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Bonnie & Ronnie
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Ronnie Thompson - Three years ago, Ronnie was diagnosed with
lung cancer and underwent multiple surgeries and
chemotherapy treatment. About 18 months after treatment he
was considered to be in remission. This October, only days
after his wife returned home from major abdominal surgery,
he fell at home and was brought to the hospital and found to
have a brain tumor. He has undergone two major brain
surgeries in a course of four days for a total of 30 hours
of surgery. During the second surgery he suffered a pretty
extensive stroke that required an extended period of
hospitalization. He was finally discharged to a rehab
facility, but soon suffered a significant infection
requiring an emergent surgery on Thanksgiving. He has
recovered well from that and is back in intensive rehab,
hoping that he will be able to return home in the next few
wekks to months. He is also to begin radiation for the brain
tumor shortly.
Sadly, this past weekend Ronnie
Thompson passed away. Goody the Polar Bear and all of the
volunteers, jumpers, and helpers of the Polar Bear Jump send
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Bonnie Thompson - wife of Ronnie -
was diagnosed this spring with pancreatic cancer. She has
undergone multiple surgeries last of which was the beginning
of October; returning home only days before Ronnie's
diagnosis. She presently is undergoing her second round of
chemotherapy that is to last about six weeks.
Due to their acute illnesses, they
both have had multiple hospitalizations over the past few
months and are presently unable to work.
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Do you have extra
cans and bottles? You can donate them to the PBJ. Drop them off at
the Redemption Center at 459 Chestnut Street in Oneonta.
607-433-9750. Tell them that they are for the PBJ Kids!
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