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Mayor's cancer prognosis good; hopes to get back on job
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| Mayor Gerald 'Sam' Lindsey |
By Carol Broeder & Ainslee S. Wittig/Arizona Range News
Mayor Gerald "Sam" Lindsey has announced that he is ill and has taken time off to undergo treatment for cancer.
"On Dec. 26, after being ill for a couple of weeks, I collapsed and was taken to NCCH. Due to the excellent care of Dr. Hamilton in the emergency room and his 'don't give up attitude' and the follow-up by staff at NCCH, it was determined that I have cancer in my sinus, liver, pancreas, kidney, and lungs," he said in a letter to the Range News received Tuesday.
"An excellent team at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson worked through the holidays to determine the extent and treatment necessary.
The good news is that doctors believe all the cancer is the same. It is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which responds very well to treatment," he said.
Lindsey said he is grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.
"I owe so much to the good people of Willcox. I had no idea there were so many prayer circles here. I appreciate so much the thought and actions of all. A special thanks to Elizabeth Broeder for her help with our granddaughter during the 10 days we were in Tucson. She was so sweet to prepare breakfast for my Texas relatives that had driven all night and stopped here in Willcox to crash for a few hours before going on to Tucson."
The letter continued, "The city council has moved on and taken care of necessary business. A special thanks to Vice-Mayor Cronberg for the added load during this time. Thanks to city manager Pat McCourt and all the staff for keeping me informed. I am making progress and hope to be back to my duties soon."
At Willcox Real Estate, where Lindsey is employed, business also continues as usual with the help of the staff there.
"Linda Moser and all the employees at Willcox Real Estate have taken all my load at work and made it possible for me to get what work was needed done. Another special thanks to Bob and Joann Irvin for the visits, rides, and help. I was in great duress Sunday morning to find all the plumbing plugged and couldn't find a plumber. Bob missed his assignment at Grace Chapel, but got our plumbing going again," he said.
Lindsey received his second chemotherapy treatment last Tuesday, with a break this week, and then continuing next Tuesday. Arizona Oncology is providing most of his treatments in Safford. Following his third treatment, they will do new scans to check his progress, he said.
"Thanks again. There is no way I can ever repay the kindness our family has been shown. Thanks for my special wife, Venita, for her never ending care and concern," said the Mayor.
Lindsey has been absent from three City Council meetings - the Dec. 19, 2011 Regular and the Jan. 3 and 17 Special meetings.
Councilman Woody Johnson filled in, due to the absence of both Lindsey and Cronberg.
At the close of the Jan. 5 meeting, Councilman Bob Irvin announced that Lindsey was ill and asked everyone to keep him in their prayers.
"He is doing better than what we originally thought when he was taken to Tucson," said Irvin, adding, "In your own way, please remember him in prayer."
Councilman Stephen Klump said that Cronberg "did an excellent job tonight."
"We are in good hands," he added.
At the Jan. 17 meeting, Cronberg said, "Our Mayor is coming along, and I am very pleased for him."
"I hope he takes care of himself as best he can," she said. "In the meantime, we will struggle to do the best we can in his absence."
"On Dec. 26, after being ill for a couple of weeks, I collapsed and was taken to NCCH. Due to the excellent care of Dr. Hamilton in the emergency room and his 'don't give up attitude' and the follow-up by staff at NCCH, it was determined that I have cancer in my sinus, liver, pancreas, kidney, and lungs," he said in a letter to the Range News received Tuesday.
"An excellent team at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson worked through the holidays to determine the extent and treatment necessary.
The good news is that doctors believe all the cancer is the same. It is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which responds very well to treatment," he said.
Lindsey said he is grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.
"I owe so much to the good people of Willcox. I had no idea there were so many prayer circles here. I appreciate so much the thought and actions of all. A special thanks to Elizabeth Broeder for her help with our granddaughter during the 10 days we were in Tucson. She was so sweet to prepare breakfast for my Texas relatives that had driven all night and stopped here in Willcox to crash for a few hours before going on to Tucson."
The letter continued, "The city council has moved on and taken care of necessary business. A special thanks to Vice-Mayor Cronberg for the added load during this time. Thanks to city manager Pat McCourt and all the staff for keeping me informed. I am making progress and hope to be back to my duties soon."
At Willcox Real Estate, where Lindsey is employed, business also continues as usual with the help of the staff there.
"Linda Moser and all the employees at Willcox Real Estate have taken all my load at work and made it possible for me to get what work was needed done. Another special thanks to Bob and Joann Irvin for the visits, rides, and help. I was in great duress Sunday morning to find all the plumbing plugged and couldn't find a plumber. Bob missed his assignment at Grace Chapel, but got our plumbing going again," he said.
Lindsey received his second chemotherapy treatment last Tuesday, with a break this week, and then continuing next Tuesday. Arizona Oncology is providing most of his treatments in Safford. Following his third treatment, they will do new scans to check his progress, he said.
"Thanks again. There is no way I can ever repay the kindness our family has been shown. Thanks for my special wife, Venita, for her never ending care and concern," said the Mayor.
Lindsey has been absent from three City Council meetings - the Dec. 19, 2011 Regular and the Jan. 3 and 17 Special meetings.
Councilman Woody Johnson filled in, due to the absence of both Lindsey and Cronberg.
At the close of the Jan. 5 meeting, Councilman Bob Irvin announced that Lindsey was ill and asked everyone to keep him in their prayers.
"He is doing better than what we originally thought when he was taken to Tucson," said Irvin, adding, "In your own way, please remember him in prayer."
Councilman Stephen Klump said that Cronberg "did an excellent job tonight."
"We are in good hands," he added.
At the Jan. 17 meeting, Cronberg said, "Our Mayor is coming along, and I am very pleased for him."
"I hope he takes care of himself as best he can," she said. "In the meantime, we will struggle to do the best we can in his absence."
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