[meteorite-list] From Gary & CJ Foote

[Charley]

Hi Gary & CJ,

That is awesome news!

Wish you the best in a speedy recovery!


Best regards,

Charley

"Well, squids don't work. Hey! Let's
  try elephants !"

                    Hannibal


Message: 2
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:19:20 -0400
From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com>
Subject: [meteorite-list] From Gary and CJ Foote
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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I tried sending this to all who helped, but my email program said it failed 
for too
many recipients.  Yet the mail is no longer in my queue.  I hope nobody 
minds my
posting it here in thanks to all who participated in the charity auction for 
my benefit -
Gary

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Dear Friends,

I am writing this email to you [and to all who have helped me deal with my 
cancer]
to thank you for your generosity, positive thoughts and prayers during this 
recent,
most difficult time of my life.  It was you who lifted us up and made it 
possible for us
to get through without having to go through bankruptcy, end up homeless, end 
up
living in shelters or worse.

There really are no words to express our thanks to you all, but if there 
were words
they would be something like this;

"I thank my God upon every rememberance of you, always in every prayer of 
mine
making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from 
the first
day until now"  Phil. 1:3.

Now I know that not all who receive this are believers in Christ, but I will 
still keep
you always in every prayer I make to my God, for your joy and health and for 
your
fellowship in helping to carry us through our trials.

Today I am cancer free, though I still struggle with the small things, like 
sitting
down, riding in a car, digesting food properly, computing for any length of 
time and
other physical challenges.  I have had three major surgeries since the end 
of April so
this is to be expected and to be endured.  I plan to once again begin 
participating in
the Metlist and I.M.C.A. as time allows me.  I still have my work to do, 
most of
which is today accomplished while lying down using a specially designed 
workspace,
built by a friend in Vermont.

We now live in New Hampshire [once again], close to Dartmouth Hitchcock 
Medical
Center.  My trips to and from Fletcher Allen in Burlington Vermont were too 
much
for me and I had too many negative issues with that facility to continue 
there.
Dartmouth is a fine facility with caring staff and ultra-competent surgeons 
and
practitioners.  My faith in them is far above that for Fletcher Allen in 
Vermont.

So know that I am in good hands, recovering a bit each day, and will 
eventually
return to near full functionality, perhaps within another year.  Until then 
and beyond
we will remain ever grateful to you all.

With eternal gratitude we remain;

Your Friends,

Gary K. and C.J. Foote


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