Ok. So I just want to reach out to the community that has always been so supportive and help me get my business and my dream rolling and successful. First off a HUGE THANK YOU! THANK YOU THANK YOU for the years of support. and a HUGE apology for my absence, here, the store and in the shop. I'll get right to it.
My lovely wife of 22 years, my soulmate was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer about a year ago. The level of the cancer was, at first glace and from the first Ct's MRI and biopsies was that this cancer was deep stage 4 in her colon, in her small bowels, in her liver and in her tissue and likely inoperable. What that meant to us and her doctors really, was she was going to die from cancer. Now, for any of you who know me on a personal level knows I wasn't going to accept that as the fate of my bestfriend. I wasn't going to loose my wife to cancer. SO... First we cried A LOT! Then we prayed A LOT! Then we decided as a team, her and I that we were NEVER going to worry about the things we don't know in regards to her cancer and only focus on the things that we know. We decided we were going to stay positive. Also for anyone that knows my SWMBO knows that was going to be hard for her. So. We got in touch with UC Davis cancer research center and we started to fight. We fought like hell and I will tell you, this has been the scariest rollercoaster ride we have ever been on. With levels of sorrow and pain I cant really even explain. My bride has been in and out of the hospitals, through chemo, chemo radiation, surgeries, AND a messed up surgery that landed her in ICU for 7 days fighting for her life. The entire time I NEVER gave up hope and my convictions that she was going to beat this.
The reason I am writing this to you, the Homebrewtalk community is to just let you know "WHY" I have been absent from here, from my shop and why I haven't been there as much as I used to be. I have received a lot of emails asking where I have gone and why I haven't been around. People have been concerned about my health and wellbeing and I LOVE that some of you have reached out. I would go MONTHS and MONTHS without logging in and checking my PM folder and I am super sorry. My team at the shop I think has done a great job in attending to everyone. My business has ran along just fine without me. I basically took the last year to be with my wife and make sure she knew she wasn't alone in this. EVERY Dr visit, EVERY scan, EVERY chemo treatment I was right there with her to be her strength and her staff of positivity. What I found out about my wife in the the last year is she is the strongest person I know. The pain and discomfort, the horrible, horrible feelings and sickness she has gone through is absolutely indescribable. and yet still be able to joke around, laugh and have fun with the nursing staff. I am going to fast forward to present day. My lovely bride is, against all odds KICKING CANCERS ASS! She is in the final weeks of Chemo/Radiation and all her scans right now are void of all cancer! YES!!
I cannot say I will be logging in and actively participating any time soon but please know I am still very much a part of this community. Please do not hesitate to send me an email if your not being attended to or just need something. I am back in the shop and pounding away with new products and filling orders like crazy. Thank you all for the continued support, all the orders and the shares online! They all help and have continued to help me get through this.
Cheers
Jay
[email protected]
My lovely wife of 22 years, my soulmate was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer about a year ago. The level of the cancer was, at first glace and from the first Ct's MRI and biopsies was that this cancer was deep stage 4 in her colon, in her small bowels, in her liver and in her tissue and likely inoperable. What that meant to us and her doctors really, was she was going to die from cancer. Now, for any of you who know me on a personal level knows I wasn't going to accept that as the fate of my bestfriend. I wasn't going to loose my wife to cancer. SO... First we cried A LOT! Then we prayed A LOT! Then we decided as a team, her and I that we were NEVER going to worry about the things we don't know in regards to her cancer and only focus on the things that we know. We decided we were going to stay positive. Also for anyone that knows my SWMBO knows that was going to be hard for her. So. We got in touch with UC Davis cancer research center and we started to fight. We fought like hell and I will tell you, this has been the scariest rollercoaster ride we have ever been on. With levels of sorrow and pain I cant really even explain. My bride has been in and out of the hospitals, through chemo, chemo radiation, surgeries, AND a messed up surgery that landed her in ICU for 7 days fighting for her life. The entire time I NEVER gave up hope and my convictions that she was going to beat this.
The reason I am writing this to you, the Homebrewtalk community is to just let you know "WHY" I have been absent from here, from my shop and why I haven't been there as much as I used to be. I have received a lot of emails asking where I have gone and why I haven't been around. People have been concerned about my health and wellbeing and I LOVE that some of you have reached out. I would go MONTHS and MONTHS without logging in and checking my PM folder and I am super sorry. My team at the shop I think has done a great job in attending to everyone. My business has ran along just fine without me. I basically took the last year to be with my wife and make sure she knew she wasn't alone in this. EVERY Dr visit, EVERY scan, EVERY chemo treatment I was right there with her to be her strength and her staff of positivity. What I found out about my wife in the the last year is she is the strongest person I know. The pain and discomfort, the horrible, horrible feelings and sickness she has gone through is absolutely indescribable. and yet still be able to joke around, laugh and have fun with the nursing staff. I am going to fast forward to present day. My lovely bride is, against all odds KICKING CANCERS ASS! She is in the final weeks of Chemo/Radiation and all her scans right now are void of all cancer! YES!!
I cannot say I will be logging in and actively participating any time soon but please know I am still very much a part of this community. Please do not hesitate to send me an email if your not being attended to or just need something. I am back in the shop and pounding away with new products and filling orders like crazy. Thank you all for the continued support, all the orders and the shares online! They all help and have continued to help me get through this.
Cheers
Jay
[email protected]