Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I just got off the phone with Don. When I mentioned Tom's note to the >list, he said, "Oh, that was nice," and then expressed thanks for the >words of support from PDMLers. He's having a rough go of it, but is in >great spirits. > >I've known Don for a number of years and consider him one of the truly >great people. I know I can speak for him when I say thank you for all >the words of encouragement.
I've exchanged several emails with Don since I learned of his illness a few days ago. Sounds like he's got things under control and is ready to deal with this - as least as ready as anyone can be (and more than most could be). BTW: My live-in pathologist indicates that Stage III disease for Hodgkin's isn't *quite* as bad as it sounds. She specializes in bone & soft tissue tumors, not leukemias/lymphomas, but Hodgkin's at least isn't anything too exotic so she's pretty familiar with the basics. (We have a pathologist actually on the list but I believe he's a solid tumor guy too). Effective treatments are available and Don is a pretty robust individual; I for one expect him just to be slowed down temporarily by this :) Don Nelson is living proof that the term "Southern Gentleman" has not yet become an oxymoron: He's a class act through and through. He prefers to keep a low profile, but he himself has always been one of the best, if little-mentioned, reasons for attending the Grandfather Mountain weekend. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
