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Birthday Card Shower for Jay Pennell

Hello,
I am writing to ask those of you who would like to help make my brother's birthday a GREAT one!!!!! Jay graduated with the class of 1989. Was with the class of 1988 also.
My youngest brother was diagianosed with colon/rectual cancer in June of last year. He had a tumor that was to larger to take out and therefore had a colostomy preformed. He also had a needle put into his right kidney{last Aug} so it could drain. {It is still in}. After having chemo/radiation treatments which ended on Dec. 27th. He was sent to see a doctor in Hershey,Pa. Here the did a pet scan on Feb. 18th. On Feb. 22nd; he recieved a phone call from his doctor in Hershey,Pa that he didn't need to see him the following day but that he was to call and see his oncolgist in Lancaster,Pa immediately.
When, we went in to see her we were informed tha his diagonise was change for a stage III to a stage IV. The cancer had spread to liver[both lobes}, his chest, and also the lymph nodes in his neck. She also told us that he would never go back to work. She gave no length of how long he has ; just that it was all up to the quality of life he wants.
So, now this young man is going into chemo every Wednesday---- one week for two differnet types of infusions and then comes home with a box on for 46 more hours--- the next week he has chemo for about two hours.
This young man is turning 41 years old and is married with a wife and two small daughters, one is twelve years old and the other daughter is three years old. He has just recieved news that he is getting his social sercurity [he hasn't worked since June, 2010}.
Our father passed away form the same cancer when this young man was 6 years old; so he knows what his little girls are facing and this is helping to make him depressed.
WE NEED TO CHEER HIM UP, PLEASE!!!!!!!!
So, If you would or could we are trying to get an"APRIL 19TH" birthday card shower started for him. Starting on April 14 to April 19 if you would please email birthday cards to his email address----
or his home address-----------------------------
JAY PENNELL

Thanks for listening and I sure hope you can help us make this day a very special one for him.
A Loving aSister who also graduated from Donegal Hgh!