Our prayers and thoughts are with Kevin and his family.


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On Nov 21, 2012, at 7:05 AM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, all.
> 
> Here's some more news on Kevin, and I'm afraid it continues not to be good.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "'Tom Behler'" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:46 AM
> Subject: RE: How's It Going?
> 
> 
>> Hey Tom,
>> 
>> We finally have a handle on Kevin's situation, and I think we all kind of
>> knew this is where it was going.
>> 
>> He has 3 battles going on; first is an aggressive cancer that is back with 
>> a
>> vengeance; second he is having body wide blood clots caused in part by the
>> cancer; third he has had a pretty substantial stroke.  He is probably
>> continuing to have mini-strokes daily, due to all the blood clots in his
>> brain.  He still has strong vital signs, but the body is weakening.  He
>> hasn't been very responsive the past couple of days with regard to
>> attempting to speak, and of course if he still had eyes it would be much
>> easier to tell how alert he really is.
>> 
>> Bottom line, my friend, is he probably has a few weeks at best.  My 
>> thought
>> is that he will have another large stroke and he will belong to Jesus. He
>> will be in the hospital for a few more days, and then probably to a 
>> hospice
>> or some other type facility.  I would like to bring him home, but he needs
>> 24 hour supervised care, and that certainly is not within my scope.
>> 
>> Thank you and all the hams both here and everywhere for your love, 
>> support,
>> and prayers.  I know it would mean a lot to him, and it certainly does to
>> me.
>> 
>> Kathy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kevin :)
>> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>> 
>>