Lowell Wright

Obituary

2011-06-29T13:25:00.000-06:00

G. Lowell Wright 1948 ~ 2011 Gordon Lowell Wright, our beloved husband, father, patriarch, friend and brother, passed away on June 27, 2011 after a year-and-a-half battle with appendicealcarcinoma. Lowell was born November 29, 1948 to Gordon L. and Melva Thorup Wright, coming into this world with his best friend and twin brother, Layne. At BYU he met his next best friend and sweetheart, Elaine Tenney, and they were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with six wonderful children, and Lowell left this world surrounded by his family, who lovingly cared for him throughout his illness. They were all strengthened by your many prayers and loving service in their behalf. Lowell was an Eagle Scout, Sterling Scholar in music from Jordan High, missionary in the Brazil North Mission, Sergeant in the Air National Guard, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in Russian from the U of U. He was also honored with scouting's Silver Beaver award. Lowell devotedly served the Lord throughout his life in many church callings, including Bishop, Scoutmaster, Mission President and Stake Patriarch. Lowell was passionate about the temple, music, sports, trains, antiques, gardening and food, but his greatest loves were the gospel of Jesus Christ and his family. In 1997 Lowell realized one of the great desires of his heart when he was called as a Mission President to open the Russia Moscow South Mission, serving with his wife and two youngest children. He loved his missionaries and the people of Russia dearly. Lowell is survived by his wife, Elaine; children: Ann Marie Hendrickson (Chad), Catherine Taylor (Eric), Jeffrey, Timothy (Lora), Erin, Christopher (Danielle), 13 grandchildren and 10 siblings. Lowell was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Jeffrey. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the Taylorsville 23rd Ward chapel, 4932 S. 3200 W. You can visit with the family on Wednesday, June 29 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State St., and one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in the Taylorsville Cemetery. Until we meet Lowell again in that day when the Lord shall wipe away all tears and former things are passed away. Any LDS pins, ribbons or medals? J We love you Dad Online condolences: www.jenkins-soffe.com

Courage

2011-05-19T15:17:00.008-06:00

Lowell consented to try chemotherapy one more time – for his family, even though he was ready to go on to the next phase of his “eternal life”. This latest round of chemotherapy made him extremely ill, unable to eat or drink anything and having to deal with vomiting and diarrhea. After a week of pure misery he decided to discontinue the chemotherapy and just let nature take its course. His cancer doctor told us Lowell had one to two weeks left, then signed him up for Hospice assistance. The Hospice nurse wasn’t as pessimistic about Lowell’s chances as the cancer doctor, so we are hoping family will have some additional quality time with him. Lowell has always been physically strong, so we are hoping for the best, as long as he isn’t suffering.

Shortly after Lowell was diagnosed with cancer last year our second daughter, Catherine, wrote the following poem about faith. We hope this will help those of you who may struggle with loss – or your faith. She said:

“l was headed to the temple and thinking about my faith. I felt that I had faith that my Father could be healed and live a healthy life. I also felt that I had faith to accept the will of the Lord and let my Dad go, knowing we would see one another again – and perhaps it was his time to go home. While I was pondering these things, I remembered a talk given in General Conference called "But if not". It talked about the faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, and how they were sure that the Lord could save them – but if He didn't, they still would believe in [Him] and obey Him.

I couldn't get the phrase out of my head!

Pretty soon, I had begun writing a poem in my head about their experience. Eventually it blossomed into something that became more than just a poem about them, but a poem for anyone who faces uncertainty with faith.”

Courage my brethren, courage to stand

United in faith our valiant band

True to our Father, true to our King

Our God forever Thy praises we sing

Thou wilt protect in our hour of need

But if not, we are free. But if not, we are free

Facing the fire, facing the foe

We regard no threatening voice even though

Our lives they revile, our pains, deride;

The God whom we serve will ever provide

Deliverance from the mean and depraved

But if not, we are saved. But if not, we are saved.

