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[paul holmgren <paulholm@xxxx>]

Subject: [FWDLK] Wayne Graefen Medical Update
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 09:50:45 -0800
From: Johnl <john@xxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxx

For those of you following Wayne Graefen's medical condition I can
offer the following as I'm in ongoing phone contact with he and
Chris:

Wayne is now in Rochester, Minn. at the Mayo Clinic and surgery was
performed on his right leg Tuesday the 17th. This was a procedure
where two pieces of a cadaver bone were attached to his existing bone
and three stainless cables were used to hold it all together.
This was done as the original surgery done earlier this year after
his break has not gone well and the bones are not mending.


The surgeon has told him there is a 70 to 80% success rate with this
procedure. If by chance this does not make everything heal up the
next option is to remove the hip, femur and knee and replace all with
stainless steel. Doesn't sound like much fun to me.

Wayne's spirits are good and he hopes to be returning home to
Kerrville, Texas in a few days. They will be driving so he is
not sure exactly how long it will take as he doesn't know how long
he will be able to ride per day. He ask that you do not send
e-mail to him as he will be bombarded with existing messages
already there.
Once he is home he will advise all of you. Also he ask for your
support and prayers through this ongoing process.

Peace and Happy Holidays to all,

John Lazenby