Gary Popplewell
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Hi, we are Gary and Pat Popplewell. We have been married 42 years, have one child, Trish 39, a son in law and three wonderful grandkids and a 18 month old great grandaughter. Just as we start our "golden years" Gary is diagnosed with cancer. Now we open a new chapter in our lives with an uncertain future

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  SATURDAY, APRIL 05, 2008 06:09 PM, CDT
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Hey everyone, check out the new picture. It's of Gary and my daughter Trisha. It was taken when they came here last week from Salt Lake City. Great visit.

Gary is feeling good today, a little tingling in his hands, but that's part of the chemo. I woke up this morning realizing that it would take 10 days for his meds to get here from PPA, a company that only charges a $25.00 co/pay for a $350.00 prescription. You have to qualify by having a desease that has to be treated for a long time, and of course poverty level. So that means he will run out of strong pain pills he has to have twice a day. It was easy to get the prescription, the doc doesn't want him to be without it, the problem was even 40 pills were going to be over $200.00, and we didn't have close to that. This is the part of the desease that hurts me the most, trying to come up with the money to treat it. We are so very lucky to have so many friends that have helped us out, but when I look down the road tears fall because I can't do the flea markets I usually do and have no idea how we are going to make it. I am getting a lot of help, but now I'm so scared.

Tomorrow will be a better day, and I will figure out how to make it. It's just so comforting to have a place I can journal and know there are many others out there going through the same thing.

I just can't beleive we are still having snow here. Tomorrow we are going out to our flying field, the one they named after Gary, called Popps Field. We will go no matter what the weather is because he is so looking forward to it. We have so many friends and family that love us, it makes us so proud.

Thanks for listening to my heart today, even if it is so heavy for my hunny. Praise God for helping us out today and all our friends and family that keep us in their thoughts.

Pat

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Hello my friends,

It's so amazing how having frineds brings you back from the "Pitty Parlour". Thanks so much, I feel your love gently touching me, especially when I'm down. My love to all.

Pat

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