Update - Cancer operation Friday 7:30am

Update having just left Doc Cardile:

*  Christ House will admit me tomorrow at 9am, Thurs, for all the pre-op tests and prep - Cat Scan, other pre-op, bowel cleansing....  Christ House is  a Godsend.  They should be high on anyones list for donations -Christ House | Home Page.  They are worthy of the name.  Amazing.  Divine.

*  Op - Fri 7:30 am.  They intend to remove the right colon entirely, and the cancer, and all associated lymph.  They hope to do it through 3 small incisions but could go to an 18" chest to groin incision if needed.

*  My bowel will go into total shut down so I'll be kept in hospital till they see it returning to some level of functioning.  Best guess I'll be in Howard U Hospital till Monday.

*  Christ House, 24 hr nursing staff, will then pick me up and take me back there for observation and recovery through Saturday.

*  Recovery in Philadelphia: Saturday, if all goes as planned, my friend Cathy will come down from Philadelphia and gather me up.  I'm told it can be up till 6 weeks before my bowel returns to normal functioning.  During the course of the time in Philadelphia I'll expect to cycle between Cathy's, Gerry and Bev's, and Dave and Mary Rachel's trying to stay out of the way, and not wear out my welcome. 

*   Further info on what chemo or other treatment may be required will not be forthcoming until after the operation.

*  Joy, Life, is waging every second for our Global Neediest, and this will continue, just in a different place and a different way in Philadelphia - what online battling I can do, deep and long put-off study....

*  As soon as my bowel regains normal functioning I intend to return to my Canadian Embassy Vigil to avert Green House Gas Ecocide.

CRUCIAL:  If you care about me, then HELP ME.  I am our 204 billion children.  I am NOT among THE LEAST OF THESE FAMILY.  Focus not on me.  Focus on our Global Neediest.  Always.  Only in that way can you HELP ME.

NOTE:  My ability to email is likely to be severely restricted at Christ House, but I'm sure they'll let me get word out.  ???