughts. I originally come from Brooklyn, NY, so it's natural for me to say "thank youse all" - you're the greatest.

-Les

PS - Of course I've had Carol read each post as it came in and she's also eternally grateful to all of you.

Post Edited (Gordy) : 2/12/2008 3:59:10 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/12/2008 8:10 PM (GMT -5)

Yeah, Les was saying 'youse' at dinner in Houston.  We were both so confident.  I'm glad that you have gotten ahold of yourself, Les.  I don't know how you guys do it.  Gals too, actually.  I have been unable (emotionally) to post here till I read Les's latest. 

The fine folks here at HealingWell have been very important to Les.  We spent quite some time talking about this place while drinking and eating and being too confident.  I know that I'm preaching to the choir, but we are so very important to each other. 

Les, I love you like a brother and I am most disappointed in your test results.  Like you, I expected better.  I guess we should hope rather than expect.  As I said to you before, I wish I had more and better words.

Regards (love),

Bill

Posted 2/12/2008 10:38 PM (GMT -5)
Les,

I'm pleased, relieved and gratified to see you here. Through our "conversations" I believe I've come to know you and that adds to my life. I'm so fortunate to have you for a friend. I repeat, As always you have our support and love. Seems to me we do that for each other right here.

Jetguy,

Hope is talked about so much lately and that's a good thing. I personally don't know where I'd be without it. I've come to believe it really is a gift that we offer to each other.
You said it perfectly.

Susan
Posted 2/12/2008 11:00 PM (GMT -5)
Like others here, I am so sorry to hear about your latest test results, Les. I admire your courage to fight this disease.  You and Carol are in my prayers for strength and for healing.  Take care and hang in there...Tim
Posted 2/13/2008 2:14 AM (GMT -5)

Hi Les & Carol,

I am so sorry to hear your test results. I am very glad you are back with us and able to post. Hang in there and fight this fight, I have read many stories where the Docs give men a limited amount of time and many of those men are still around 10 years later. I hope & pray that you are one of those. Best wishes to both you and Carol.

Diana

Posted 2/13/2008 7:28 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks again to all of you.

Diana- I, too, have heard lots of those stories and that is what helps to keep me going.

Bill- Your words are fine, but, as you know, you and I don't need words.

-Les
Posted 2/13/2008 9:47 PM (GMT -5)

Les,

I am happy to hear you are home and your spirit has returned. Like I said to Susan, You will win this battle. I know you will. You do inspire me to keep up the fight. Bill shows what this forum is all about. It is LOVE. It is CARING. It is FAITH. I will continue to pray for you, I hope that is OK (I know it will be). I just know everything will be fine and recovery is coming soon.

Keep up your fight and so us the way, brother.

Love!

Walt

Posted 2/14/2008 8:27 PM (GMT -5)
Walt-

You're the one who shows us how to fight and how to keep the faith, not me. It's guys (and their gals) who have your spirit and courage and mettle who are the ones who keep guys like me going.

Although I admit that I didn't feel this way when I first showed up here, I now know that I'd be in deep trouble if it were not for this site, which is, of course, the people who post here.

I'm grateful to all of you.

-Les
Posted 2/14/2008 10:26 PM (GMT -5)
Words, often way too many, come easily to me, but the right words, the comforting words from the heart, don't.  I just don't come from that kind of background.  You are an inspiration and I don't mean just in fighting cancer.  You don't really have any choices in that regard, you have to fight it, but you don't have to share your experience with us and yet you continue to provide information that is very personal to you and may be of great benefit of those of us who may be or may yet  find ourselves in the same place.  Thanks brother.
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