Into the furnace, into the flame

Our last breath to Thee; Praise to Thy name.

But lo! What is this? Where is the pain?

We feel no burning, our lives yet remain!

Then in the midst of the fire we are shown

We were not left alone, we were not left alone.

Faith in deliverance, faith to endure

For what lies ahead you cannot be sure

Trust in My wisdom, trust in My care

I am thy God and will always be there.

Whether the furnace consumes or is stayed

In Me thou art saved, in Me thou art saved.

--Catherine Wright Taylor

We are grateful for the time we have had with Lowell, for our faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, and in eternal life. This is all in God’s hands and He is aware of our wants, needs, and desires.

The Latest Update

2011-05-10T16:40:00.002-06:00

Lowell has gone downhill a lot in the last month. He has lost a huge amount of weight, as he hasn’t been able to eat hardly at all. We found out is due to a partial blockage in his small intestine. They believe the blockage is due to the cancer tumors growing and pushing against his intestines, so they started Lowell on chemotherapy again today. The bad news is that the doctor isn’t sure Lowell is strong enough right now to withstand chemotherapy, but we have run out of options. Also, the chemotherapy will take a couple of weeks to start working, so Lowell will have to try and fight through this. He spent most of the last week in the hospital with IV fluids while they debated surgery, but since they believe it is cancer-related they won’t operate. We are hoping for the best. If you would like additional information our oldest daughter has been documenting a lot of this on her blog. Her blog is: annban10.blogspot.com

Thank you for your continued prayers and love.

Elaine

Almost a Year Later

2011-03-31T14:20:00.000-06:00

Some of you will understand why keeping up with this blog has been … difficult. It just seems way down on the list of things to deal with. In some ways we just don’t care about it. We marshal our resources and try to keep our heads above water dealing with the day to day. Writing info for a blog takes time, energy, and is a constant reminder of your situation. Elaine likens cancer to a box on the top shelf of a closet. You know it is there and you can’t throw it away, but you try to ignore it until you have to take it down off the shelf and deal with what’s inside – then put it away again. So please bear with our infrequent postings.

Lowell finished chemo at the end of August 2010 and did fairly well with it all (all things considered) – except for the lasting neuropathy from one of the chemo drugs. We were told that most patient’s neuropathy gets better when they stop chemo, but it is now March 31, 2011 and Lowell still suffers from it. That is the bad news. The good news is that Lowell has been off of chemotherapy for seven months now and his scans haven’t shown any real tumor growth, although we know abdominal scans aren’t perfect. But just in the last two months his CEA tests (blood tests that measure protein growth associated with gastrointestinal tumors) have more than doubled. We just read online that CEA tests may be artificially elevated from arthritis inflammation and ulcers, so we are hoping that is the reason for the sudden increase, since Lowell does suffer from arthritis. Even with that growth his doctor feels Lowell doesn’t need to start chemo again for at least another month or two. They will continue to check his blood every month, but even a month or two longer without chemo is great news.

Lowell has been experiencing some pain in his stomach, which has been of some concern. We don’t know if it is related to the cancer or something else altogether (like gastritis or ulcers, etc.). It is hard to know what to think, so we are taking it day to day and paying close attention to what foods seem to cause him more pain – or which make him feel better. When you take as much medication as he has to take, it makes sense that the stomach wouldn’t be happy with all of it.

The doctor who first saw something wrong with Lowell last January and ordered the scan that showed an enlarged appendix, saw Lowell again this January. When the doctor walked into the room he broke out in a big smile. He told us that he had been afraid to see how Lowell would look after a year, but when he saw Lowell he was optimistic and thought he looked great. He said, “You don’t realize how much better you look than the patients I usually see with this aggressive cancer.” Lowell does look great and you wouldn’t really know to look at him that he is suffering with this terrible disease.

