Bummer - Not surprised he is keeping his spirits up and plans to be at GFM - Only met him last year, but what a sweet, funny and spirited guy - if anyone can beat the odds, I'd certainly put him on that short list.
ann frank theriault wrote: > > On Apr 2, 2005 9:14 AM, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very sad news > > > > Those of you who know Don Nelson who hosts the Grand Father Mountain Nature > > Photo Weekend, and Camera Clinic will be sorry to hear that Don is ill. In > > an e-mail I received from him he informs me that he has Hodgkin's lymphoma, > > a form of cancer, and will be beginning chemotherapy soon. Nowadays if they > > catch it early enough the cure rate is pretty near 100%. Unfortunately they > > did not catch Don's case early. He tells me he is in the third stage of the > > disease. > > > > Don is keeping his spirits up and plans to host NPW as usual. He says he > > intends it to be the best NPW ever. He did say he may be wearing a hat > > however. Don, has not given me permission to pass this information on, but > > I feel a few hundred prayers may do more good than just my lone one. So I > > am asking all of you who know and love Don, and even those of you who do > > not, to join in and pray for his recovery. > > > > -- > > Tom, > > Sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with Don, and I know we all pull > for his recovery. > > Even though Don didn't "give you permission" to pass on this news, I > think you made the right decision to tell the list, as so many of us > here are friends of his. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
