Troutnut.com Fly Fishing for Trout Home
User Password
or register.
Scientific name search:

> > Some Tough News for TroutNut Family



OldredbarnJuly 28th, 2011, 10:11 pm
Novi, MI

Posts: 2608
Our good friend Mark "Softhackle" has been told by his doctors that he has colon cancer. He is preparing to beat this thing and could use some support. If you are a praying man it's time to get busy, if not you could send him a short positive note of support as a Private Message...He has a lot on his mind so keep that in mind...Lets keep our comments as short and as private as possible, ok?!

Mark has been a very giving person on this site and has always shared his angling knowledge with each and every one of us...He actually talked this ex-Teamster/hockey player in to entering JoAnn Fabic alone and on my own to purchase embroidery thread! No easy trick! :) I survived it somehow...

Spence

Please remember to use the PM feature when sending your messages...No comments here.


http://www.troutnut.com/profile/of-Softhackle
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively

"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
SofthackleJuly 29th, 2011, 4:51 pm
Site Editor
Wellsville, NY

Posts: 540
Thanks to all for kind PMs. please know that I cherish your friendships and that they are a great morale booster for my fight ahead. Hopefully I will be checking in through all this to keep the fire burning.

Mark
"I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt

Flymphs, Soft-hackles and Spiders: http://www.troutnut.com/libstudio/FS&S/index.html
AdirmanJuly 29th, 2011, 9:05 pm
Monticello, NY

Posts: 505
Yes, Mark, I don't know you personally but you have responded to many of my posts when I have ??? and what not. I have always found your input and responses to be respectful, insightful, and courteous and I wish you all the best. Good luck to you my friend and keep us informed.

Your friend,

Adirman
Jmd123July 31st, 2011, 1:21 pm
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
Mark, my father (now 78) went through a very serious operation last year to remove a tumor (fortunately benign!) the size of a baseball from on top of one of his adrenal glands. I was of course quite worried, there's always risks when you go under the knife, but he's a tough old bird and came through it just fine and is in fact healthier now than before and thoroughly enjoying life. Hell, he's reloading ammo for me to burn at the range!

So, here's wishing you the same luck with your situation!! We're all pulling for ya!

Jonathon

P.S. The night after the operation, at 1:15 a.m., he called me and wanted me to come get him at the hospital. "I feel fine, I wanna come home now! I'm done with this place!" "Dad, you just had an operation today! You need to stay there for a while!" "Naw, I feel just fine!" OK, it's the painkillers talking...but I just had to laugh and feel reassured that he was indeed going to be just fine. He also asked me to go upstairs to get his favorite pain pills and bring them to him. "Dad, it's quarter after one in the morning!" "I want my Ultram! They won't give me any!" His nurse and I had a pretty good laugh after he gave my Dad a little shot in his IV to put him back to sleep...he told me my Dad was trying to pull out the IV and monitoring wires and etc. and get out of bed! Yep, I knew right then he was going to make a full recovery...

P.P.S. Sorry Spence but I did want to share the story of my Dad as inspiration for Mark and I thought others here would get a kick out of it.
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
SofthackleJuly 31st, 2011, 2:08 pm
Site Editor
Wellsville, NY

Posts: 540
Good story. Thanks, Jonathan.

Mark
"I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt

Flymphs, Soft-hackles and Spiders: http://www.troutnut.com/libstudio/FS&S/index.html

Quick Reply

You have to be logged in to post on the forum. It's this easy:
Username:          Email:

Password:    Confirm Password:

I am at least 13 years old and agree to the rules.

Related Discussions

TitleRepliesLast Reply
Spam/scam by private message -- let me know
In General Discussion by Troutnut
0
Re: Bob Quigley
In General Discussion by Oldredbarn
2Oct 3, 2012
by Entoman
Re: confused
In General Discussion by Leakywaders
3Dec 20, 2015
by CaseyP
Re: Little Lehigh 3/6/10
In Fishing Reports by Keystoner
12Mar 12, 2010
by Keystoner
Re: Snow!!!
In General Discussion by Wiflyfisher
9Mar 1, 2012
by Oldredbarn
Re: Anybody know this fish?
In Fishing Reports by Tomlove007
2Nov 7, 2020
by Tomlove007
Re: Hyrnia operation
In General Discussion by Hunter1
4Apr 1, 2020
by Hunter1
Re: Winter Steelheading in March
In the Photography Board by Pryal74
4Mar 15, 2011
by Pryal74
Re: Allan Bright,--Won --Beaver Lost
In General Discussion by JAD
6Feb 17, 2008
by Jmd123
Re: Rabbit hair dubbing
In Fly Tying by Roguerat
19Feb 24, 2015
by TNEAL