We are mindful of the many prayers in Lowell’s behalf - and we know they help. Praying for grandpa has become such a part of our grandchildren’s daily prayers that when our little three-year-old granddaughter was recently asked to give a prayer in Primary Sunday School, she included her grandpa in the prayer. We know that this is in the Lord’s hands and He can heal Lowell - or not. We have faith in Jesus Christ and in His love for us. He knows our situation and needs and we trust in Him. Thank you for your continued faith and prayers in Lowell’s behalf. We can’t thank you enough.

Chemo Round 5

2010-05-26T21:06:00.000-06:00

Sorry, we know we are really behind on updating Lowell’s blog.

The doctors have been working hard to try and stabilize Lowell’s blood. One week it is too thin and the next too thick. We had to go back to the shots in the stomach for a couple of days, but he is doing pretty well now with just the Coumadin pills.

Chemo is an ugly thing - you just feel lousy most of the time. Lowell starts to eat something that sounds good, then can’t bear to eat it after just a bite or two. It is quite frustrating. The chemo tends to produce a lot of mucous in the mouth and throat and nothing tastes good.
The best thing about this treatment is that Lowell was able to get permission to delay Chemo Round 6 by a week. Our oldest son would be flying in from Virginia and our family had planned a vacation at Capitol Reef National Park. It was a wonderful experience and the scenery was spectacular. Lowell was able to do the easier hikes with the family and helped hold baby Noah now and then. Just to be on the safe side Lowell avoided the swimming pool and hot tub, since his immune system isn’t what it once was -but the kids and the grandkids absolutely loved it!

Chemo Round 4

2010-05-01T08:50:00.002-06:00

We know this posting is REALLY late, things have just been crazy.

When Lowell went in for his fourth chemo treatment it was a week after he developed blood clots in his neck and shoulder. During that week Elaine gave him Lovenox shots in his stomach (morning and evening) and Lowell would also take a Coumadin pill at night. As a result his blood thinned too much, so they told him to cut back on the Coumadin (to a half-pill every other day) and discontinue the Lovenox shots.

Because of the bad state of Lowell’s hands (skin deteriorating and splitting) the doctor wanted to hold off on the chemo treatment until the following week, but Lowell asked if they cut the dosage slightly instead, could they go ahead with the chemo treatment as scheduled? (He wants this over with as soon as possible.) The doctor agreed to Lowell’s suggestion, then told him to get some Udder Balm and use that on his hands to see if it would work better than the lotion he had been using. (It does!) He found the Udder Balm lotion at an IFA (Intermountain Farmer’s Association) store.

The chemo is also affecting Lowell’s vision somewhat. He needs to wear a little stronger reading glasses now to see fine print, but his distance vision is a little clearer. Go figure! Chemo also helps you look at all the little things you normally take for granted. Lowell really savors a cold drink of water now when he can tolerate it towards the end of the treatment cycle.

As to chemo appetite - Lowell said, “This must be like what women experience during pregnancy. One day you feel like nothing but fresh fruit; the next day you crave something completely different.”

A New Challenge

2010-04-07T19:23:00.002-06:00

Elaine arrived home at 9:00 last night to find Lowell standing in the kitchen wiping off the countertop – and his right arm was swollen and dark-colored.

“Lowell, your arm is swollen and red!”

“I know.”

“How long has it been that way?”

“Most of the day.”

“Have you called the doctor?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Well, my fingers were swollen the other day – this could just be part of that same problem…”

No, I don’t think so...

So Elaine called the after-hours help line. When the doctor called us back he told Lowell to go to the emergency room immediately, as it sounded like Lowell had a blood clot.

