12-29-64
Mead Wash
Box 183 99021
Dear Bro & Sis:
Received your nice letter & Xmas card. Was sure glad to
hear from you. I have not been able to answer any letters & cards till now.
Since my operation I have had so much trouble with my right arm & shoulder
that I couldn’t control it some of the time. I am much better now & feel as
if they have my cancer coming their way. I had such pains in my side below my
rib cage and in my shoulder that I went to the Dr to find out what caused the
pain and in xraying to find what caused my shoulder to hurt they got a picture
of my right long, then found that there was something there, so the Dr.
referred me to a heart & long specialist.
He put me in the hospital & tried to prove whether or
not it was malignant But every test that he made didn’t prove anything. So he
said that he would have to operate to find out. So operate they did. To the
tune of between $1200.00 & $1400.00 to prove whether or not we were in
trouble. Well it was, he didn’t remove by surgery as he felt he or we had a
better chance by treatments. Then we had to wait for 2 weeks because of surgery
to start treatments. Then he gave me this new drug call Fluorouracil. But my pain
below my rib cage had continually got worse & my shoulder hadn’t improved,
So after 5 full shots & 2 half shots. He said that he had been in hopes of
pain relief. 7 hrs left me 3 half shots to go yet. He told me to take a series
of xray treatments (12 in all for now) well I am over or thought with that
series of xray treatments as of last Monday and my severe pain under my rib
cage is almost gone. Have to go back to the Dr to-day. I don’t know if he will
continue the Fluorouracil more or not.
So much for all this malarkey
Archie Bro John said that you had retired also Mable said
that you were having trouble with your arm. What is it?
Must be pretty nice not to have anything to do. Ha.
Surely hope that the kids got to come home from the
holidays, I suppose that they will be gone by the time you get this. If not
give them a big Hello for us. Sure would like to see the kids. Mother & Bro
George & Hazel W here for about 2 weeks. Before their last weekend we tried
calling you to see if ya could fly over that weekend but couldn’t get any
answer. S gave it up. Sure would like to have the rest of the family meet you.
We are having some winter we now have around 18” of snow on
the ground. Not very cold thank heaven.
After reading this much of this letter I should have said
that mother is still here and that if you get this letter translated you will have to come over &
let me try!!
Please try & come over if you can. If you fly over some
one will meet you at the airport. Anytime. Just let us know when.
Well folks I must close as my arm doesn’t want to work very
good.
Bye Bye with Love to
all.
From Frank & Velma
Note: Frank Kirk is the half brother of Archie Wineland. Archie and Frank's father changed his name to Kirk.
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