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HELLO MY NAME IS TOMMY, AND I LIVE IN TEXAS.
I'M DEDICATING THIS PAGE TO ALL CANCER
PATIENTS AND TO MY SON LARRY JO;
WHO WAS KILLED AT THE AGE OF 16.
I AM 55 YEARS OLD, MARRIED TO MY WIFE BARBARA
FOR 18 YEARS. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ASBESTOS
ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. I BECAME DISABLED IN 1977 FROM AN AOTO ACCIDENT, MY NECK WAS BROKEN.
I AM THE FATHER OF 8 CHILDREN, 6 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS.

I HOPE TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL THE PATIENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
I AM A 10 YEAR SURVIVOR. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THROAT CANCER IN MAY OF 1988 AND AGAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK IN SEPTEMBER OF 1989.
I HAD A COMPLETE NECK DISSECTION INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE MAIN VEIN. I RECIEVED 35 RADIATION TREATMENTS AT M.D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. HALF OF MY LARYNX ( VOICE BOX )
WAS REMOVED. IN THE FIRST OPERATION IN 1996,
I HAD A MAJOR HEART ATTACK AND DUE TO RADIATION
THE DOCTORS COULD NOT OPERATE TO DO BYPASS SURGERY. THEY ELECTED TO DO THE ARTERIORGRAM AND PUT A STINTS IN MY HEART AT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

TODAY BY THE GRACE OF OUR GOD, I AM STILL WALKING AND TALKING. I STILL HAVE TO GO BACK FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS AND TAKE A LOT OF MEDICATION, BUT SO FAR I AM STILL CANCER FREE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE DOCTORS AND NURSES THAT HELPED ME THROUGH ALL OF THIS; AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WIFE BARBARA FOR TAKING CARE OF ME THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS. THE VETERANS HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON DID THE SURGRIES, BUT I CHOSE TO GO TO M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE RADIATION.

DR. RANDY LOMBARDO FROM BEAUMONT, TEXAS DID MY HEART SURGERY AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND THE FINE EMERGENCY ROOM THEY HAVE AT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR CLAYMAN AND DR. HILL, BOTH ARE CANCER SPECIALISTS AT M.D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ME ALIVE AND GOING.
I HAVE QUITE A FEW DISABILITIES AND PAIN, BUT GOD WILLING I WILL BE HERE A LITTLE LONGER.
DURING MY TIME OF NEED THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE PRAYING FOR ME IN SEVERAL STATES. YOU DON'T NEED TO ASK ME IF THERE IS A GOD,
OR IF THERE IS SUCH A THING CALLED THE POWER OF PRAYER. MY FRIEND I WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU PRAYER WORKS.

I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED WHY GOD HAS KEPT ME ALIVE, I EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS PUNISHMENT, BUT OUR BIBLES TELL US DIFFERENT. TODAY I THINK I KNOW AT LEAST ONE REASON WHY. THREE YEARS AGO, MY WIFE TRIED TO PERSUADE ME TO USE THE COMPUTER. IT WAS NOT OF INTEREST TO ME. SOME TIME LATER MY COLLARBONE WAS BROKEN; NEEDLESSS TO SAY IT IS VERY PAINFUL AND I HAVE LOST QUITE A BIT OF USAGE OF THAT ARM. IT GETS TIRESOME AT TIMES TO ASK MY STEPCHILDREN TO DO THINGS FOR ME SUCH AS WORK ON A CAR, OR CHANGE A FLAT, ANYWAY YOU GET THE IDEA. ONE NIGHT I FINALLY GOT THE COURAGE TO SIGN ON AND SOMEHOW FOUND THE FABULOUS FIFTIES ROOM AND STARTED TALKING TO A FINE LADY BY THE SCREEN NAME ANGEL6713 AND I HAVE NOT STOPPED SINCE. I SHOULD BE CALLED THE MAILMAN ( LOL ), BECAUSE I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN THE MAILROOM SEARCHING AND SENDING OUT ANGEL SITES AND I DEARLY LOVE IT. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE MANY ON LINE FRIENDS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS SITE AND POEMS. I CANNOT QUIT. WHEN THE PAIN IS BAD, I JUST THANK GOD FOR MY FRIENDS, LAY DOWN FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK AND TAKE THE COMPUTER FROM MY
WONDERFUL WIFE.( LOL )
I BELIEVE THIS IS WHY GOD HAS ALLOWED ME TO LIVE. IF YOU COULD READ SOME OF MY MAIL I THINK YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND. MY THANKS TO GOD AND EVERYONE FOR VISITING THIS SITE.
TAKE TIME TODAY AND TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM. I KNOW GOD LOVES US ALL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALLOWED ME TO USE A LINK TO THEIR SITES
AS MY FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT.

FRIENDS

I HAVE A LIST OF FOLKS I KNOW, ALL WRITTEN IN A BOOK
AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I GO AND TAKE A LOOK.
THAT IS WHEN I REALIZE THESE NAMES
THEY ARE A PART NOT OF THE BOOK THEY'RE
WRITTEN IN; BUT TAKEN FROM THE HEART

FOR EACH NAME STANDS FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS CROSSED MY PATH SOMETIME AND IN THAT MEETING THAY HAVE BECOME THE REASON AND THE RHYME.
ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC, FOR ME TO MAKE THIS CLAIM I REALLY AM COMPOSED OF EACH REMEMBERED NAME.

ALTHOUGH YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY SPECIAL LINK
JUST MEETING YOU HAS SHAPED MY LIFE MORE THAN
YOU COULD THINK
SO PLEASE DON'T THINK MY GREETINGS AS JUST A MERE ROUTINE YOUR NAME WAS NOT FORGOTTEN IN BETWEEN.

FOR WHEN I SEND A GREETING THAT IS ADDRESSED TO YOU ITS BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THAT LIST OF FOLKS,
I'M INDEBTED TO. WHETHER I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY DAYS OR FEW, IN SOME WAYS YOU HAVE A PART,
IN SHAPING THINGS I DO.

I AM BUT A TOTAL OF MANY FOLKS I'VE MET
YOU ARE ONE I WOULD PREFER NEVER
TO FORGET.

THANK YOU:
FOR BEING MY FRIEND
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