We arrived at the emergency room about 10:00 p.m. – and left there about 2:10 a.m. In between times:

Various techs and nurses took Lowell’s information (seven times)
Lowell paid for the visit from his hospital bed (the nurse took our credit card and did it right there online)
Lively discussions took place regarding blood clots, ports and other issues
The doctor came in twice; once to take Lowell’s information and check his arm, subsequently ordering blood work, an x-ray and an ultrasound – and another time to verify that yes, there were blood clots in his neck/port area and talked about treatments and what-ifs
The x-ray tech (and machine) and the ultrasound tech (and machine) arrived at the same time. (X-ray tech went first)
The ultrasound seriously looked like something out of a science fiction movie – lots of undulating terrain and crevices
The tech and nurse watched Elaine give the blood thinner (Lovenox) injection in Lowell’s abdomen (he will need these twice a day for awhile)

Lowell will get two shots a day (in his abdomen) of the Lovenox for the next few days, plus he will have to take a Coumadin pill every day for the next six months. The doctor told Lowell to stop playing hockey and other contact sports :) but he could go about his normal activities.

Chemo, Round 3

2010-03-30T20:39:00.000-06:00

Side Effects:
Lowell had his third chemo treatment today and is experiencing some cramping in his thumbs and jaw, but is doing well other than that. He has also learned (through sad experience) NOT to eat too much when he feels good, as his body just can't handle it.

Port Update:
Lowell had a personal visit in the hospital today from the PA (Eric) who installed his power port. Eric was concerned that we had been told that Lowell didn't have the correct port and wanted to allay our fears. He graciously took the time to come talk to Lowell and even made copies of the x-rays that were taken at the time the power port was installed. The x-rays clearly show it is a power port. Lowell was impressed with the PA's caring concern and personal attention.

On a spiritual note:
Lowell loves to attend the temple and feels great strength come when he is there. It is a humbling experience to know that your own name may be among those on the prayer rolls. Lowell continues to receive promptings from the Spirit and tender mercies from the Lord, even concerning the historical record he and Chad are developing for the church. He has received sources, information and document without even having to search them out. We love you and wish to thank you again for your prayers and kindness.

Chemo, Round 2

2010-03-24T15:52:00.000-06:00

The second dose of chemo has gone very well – so well that we know that your faith and prayers in Lowell’s behalf have lessened the side effects of the chemo, even though an additional drug (Avastin) was added to the mix this time. We cannot thank you enough for remembering Lowell in your prayers.

1st Round’s Side Effects: Sensitivity to cold, shock-like sensations in his fingertips, stomach upset, major fatigue, diarrhea and constipation, slight chemical taste, cramps in the jaw area.

2^nd Round’s Side Effects: Much the same, but much less severe. He still has sensitivity to cold, occasional jaw cramps and slight fatigue – but no stomach upset!

When we went to Lowell’s second chemo appointment we also met with his doctor. Lowell told the doctor about the switcheroo with a non-Power Port for the Power Port that had been requested and Lowell asked the doctor to look at the surgery notes on the port placement. The surgical notes stated they had put in a ‘Power Port’. Hmmm.

The nurse who helped Lowell this time must have heard about the ‘power port’ issue through the grapevine. He told Lowell that the port may not be a true ‘Power Port’, but he felt like it might be one of the newer generation ports that are not made completely of metal. Who knows. I don’t think they will tell us anything more at this point, as everyone hates the thought of law suits (even though that is not our style).

We will notify our insurance carrier about the discrepancy though, as there is probably a cost difference and they shouldn’t be billed for the more expensive model.

Medical Records Access - Information Learned:

There was a long version to this which took several hours. You are the beneficiary of what we learned through that experience – and here is the short version:

To gain access to your medical records, contact the Release of Information Office. (At least that is what it is called at the IMC.) You will need to sign a release form and show picture ID, but you can pick up your records right then. Realize there may be other patrons waiting as well, so give yourself enough time to take care of this before they close for the day.

Chemo Day 1

2010-03-03T20:47:00.000-07:00

We went to the IMC for Lowell’s first chemo treatment Tuesday. The nurse (Ann) had a hard time finding the dots on Lowell’s power port so she called the senior nurse (Shelley) over to help. Shelley felt the port, then announced that there were no dots, Lowell had been given an old-style port rather than the newer “power port”. What does this mean? It means Lowell won’t be able to have every procedure done through this port – some procedures will now have to be done in his arm too.

