The Longbow Papers

Hi, this is Ellen, aka Mrs. Bosco, checking in at Joseph's request with a report from New York, where we got through the record blizzard this weekend, cocooning with steaks,peach cobbler with ice cream, the Winter Olympics on TV and as much courage and good humor as we could muster. The snowstorm swirled spectacularly across our 10th story windows as we prepeared for a daunting week of medical procedures. We're staying at my recently departed mother's apartment, among her beautiful art, her amazing spirit and above all her loving strength.

Joseph wants it known that he hasn't lost all his marbles.

In round one of the scheduled endoscopies, half of a marble-sized carcinoid (cancer-like but not cancerous) tumor in his lower right lung, which was blocking his airway, was pricked, lasered and removed. But because of some unexpected bleeding, which was stopped, the team of three extroardinary doctors decided to wait to remove the rest of it until Friday. He stayed overnight in the hospital, in case the bleeding started up again. I should be able to pick him up in a few hours. On Thursday, if all goes well, the 2cm growth on his cecum, in the intestinal area, will be removed and after a checkup, he will return to Beijing next week. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and good wishes and keep them coming. We're not quite out of the woods yet.

See you all soon.

Ellen & Joseph

Happy Valentine's Day, sweetheart

 

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4 Comments:

Ellen,

One Question:

Did Joe EVER have ANY "Marbles" to LOSE??????>>>>>>LOL

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

Joe, My Basketball Invitation still stands, but we'll Wait for a few weeks.

Happy Valentine's day to You and Ellen.

Mario G. Nitrini 111
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The OJ Simpson Case

By  mariognitrini111, at 10:23 PM  

Get well soon so I can watch you on Dialogue again.

By  Anonymous, at 1:07 AM  

Dear Professor,
Praying for you, though I am not a Christian, an Islamist,or a Buddhist either. hehehe!!
But I will wait to hear from you here in Beijing and have you on our show again!!
The people here are with you guys.
The warm spring has come to Beijing!!!


roger with CCTV

By  Anonymous, at 1:58 PM  

How's New York? Do you have a good time? I hope I could be there next JAN.
I will miss your professor.
PS: Still remember me?

By  n luo, at 7:40 AM  

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