phantomdriver Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Gents, some of you may have been wondering , by his conspicuous absence , what's going on with Clif... 1) for the last 4 weeks his PC has been down, and his net access... 2) More importantly, his state of health has had an impact on his energy and , therefore , his time on the board. Normally, he would have not made a fuss of his personal affairs,but after consideration, he thought it only fair to inform his " extended family "here. So, he has tasked me with keeping everyone up to speed... After battling prostate cancer for 2 years, and, to all intents - kicking it into touch, (the treatment wore him out a lot).. We had hoped that, was it. A few months ago, at a routine MRi, a tumour was discovered on the pancreas.. he's finished radiotherapy a few weeks ago, so, hopefully shrinkage would occur. Clif now faces surgery on Thursday, and 2 weeks in hospital... SBARC has just been on the phone to him, and he sounds in good spirits I'll keep you all in the loop as to his progress...in the coming couple of weeks, by which time, hopefully, he'll have his PC back in order.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 He sounded great over the phone....we had a long chat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Yup it's all true.....first that Phishing fiasco, then my email goes wacko and after that I ain't gonna talk about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Glad to see your PC is back... Call you tomorrow matey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Well, he went under early yesterday, and is quietly recovering... News as it happens... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Keep us posted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just received from his daughter "After a 10 hour op, he's in ICU for 3 days, then in a recovery for a week or two..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Well, he's not actually out of ICU yet, apparently, he's being kept in there for a few more days, hopefully he'll be on the regular ward by Wednesday/ Thursday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Good to hear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Well, as of yesterday, he was out of ICU albeit, making somewhat slow progress... I referred him news of ZM's forthcoming F-4J and S , via his son, apparently that brought a big smile to his face... More news as it happens.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 He's now up and about with the aid of a wheelchair.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 This is good hear...progress in a positive direction is always very good news. Godspeed to his recovery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 he's now progressing slowly, hopefully out in a week... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 7 hours ago, phantomdriver said: he's now progressing slowly, hopefully out in a week... Is he stalling because of the pretty young nurses in the hospital? Seriously though....it is good to hear he is ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Jinxter13 You hang in there and fight this! We know you can beat it and we are all here rooting for you. Phantomdriver, when you get to talk to him or get messages to him please tell him this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Wow. I didn't know he was in the hospital. I'd gotten an message from him that he sent back in August that I just saw. I hope he continues to get better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Word , as of today, is he's off the liquid diet and may be home Sunday..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 a small update.... Home and resting!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Another.. a little stronger now, and eating a lot more.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim S Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Awesome. Thank you for the update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Sweet, glad to hear he's getting better. Tell him we miss him here on ARC! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Addendum... a little stronger now, and eating a lot more.... and starting to regain weight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 That is good news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 This week's news.... Appetite improving, and getting up to exercise more..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim S Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thank you for the good news phantomdriver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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