Hey Fred, so glad you are the mend. Recall when you e-mailed me that "...you are f#$@ed!" and attached a pic of a destroyed lock on the Mohawk Erie Canal. I was in Watkins Glen ready to tour the vineyards. Ended up doing a second loop. All was good. Thanks Fred, Breath in, breath out, move on... Always the best for you On Wed, May 5, 2021, 9:36 PM David Doyle via Great-Loop < great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Doyle <daviddoy@aol.com> > To: richgano@gmail.com, fred@tug44.org, great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 20:50:46 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: GL: Re: Great Loop List to be shut down > Wow Fred, that is great news. So glad to hear and I wish I could be at > that first lock through, There should be a party there to celebrate.This > sounds like a good reason to re-invigorate the list and I so make the > motion to do so.David DoyleMiss My MoneyPDQ MV 34 In a message dated > 5/5/2021 3:51:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, richgano@gmail.com writes: > Well, Fred, I want you to know that at least one of us has thought of you > wondering, "Where the heck did he go?" Sorry for all your struggles and > most delighted to hear "the reports of your death have been greatly > exaggerated." The trawler list and the Trawler Forum are in full swing; > so, > let's hear of your adventures there because your posts always bring a ray > of > sunshine with them. > > > Rich Gano > Frolic (2005 Mainship 30 Pilot II) > Panama City area > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fred@tug44.org <fred@tug44.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 2:07 PM > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Subject: GL: Re: Great Loop List to be shut down > > Hey! > > It was a wonderful list all those years and thanks for that. > > I myself had not been very active in the past few years. Cancer got me. > Real bad. It began as melanoma, then went straight to my liver, stomach > and > lymph system. It was inoperable and they gave me 6 months to get my > affairs > in order. > > But just then a new pair of meds came out, it was the Opdivo and Yervoy > combination. It offered only a 21% of cure. I was able to tolerate only 2 > of the planned infusions, I got too sick. But amazingly the next scan > month > later came out clean. The scan report stated: "Liver - mass lesions > previously idenified, no longer identify". Which is doctor talk for "Where > the heck did they go?" > > This treatment was immunotherapy, an it came with one disclaimer, "may > attack healthy tissues". Well that happened too, gave me a nice case of > diverticulitis. But that's treatable too. > > So the expected "dead by xmas" turned into 3 more xmases and still > ticking. > :) > > I made it. I'm cured. Cool huh? > > And in few more weeks they will fill the Champlain Canal and Tug 44 will > float once again. And I expect to be the first boat to go through the > locks. I'll be back on the water once again! > > Best wishes to all, > > Fred Wehner > Tug 44 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > From: gxk@earthlink.net > Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:37 AM > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Subject: GL: Great Loop List to be shut down > Ahoy! > > A look at Great Loop List archives indicates it has been more than three > years since we last saw a post: > > https://lists.trawlering.com/empathy/list/great-loop.lists.trawlering.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > _______________________________________________ > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Doyle via Great-Loop <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> > To: richgano@gmail.com, fred@tug44.org, great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 20:50:46 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: GL: Re: Great Loop List to be shut down > _______________________________________________ > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >