Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Prayers for a legend

The great fiddle player Vassar Clements is struggling mightily with small cell lung cancer. His daughter, Midge, requests your prayers.

Splash, out

Jason

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    Mesothelioma that affects the pleura can cause these signs and symptoms:
    Chest wall pain
    Pleural effusion, or fluid surrounding the lung
    Shortness of breath
    Fatigue or anemia
    Wheezing, hoarseness, or cough
    Blood in the sputum (fluid) coughed up (hemoptysis
    In severe cases, the person may have many tumor masses. The individual may develop a pneumothorax, or collapse of the lung. The disease may metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body.
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    A mass in the abdomen
    Problems with bowel function
    Weight loss
    In severe cases of the disease, the following signs and symptoms may be present:
    Blood clots in the veins, which may cause thrombophlebitis
    Disseminated intravascular coagulation, a disorder causing severe bleeding in many body organs
    Jaundice, or yellowing of the eyes and skin
    Low blood sugar level
    Pleural effusion
    Pulmonary emboli, or blood clots in the arteries of the lungs
    Severe ascites
    A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the bone, brain, or adrenal glands. Pleural tumors are usually found only on one side of the lungs

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