Are we a little upset? Yes. But Lowell was gracious with the nurse and said he would be fine with having some things in his arm.
He’s a good man.

For you who are entering into this Cancer Realm, make sure you request a POWER PORT before you go into surgery. Whether the port prescription wasn’t specific enough, the hospital wanted to get rid of the old-style ports, or whatever - we are now stuck with what we have.

Side effects so far:

Electric charge-type feelings in the end of the fingers (Lowell described it as similar to what happens when you chew tin foil)
Slight cold sensitivity

Side effects are supposed to get worse AFTER the chemo treatment, so we’ll have to see what happens in the next couple of days.

The Oxaliplatin pump noise was kept at bay (somewhat) during the night by covering the pump with towels. We put the pump in the nightstand drawer on a towel, covered it with two more towels and made sure the line wasn’t kinked. The pump sounds like the airport eta board over in Russia when they would click over in sequence to show the new flight arrival times.

We are grateful Lowell feels as well as he does and hope he won’t have to suffer too much.

Port Update

2010-02-27T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well, Lowell now has a new piece of hardware embedded in his upper chest and neck.

When Lowell had his pet scan on Monday he was fascinated to learn that they use fluorine 18, a man-made isotope produced from a cyclotron at the University of Utah. Fluorine 18 has a half life of 110 minutes, which means he was radioactive for a brief time.

The chemotherapy class on Tuesday was informative (the video was cheesy) and the nurse was good. She said that Lowell was the only patient she'd ever had who was able to correctly answer the question, "What is chemotherapy?" (Chemicals used to destroy rapidly-dividing cells.)

Thursday morning we were instructed to be to the hospital by 6:30 a.m. for Lowell's port placement. The receptionist told us that Lowell was the first patient that day, so when 8:30 rolled around and we were still waiting for them to come get Lowell, Elaine started pacing the floor. At 9:15 the nurse came in and added an antibiotic to the saline drip, with the comment, "We need to give you an antibiotic before we do the surgery. This will take about 45 mintues to an hour", at which time Lowell said "you mean we won't be starting for ANOTHER hour?" (He is too kind, as I would have been asking questions long before that.) She must have realized how long we had been waiting and said "I guess we can go down and get you prepped by the time the antibiotic is finished."

Everything went well and we left the hospital at 11:45. (If, as the first patient of the day, we didn't get started until 10:15 or 10:30, I'd hate to be the last patient of the day.)

Later that afternoon Lowell was blessed with a visit from Sean Martella (our nephew), who is also fighting cancer. Sean was kind enough to share his experiences and insights concerning chemotherapy. Lowell has great admiration for Sean and all he and his sweet wife, Karen, have been through. We wish them the very best and hope Sean will be accepted into a new clinical trial in New York.

We are humbled by the many expressions of love, faith and prayers that we hear of daily, many of which come from people we don't even personally know. We feel your love and can't begin to thank you enough for your prayers in our behalf. May the Lord bless you all for your kindness and thoughtfulness.

