THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rodwelch@pacbell.net
S U M M A R Y
DIARY: March 15, 2010 11:27 PM Monday;
Rod Welch
Letter from Robin on Eddie dying from lung cancer.
1...Summary/Objective
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Birthday 65th Congratulations Fond Memories Growing Up Cupertino Fam
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0704 - Summary/Objective
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070501 - Follow up ref SDS 21 0000. ref SDS 20 0000.
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0708 - Background
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070901 - On 100211 0752 letter sending congratulations and wishing Rob Happy
070902 - Birthday on reaching 65. ref SDS 5 6I6I
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070905 - On 100211 1438 received letter from Rob saying he has had a good life,
070906 - and has had minimal health problems, ref SDS 6 6I6I, and reporting he
070907 - got married last year. ref SDS 6 4P56
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070910 - On 100217 1952 called Ed and Kathy, Ed has been sick since October.
070911 - Yesterday on 100217 Kathy took Ed to the Emergency Care Department at
070912 - the VA. He was diagnosed with pneumonia. ref SDS 7 6I6I
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070915 - On 100218 0009 letter to Ed and Kathy with background on working with
070916 - VA the past 5 years. ref SDS 8 6I6I
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070919 - On 100218 1302 letter from Eddie presents plans to notify of progress
070920 - in his care at the VA in Sacramento. ref SDS 9 6I6I
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070923 - On 100301 0253 received letter from Kathy dated 100228 reporting Ed
070924 - hospitalized at VA in Sacramento; required treatment in Emergency Care
070925 - Department to control pain. ref SDS 10 6I6I
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070928 - On 100301 0313 letter thanks Kathy for update on Ed; sent copies to
070929 - family members. Ask Kathy for phone number in hospital for Ed.
070930 - ref SDS 11 6I6I
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070933 - On 100303 0101 received Rob's letter dated 100302, responding to the
070934 - letter on 100301 notifying the family about Ed being in the hospital,
070935 - ref SDS 11 6I6I Rob called Ed at the hospital. ref SDS 13 6I6I. Rob
070936 - plans a trip to Sacramento in 3 - 4 weeks, asks about driving together
070937 - to visit Ed. ref SDS 13 4Q39
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070940 - On 100303 0233 letter responding to Rob's letter received on 100303
070941 - 0110, ref SDS 13 6I6I, copy to family provides update on Ed getting
070942 - cancer, and lists his new telephone number at the VA, ref SDS 14 6I6I;
070943 - and with copy to Kathy with understandings from telecon with Ed on
070944 - work plan for his recovery;
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070947 - On 100303 0233 at 1914 called Ed at the hospital; treatment plan was
070948 - changed to eliminate stint procedure; severe pain from fluid
070949 - irritating main nerve will be resolved by recovery from penumonia.
070950 - ref SDS 14 OK8K The doctor ordering dental work to prevent infection
070951 - from causing pneumonia. ref SDS 14 OK45
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070954 - On 100303 0742 called Ed at the hospital. He will ask the nurse about
070955 - albumin and pre-albumin on blood tests on admission to hospital for
070956 - evaluating nutrition, and consequent need for dental work prior to
070957 - starting chemotherapy which will then prevent dental work. ref SDS 15
070958 - 6I6I
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070961 - On 100304 0742 called Ed seems in good spirits today, looking forward
070962 - to being released from the hospital or out-patient care of cancer.
070963 - ref SDS 15 6I6I
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070966 - On 100304 0742 at 2121 called Kathy at home. Results of brain MRI
070967 - scan today show that cancer has migrated to the brain; PET scan test
070968 - shows Ed has cancer in his back, and this is putting pressure on the
070969 - nerve causing him excruciating pain, and fluid from pneunomia.
