Here is an update on Butch’s Health situation from the Mandolin Cafe website published by Scott Tichenor:
| Update from Sinclair. I’ve encouraged her to send more frequent updates.————–Dear Friends,We have never felt so much love from so many people and I feel that I, at least, owe it to you to send updates as often as I can and as often as you are interested. Mandolin Cafe (mandolincafe.com) has been fantastic in supporting us and getting the word out on many fronts. The donations, cards, gifts, food and flowers have overwhelmed our household. There are benefit concerts being planned (the first on October 22 at Blair School of Music…info to follow soon); instruments and artwork being donated for auction to benefit us, as well as vendors donating goods and services. It is truly remarkable.I ordered 500 “Band Together For Butch” rubber support bracelets to thank people who were doing things for us and sending things to us…I have ordered another batch, 1000 this time! Does that show you what support there is! We are also collecting photos of people wearing the bracelets to show Butch at a special later date! So if you have one, take a photo wearing it and PLEASE e-mail it back to me. It will mean a lot to Butch to see your support. If you don’t have one, let me know.I want to be sure to keep you up to snuff on all the happenings with him medically without boring you. It has really been nice to have Butch home for a whole week without any doctor appointments or trips to the hospital, urgent or planned. His depression has lessened and he is really hoping to get better and stronger. He is very weak and very thin. I am feeding him great food that will stick to his ribs and trying to get him out doing some exercise every day. He has not felt up to picking up a mandolin or the telephone yet but I feel sure that with all of us pulling for him, that can’t last long. His voice has gotten hoarse and very quiet because he simply hasn’t been using it. E-mails have been the best way of communication even though all letters to him are read by me and all from him go through my fingers!
This Monday, September 24th, we have the much-awaited MRI. It was scheduled twice before but Butch was too ill to have it done. We will meet with our Neuro-Oncologist on the 25th for results. We are hoping that the tumour has gone dormant and that Butch can resume a normal life for quite some time. If it is not dormant , we will face the decision of what to do next, more chemo or some other treatment. The Vanderbilt Medical Community is another place of wonder. I can honestly say of most of the people we have met there, that they are very talented healers who know their stuff and truly want to make things better in the world. I will add that the medical bills are amazing and whatever you do, don’t ever stop paying your insurance premiums! So, that said, Sunday night if you find yourself with a free moment to say a prayer or sing a song or just to think a positive thought, please do so for Butch. Or if none of that appeals to you, pop in one of his CDs and think of the joy it gives you to listen to this masterful artist at work. We are all blessed with life and Butch and I are blessed many-fold with a rich life, wonderful son, work we love and friends and family like you. Thank you for being there for us. It will never be forgotten. Love, ————– This is the link for the specific thread on Mandolin Cafe Make sure you check out Butch’s website where you can find a great assortment of mandolin music and info. http://www.soundartrecordings.com |
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