Gene Lummus, owner of the Swannanoa Harley Davidson has had some tumors removed in the past number of months and thought all was gone. New tumors have been found and the Kidney doctor (Dr. Bare) said they should go ahead and remove the large tumor so the medicines and concentrate on the little ones to keep them from growing. He will be having surgery this coming Wednesday, October 24 at 8:30 AM.   Keep him and Brenda in your prayers.   

UPDATE YOU ON GENE.  HE IS SLOWLY GETTING BETTER, HAVING A HARDER TIME WITH THIS SURGERY, JUST WONT SEEM TO HEAL.  THEY WENT BACK TO THE DR LAST WEEK TO GET CHECKED AND TO THE CANCER DR TO GET THE RESULTS OF THE MRI ON HIS BRAIN TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO TUMORS. THEY WENT TO CHAPEL HILL ON THURSDAY TO GET CHECKED.  NO FINAL RESULTS JUST YET.

This Just in from Brenda Lummus:

  TO ALL HOG MEMBERS,

 
JUST WANTED TO SAY WE ARE VERY SORRY WE DID NOT MAKE THE RE-UP PARTY, AFTER GENE GOT HOME FROM WORK HE WAS WORN OUT, WENT TO BED, HE HAS BEEN DOING ALOT OF THAT LATELY, JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE DR TESTED HIS BLOOD SUGAR THE OTHER DAY, FASTING IT WAS 218 AND HE HAD TO GO EAT AND GO BACK AT 11:00 AND IT WAS 270!!, HE SENT HIM SOME MEDS TODAY TO TRY AND CONTROL IT, WE GUESS ITS THE CHEMO CAUSING THIS.  WE WILL SEE IF IT MAKES HIM FEEL ANY BETTER.
 
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR CONCERNS, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS,  WE LOVE YOU ALL AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.
 
LOVE BRENDA AND GENE

- This in from Brenda

WE WENT TO THE DR. TODAY AND ALSO HAD A TREATMENT.  GOT THE RESULTS BACK, IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT.  THE DR. HEM HALLED!!! AROUND AND SAID HIS TUMOR(DIDNT KNOW) IN THE CAVITY OF THE REMOVED KIDNEY HAD GROWN A LITTLE BUT DIDNT KNOW IT IT HAD GROWN 25%, IF IT HAS THEN I GUESS THE MED ARENT WORKING AND IF IT HAS THEN WE WILL CONTINUE, SO HE DECIDED TO GO TO THE HOSP AND LOOK AT THE FILM ON THE BIG SCREEN SO HE CAN SEE IT BETTER!!!! GO FIGURE.  HE WOULD SEE US NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER I SENT THE FILMS TO CHAPEL HILL AND ALSO THE KIDNEY DR HAS THEM AND THEY HOPEFULLY WILL GIVE US A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.  I WILL ADVISE YOU AFTER I HEAR FROM THEM.  THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND EVERYTHING.  WE LOVE YOU ALL.
 
BRENDA AND GENE

   NEW UPDATE ON GENE.  WE GOT A CALL FROM CHAPEL HILL TODAY AND DR. KIM SAID HE COULD SEE THE TUMOR IN THE SOCKET WHEN THE KIDNEY WAS REMOVED AND ITS BESIDE HIS LIVER.  NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT HAD GROWN, THE LAST CT WAS NOT A GOOD ONE.  ALSO NOTED HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS LUNGS, ASKED IF HE HAD BEEN COUGHING OR FEVER, SAID NO  LOOKS LIKE INFECTION OR DISEASE EMPHYSEMA OR PNEUMONIA, NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, SO I AM DOING TO ASK TOMORROW TO BE REFERRED TO A LUNG SPECIALIST.  I WILL ADVISE ABOUT THIS LATER. 

 
LOVE YOU ALL
BRENDA

March 4
I just have read that Gene Lummus has been admitted into the Hospital.
The family is with him.    They are asking that,  for now they do not received any phone
calls or people visiting.  I do not know any details.
As news comes in to me,  I will pass it on.
Again,      The family ask that we do not contact them at this time.
Lets all pray for Gene and his family.

New Information from Brenda...

HELLO EVERYONE,
 
IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH TWO WEEKS, GENE HAD GONE DOWN HILL SO FAST, DR. PUCKETT ADMITTED HIM INTO THE HOSP. YESTERDAY.  HE WAS SO WEAK HE COULD HARDLEY WALK  COULD BARELY TAKE A SHOWER OR MAKE IT TO THE REST ROOM ALONE.  HE RECEIVED HIS IRON ON MONDAY RATHER THAN CHEMO AND TUES WENT BACK AND TOO WEAK FOR ANY TREATMENT  SO THATS WHEN HE DECIDED TO ADMIT HIM.  THE LUNG DR. CAME IN YESTERDAY, RAISED HIS OXYGEN TO 5 AND THEN TO 6 AND ANOTHER CT WITH HIGHT RESOLUTION.  TODAY HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THERE, COULD BE CANCER, DIDNT KNOW WHAT KIND, INFECTION OR SOMETHING FROM THE CHEMO HE IS ON, SO TOMORROW AT 12:00 THEY ARE GOING DOWN IN HIS LUNG TO LOOK AROUND AND TAKE PEICES AND FLUID FOR TESTING.  MAY BE A COUPLE OF DAYS, HOWEVER HE IS GOING TO TRY AND RUSH IT.  HE MIGHT SEE ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IT IS, JUST DONT KNOW RIGHT NOW.
 
THE GOOD NEWS IS HE SEEMS TO BE A LOT BETTER TODAY, LITTLE STRONGER SINCE GOT MORE OXYGEN.  GREAT IMPROVEMENT.  I DIDNT THINK HE WAS EVERY COMING HOME AFTER YESTERDAY.  BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE IS BETTER.  KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING.
 
IF I FIND OUT ANYTHING TOMORROW I WILL EMAIL YOU, IF NOT I WILL JUST AS SOON AS I FIND OUT.  HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE, I AM A LITTLE TIRED.
 
LOVE YOU ALL
 
BRENDA

This in from Brenda



HELLO EVERYONE,
 
WHAT  A WONDERFUL DAY.  GENE IS STILL DOING GREAT, DR SAID WE WOULD WAIT ANOTHER 2 WEEKS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT THE CHEMO AND WE ARE TO SEE THE LUNG DR BEFORE WE GO BACK TO HIM.  HE FEELS GOOD AND HAS A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE ABOUT EVERYTHING.  HE IS NOT LETTING MUCH OF ANYTHING BOTHER HIM. DECIDED STRESS MESSES WITH HIS CANCER!!!  TELLS EVERYONE WHAT A MIRACLE GOD DONE WITH HIM.  KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING.  WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AFTER THE NEXT APPT. 
 
LOVE YOU ALL
 
BRENDA