Tsafi

[popeyej]

Hi Kevin. I got back about five days ago and went into the hospital the next day. I have been home only for a few minutes. A lot of crazy things happened on the trip. A full sized bald eagle flew into our windshield while I was doing 70 miles per hour. It hit on Ruth's side and really smashed the glass. I was able to make it to the Riviera in Las Vegas and had someone come to the casino and fix the windshield on the spot.

I had to withdraw from the competition. I pressed 266 pounds during my warm up without any trouble but could not do 263 on my first attempt due to a torn muscle in my right shoulder. I thought that I had it well enough to compete but I was wrong.

After returning home I found that I had two messages and two letters from my doctor's office. The final message said that my liver was in very bad shape. I had given some blood just before leaving on the trip for my annual checkup. When I went to the hospital they said that it was my gall bladder and the pain was from two gall stones that had been found. After I had an MRI and a CAT scan the real problem was discovered. I have pancreatic cancer and it has gone into one of the crushed vertebra that I have. I have an appointment on December 2nd and then I will find out what kind and how bad it is.