Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries

[ From Ross, John's nephew ]

Hello All,

It's been a while since we've sent out an update, chiefly because there
has been very little news.

John has completed three cycles of his chemotherapy pills (Temodar) and
is tolerating the medicine well.  He had an MRI performed on Monday
which showed no tumor regrowth.  His white blood cell counts are good.

He had a minor outpatient procedure to re-close the persistent infection
around his surgical wound, and that seemed to have done the trick.
However, this week we noticed some problems with the wound which caused
our surgeon to decide that the piece of bone was too infected to save.
Yesterday he had surgery to remove the bone flap.  The surgery went very
well, and John is resting comfortably in the hospital.  He will be
without the bone for a few months and then it will be replaced with an
artificial replacement.

Many may have heard about the Basin Complex fire burning near the farm.
  The fire is now just a couple of miles from the farm.  Last week
bulldozers cleared a firebreak just below the farm, and fire fighters
have been working to clear brush and improve the firebreak.  The farm is
well prepared already, and about the only thing left to do is keep our
fingers crossed.

Thank you all for all your continued good wishes and love and support.

-Ross