THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: November 25, 2009 10:03 PM Wednesday;
Rod Welch
Laura has entered hospice, Millie sent a letter on Laura's courage fighting cancer.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Laura Fond Memories Couragous Lady of Hope Dignity Great Inspiration
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SUBJECTS
Hospice Give Up End Treatment Cancer Spreads IBC Patient Long Time A
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4704 - Summary/Objective
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470501 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0000, ref SDS 1 0000.
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4708 - Progress
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470901 - We've seen Laura a few times since the report on 090204. At that
470902 - time, she looked better and sounded in good spirits. ref SDS 1 7Z6I
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470905 - On 090616 we saw Laura and her mom in the waiting room for the Breast
470906 - Care Clinic at UCSF. Cancer was diagnosed in the brain; Laura seemed
470907 - to get successful treatment with "gamma knife" radoology surgery.
470908 - ref SDS 2 LR40 Cancer has since spread with treatment using clinical
470909 - trials; Laura was discouraged, and did not look well. She planned to
470910 - end care at UCSF and move back to Minnesota with her mom. ref SDS 2
470911 - ZY73
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470914 - On 090826 Millie received a letter from Laura on progress moving to
470915 - Minnesota, and submitting a link to an internet address with Laura's
470916 - reports on her condition. ref SDS 4 KS6M
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470919 - Millie received a letter from Chris today, which forwarded a letter
470920 - from Maryann at the Nixonpeabody office...
470921 -
470922 - [...below, Millie responded to Chris requesting forward to
470923 - Maryanne at Nixonpeabody, and for Laura and her mom, Clare.
470924 - ref SDS 0 4Q41
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470926 - 1. Subject: Laura
470927 - Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:02:50 -0500
470928 - From: "Tanner, Chris"
470929 - To:
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470932 - 2. Hi Millie,
470934 - ..
470935 - 3. Will call you this evening!!
470936 -
470937 - [...below, Chris called. ref SDS 0 4Q3M
470939 - ..
470940 - 4. Chris Tanner
470941 - Secretary to
470943 - ..
470944 - Howard Golub, Tzaddi Thompson
470945 - and Graydon Staring
470946 - Nixon Peabody LLP <http://www.nixonpeabody.com/>
470947 - One Embarcadero Center
470948 - 18th Floor
470949 - San Francisco, CA 94111-3600
470950 - P (415) 984-8221
470951 - F (916) 735-2437
470952 - ctanner@nixonpeabody.com
470953 - www.nixonpeabody.com
470954 - Legally Green...
470956 - ..
470957 -
470959 - ..
470960 - This email message and any attachments are confidential. If you are not
470961 - the intended recipient, please immediately reply to the sender and
470962 - delete the message from your email system. Thank you.
470963 -
470964 - **************************
470966 - ..
470967 - 1. Subject: FW: Laura
470968 - Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:35 AM
470975 - ..
470976 - 2. Can you please forward this info to Millie *****. Thanks.
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470979 - 3. Laura had her scans done and she has cancer all over her body. She's
470980 - decided to discontinue the chemo and they have called in hospice.
470981 -
470982 - [...below, Millie responded to Maryanne through Chris at
470983 - Nixonpeabody. ref SDS 0 4Q41
470984 -
470985 - [On 100106 0301 Millie received notice that Laura died.
470986 - ref SDS 8 LP5I
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470989 - 4. Laura and Carol are not taking phone calls and prefer that you
470990 - don't send flowers. Just keep them in your thoughts and
470991 - prayers.
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SUBJECTS
Cancer Patient Hospice IBC Inspiration Courage Hope Dignity Long Bat
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940402 - Laura Fond Memories Couragous Lady of Hope Dignity Great Inspiration
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940404 - As planned in Chris' letter, Chris called and talked to Millie this
940405 - evening. She had a serious fall today, the day before Thanksgiving.
940407 - ..
940408 - Millie sent the following letter to Chris for Maryanne, and for Laura
940409 - and her mom, Clare...
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940411 - 1. Subject: Laura a Wonderful Lady and Great Inspiration
940412 - Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:32:06 -0800
940420 - ..
940421 - 2. Thanks for calling this evening. So sorry to hear about your
940422 - fall. ref SDS 0 4Q3M It hurts just hearing what happened.
940423 - Wish you would see a doctor just to make sure nothing subtle
940424 - has occurred that will cause greater grief later. Happy
940425 - Thanksgiving!!
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940428 - 3. Thanks too for your letter from Maryann on Laura going into
940429 - hospice. ref SDS 0 1630 We visited often while getting
940430 - treatment together at UCSF; and, then occasionally in the
940431 - clinic to see Doctor Rugo, and sometimes in the cafeteria about
940432 - 0700a we saw Laura and her mom, as our treatment schedules
940433 - drifted apart.
940435 - ..
940436 - Laura's letter on 090826 provided a link to her blog. ref SDS 4 KS6M
940437 - Review shows Laura entered an update today telling family and friends
940438 - about getting Hospice care, and inviting direct communication using
940439 - conventional US mail, and also Laura's new email address in Minnesota.
940440 -
940441 - http://www.caringbridge.com/visit/laurareinhart
940443 - ..
940444 - Laura explains efficient handling of business affairs, and then asks
940445 - for help finding "trashy romances." Ever the optimist seeing life
940446 - through the lens of love, fun, and joy.
940448 - ..
940449 - Millie's letter to Laura continues...
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940451 - Laura was always upbeat and proactive in her care and her life.
940452 - She is a wonderful woman; bright, articulate in conversation
940453 - and correspondence, funny, and full of energy and ideas; a
940454 - great inspiration for courage, hope, and dignity. We shared
940455 - laughs and cries facing life with cancer. Laura was fortunate
940456 - her mom was there to help fight unending battles with her work
940457 - situation, insurance issues, and complex treatments.
940459 - ..
940460 - Millie wrote to her family explained challenges getting treatment for
940461 - cancer as a chronic disease that enables long-term survival with
940462 - quality of life that is worth living, reported on 090630 1237.
940463 - ref SDS 3 IY6M
940464 -
940465 - [On 091130 1106 Millie submitted follow up letter with copy
940466 - of this letter to Laura's new email address, and citing
940467 - Laura's blog on 091125, ref SDS 5 NK6S, which seems to
940468 - invite direct communication, per above. ref SDS 0 8X8G
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940471 - [On 091209 1104 Laura responded explaining she is getting
940472 - weak after starting Hospice due to cancer; but, planning to
940473 - forward any good "trashy romances." ref SDS 6 JZ3Y
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940476 - [On 100106 0301 Millie received notice that Laura died.
940477 - ref SDS 8 LP5I
940479 - ..
940480 - 4. Loving thoughts and hugs for Laura and her family.
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940489 - 7. PS. Please forward to Maryann. I am sending a copy to Laura
940490 - at her email address, but realize that account may have been
940491 - closed with Laura moving back to Minnesota.
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