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Freddy Blair, aka Fred Thunder, is a dear friend to us and to many. He can always be counted on for a well-told story, insightful conversation, and hilarious commentary. Always hilarious. For the better part of the last year, and probably longer than he'd like to share, Freddy's been dealing with very serious health conditions.
It began with peroneal nerve palsy in his leg, which he weathered without complaint. Then came a hernia which kept him out of work as he prepared for surgery. He went in for the surgery in December only to awake to find out the procedure could not be performed because of what appeared to be a massively enlarged kidney. Testing ensued and Freddy was diagnosed with advance stage testicular cancer.
"I went in for my first surgery very quickly. They performed an orchiechtomy nearly immediately after they discovered the mass. After that I went through two rounds of chemo, the second was stopped a touch short because the rounds they had me on were wrecking havoc on my white blood cell counts. There was no reduction in the mass and after a couple of missteps I was finally transferred to USC Norris Cancer Hospital.
On February 13th I was admitted for surgery. After 12 hours, 8 blood transfusions, an RPLND lymph node removal and dissection, stomach reconstruction, hernia repair, and separating my ribs to remove a 20 lbs teratoma I was discharged with $15 and two ham sandwiches and thrown on a freight train headed to Oakland where I was ordered to live in a hut with a community of gypsies who shared an interest in professional wrestling... Nah, I was admitted to the ICU for about 4 days. "
After 5 more days in standard care, Freddy was discharged. He was soon readmitted to the hospital for ileus when his stomach and intestines shut down after the surgery. A few days later, Freddy was finally discharged for good. Almost.
"After about two months things really appeared to be going super well when my legs started to crap out on me. I went from walking two miles to walking fifty feet and having to sit because my entire lower body was gassed. That turned into a sharp shooting pain in my left leg and groin. I went back to the hospital and they found extensive blood clotting in my left leg. I spent the night in the hospital and was discharged the next morning."
He's taking injections of blood thinners everyday and again attempting to get around, but Fred Thunder is recovering and testing has shown him to be cancer-free. He has remained in excellent spirits throughout this entire situation. His attitude and outlook on life is incredibly admirable and inspiring.
Freddy has been unable to work since October 1, 2014, and the medical bills are enormous. We're just trying to put a little dent in his debt and help ease the stress that comes with it. Please consider helping if you can.
It began with peroneal nerve palsy in his leg, which he weathered without complaint. Then came a hernia which kept him out of work as he prepared for surgery. He went in for the surgery in December only to awake to find out the procedure could not be performed because of what appeared to be a massively enlarged kidney. Testing ensued and Freddy was diagnosed with advance stage testicular cancer.
"I went in for my first surgery very quickly. They performed an orchiechtomy nearly immediately after they discovered the mass. After that I went through two rounds of chemo, the second was stopped a touch short because the rounds they had me on were wrecking havoc on my white blood cell counts. There was no reduction in the mass and after a couple of missteps I was finally transferred to USC Norris Cancer Hospital.
On February 13th I was admitted for surgery. After 12 hours, 8 blood transfusions, an RPLND lymph node removal and dissection, stomach reconstruction, hernia repair, and separating my ribs to remove a 20 lbs teratoma I was discharged with $15 and two ham sandwiches and thrown on a freight train headed to Oakland where I was ordered to live in a hut with a community of gypsies who shared an interest in professional wrestling... Nah, I was admitted to the ICU for about 4 days. "
After 5 more days in standard care, Freddy was discharged. He was soon readmitted to the hospital for ileus when his stomach and intestines shut down after the surgery. A few days later, Freddy was finally discharged for good. Almost.
"After about two months things really appeared to be going super well when my legs started to crap out on me. I went from walking two miles to walking fifty feet and having to sit because my entire lower body was gassed. That turned into a sharp shooting pain in my left leg and groin. I went back to the hospital and they found extensive blood clotting in my left leg. I spent the night in the hospital and was discharged the next morning."
He's taking injections of blood thinners everyday and again attempting to get around, but Fred Thunder is recovering and testing has shown him to be cancer-free. He has remained in excellent spirits throughout this entire situation. His attitude and outlook on life is incredibly admirable and inspiring.
Freddy has been unable to work since October 1, 2014, and the medical bills are enormous. We're just trying to put a little dent in his debt and help ease the stress that comes with it. Please consider helping if you can.
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