From Laura Vranizan, a St. Thomas More Classmate

Hello Mike, I was shocked to hear that the invincible black Irishman would dare to pee red. Chemo is a bitch, but it is also a cure. I would like to be a part of the blog and need your help to sign up. My email is
lvgequine@onlinenw.com OHSU has splendid new quarters. I just spent
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday at St. Vincents in the Oncology floor due to a major cancer re occurrence in all of my bones. The spasms were like a cougar was chomping at my back. The many tests showed that I had broken 4 ribs and compressed and fractured vertebra's #10 and #11. I have been introduced to Morphine and lots of other narcotics which keep me in a dull blur. They are doing daily radiation to the vertebrae and a monthly IV of Zometa to strengthen the bone.
Could you please pass on the word to our STM classmates as well as my email. I am too stoned to drive but if anyone is going up to visit Hank, I would love to tag along. Brad and David Lane live kind of near Newberg. I think that if we still want to do a camp out on our acreage, it should be this summer while we still have all of us together. Love to you all, Laura Vranizan Gravatt 503-537-1003