070970 - ref SDS 15 8R6H
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070973 - On 100305 0719 called Ed about visiting him and Kathy at home this
070974 - weekend, hopefully tomorrow; he expects to be discharged from the
070975 - hosptial today. ref SDS 16 6I6I
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070978 - On 100308 1513 letter notifies Julee that her Uncle Ed died of cancer,
070979 - and asking to notify her Dad, David, that his brother has died.
070980 - ref SDS 17 6I6I Congratulate Julee on her marriage last year to
070981 - Cameron.
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070984 - On 100309 1001 called Ed on schedule for treating cancer and
070985 - recovering from pneumonia. ref SDS 18 6I6I
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070988 - On 100313 0823 Kathy called and said that Eddie died yesterday from
070989 - lung cancer. ref SDS 19 6I6I Received a letter from Amy sent late
070990 - last night, and saying to call her mom right away. ref SDS 19 RB6N
070991 - Called family to let them know Eddie has passed. ref SDS 19 084A
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070994 - On 100315 1304 letter to Amy submitting a "Requieum for Your Dad"
070995 - expressing condolence on the loss, and appreciation for Ed's life.
070996 - ref SDS 20 6I6I
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070999 - On 100315 1527 letter from Julee on Eddie dying, ref SDS 21 6I6I,
071000 - responding to the telephone message on 100313 0823. ref SDS 19 ER3S,
071001 - and following up the letter to Julee on 100308 1513, advising that Ed
071002 - was diagnosed with lung cancer. ref SDS 17 6I6I Julee reports that
071003 - she and Cameron are working on genology, and she requests background
071004 - on Welch family. ref SDS 21 4Y5P
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071007 - On 100315 2327 letter from Robin with condolence on Ed passing away
071008 - due to lung cancer. ref SDS 0 6I6I
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0713 - Progress
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071401 - Letter from Robin says...
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071403 - 1. Subject: Hi Rod
071404 - Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:50:06 -0700 (PDT)
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071412 - 3. I was out of town when you called me Saturday so didn't have a
071413 - chance to call you back [notifying family that Ed died. 100313
071414 - 0823, ref SDS 19 H79F]
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071417 - I'm so sorry about Eddie, seems sudden, his passing. Wow, I
071418 - didn't realize he had lung cancer. Of course I didn't really
071419 - know Eddie, met him once I think. I'm sorry for those close to
071420 - him such as yourself and definitely his daughter, Amy. Too,
071421 - his former wife, Kathy, I guess they lived together and were
071422 - close, huh.
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071425 - 4. I accidently erased your vmx so if you would, please send me
071426 - Amy' address, thank you.
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071429 - 5. I enjoyed our conversation I had with you and Millie a couple
071430 - weeks ago. Uncle Bob said he recently s/w both of you and that
071431 - all seems to be on the "up", so glad.
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071434 - 6. I'm happy that Millie is going on a cruise with her daughter,
071435 - good for her, for them!:-)
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071438 - 7. The wine tasting I'm hosting is this Saturday, 3/20. We've
071439 - reserved a "Hummer" limo for the day, 20 of us! We're meeting
071440 - for dinner Friday, at a Japanese restaurant. We will spend all
071441 - day Saturday in wine country, then back to Arroyo Grande for a
071442 - dinner that 2 of my girlfriends are preparing. After dinner,
071443 - we're going to "SLO Down Pub" and listen to live music, mello
071444 - guitarist "Peter Beck" Anyway, been planning this since last
071445 - October and it is finally here, yeah!
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071448 - 8. Well, I'm at a girlfriend's using her computer to e-mail. I'm
071449 - off work this week so if you reply to his I probably won't
071450 - see/read it till Monday since I don't have access to internet
071451 - at home.
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071454 - 9. I hope this finds you and Millie having a good evening and
071455 - enjoying yourselves. I do think of you two often and hope all
071456 - is going well with Millie' treatments and too you continue to
071457 - be on the mend, taking care of your hlth, diet and such.
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071460 - 10. Thinking of you both. Sincerest sympathy to you Rodney, losing
071461 - your brother.
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