THE NEWSLETTER
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1975
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Last year was supposed to be the final Newsletter. It didn't work out that way. So much happened during 1975, that, as the cards kept on coming in, many of them with little notes attached, I thought of the monumental task of answering, shuddered a bit, and decided to crank out just one more. Not as a Christmas card this time, too much was going on during the period when these are usually mailed. Now, in January '76, I'm trying to catch up with events. First of all, Polly passed away on August 29th, after a frustrating up and down losing battle with cancer that lasted over 3 years. Those of you who have read the earlier letters, know how it started in June 1972 and how things went pretty well through 1973. A bout of flu in early 1974 upset the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. After that, none of the many drugs tried did very much good. In November, she began to lose weight steadily. It left her so weak that home care was no longer possible, so in May of this year she had to be admitted to Wilford Hall Medical Center, (USAF). After 6 weeks, it was clear that medication could no longer help her. Accordingly she was transferred to Southern Manor Nursing Home for skilled care during the final 11 weeks of her life. All thru this last illness, there was relatively little pain, but, crisis followed crisis. She wasted away
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