Love,

Lowell and Elaine Wright and Family

The Plan

2010-02-20T12:36:00.000-07:00

We have decided to go with the FOLFOX chemotherapy treatment, consisting of 5FU, Oxaliplatin and Avastin.
Lowell will be on this chemo regimen for about three months, at which time they will stop the Oxaliplatin, as it causes neuropathy (numbness) if left too long. Lowell will then continue with just the 5FU and Avastin for three more months (six months total chemo), barring additional info which would make them change the regimen (i.e. treatment not working). We also asked Dr. Whisenant about Avastin, as one of the oncologists in Jeff’s hospital (University of Virginia) voiced some concerns with it. Avastin patients have been known to have a very slight increased risk of stroke and heart attack, as well as an increased risk of GI perforations (1 in every 200 patients). 95% of patients have no side effects from taking Avastin and one of the positive reasons for its use is a 15 to 20 % increase in tumor shrinkage. The doctor said he would go with this treatment if he were in Lowell’s position. If this treatment doesn’t work or we want to pursue the debulking/heated intraperitoneal therapy, Dr. Whisenant recommends we go to see Dr. Andy Lowy in San Diego, who specializes in this. (Hmm, San Diego.) Here is the schedule for the next few weeks:
· Lowell will have a PET scan on Monday to use as a baseline, although Dr Whisenant isn’t sure the cancers are large enough to show up on the scan yet
· Tuesday we are signed up to attend a Chemo class
· Wednesday they will call with a time to come in for the port insertion surgery
· Thursday we will go in to have the port implanted. The port-a-cath is placed under the skin on the chest. The catheter is then inserted into the superior vena cava vessel at entrance of the right atrium of the heart. It is approximately a one-hour procedure. The port-a-cath can be felt under the skin and the nurse can find the entrance by locating the edges of the port and inserting a special needle (called a Huber needle) into the soft middle section. Medications can be given through the port-a-cath and blood can be drawn from it eliminating the need for a blood draw from the arm. The use of a portable pump and port-a-cath allows the medication to be given over several days in a home setting rather than as a patient in the hospital. There are no dressing changes required but there is some maintenance involved
· We start chemo on Tuesday, March 2

Second Oncologist Visit

2010-02-09T18:09:00.000-07:00

Decisions, decisions…

Monday afternoon Dr. Sunil Sharma, Senior Director of Clinical Research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, gave us the following information:

The average life expectancy of patients with this type of cancer who do nothing – 9 months

The average life expectancy of patients who do the FOLFOX chemo treatment – 18 to 24 months

These are the average life expectancy numbers, which means some will be shorter, others longer (We, of course, plan on being the LONGER part of that stat)

Dr. Sharma recommends we get a pet scan and then do the FOLFOX chemo treatment, starting approximately one month from Lowell’s appendectomy. (This is also what Dr. Whisenant, Utah Cancer Specialists, recommended

Dr. Sharma said the heated chemo wash poured into the abdomen has a very limited effectiveness and a high morbidity rate. Lowell’s specific type of cancer isn’t one that this treatment is even somewhat effective on

Dr. Sharma is applying (to the FDA) today for a new clinical trial involving this same treatment, but adding the drug Everolimus to the FOLFOX treatment. (Currently Everolimus is only approved for Kidney cancer patients.) Dr. Sharma thinks we should do the FOLFOX, and not wait for this.

IF we decide to apply to be part of the clinical trial, these are the concerns:

1.The FDA has 30 days to respond to the request for a clinical trial. They always respond on day 29, which puts us at least two weeks later starting chemo than if we start FOLFOX as soon as possible. There would probably be further delays as they do patient selections, etc.

2. We can’t start chemo and then hope to be part of the clinical trial.

3. We can apply to be part of the trial, but they don’t have to accept us for the trial, which means we’ve delayed starting chemo for nothing

4. Even if we’re accepted for the trial, our odds are only 50-50 that we would get the new drug, since half the patients are given a placebo and the other half get Everolimus. So, we delay chemo, take a chance we’ll be selected for the study, then take a further chance we’ll get the new drug

5. The new drug may not work on this type of cancer anyway

6. Adding a new drug to the mix could cause unexpected side effects

We now have about a week and a half to decide if we are going to go up to the Huntsman Center for treatment, or to the IMC, which is nearer our home. We’ll keep you updated as things transpire.

New Update after Doctor visit Feb. 2, 2010

2010-02-02T18:15:00.000-07:00

The First Oncologist Visit (Second opinion coming up on Monday, February 8):

If you need your news sugar-coated, you’d better skip the next two lines…

Lowell’s type of signet cell, appendiceal cancer is extremely rare and is considered terminal.

The doctor told us that approximately 90% of patients pass away within 18 to 36 months, but 10% live for 5 years and more.

We both feel very much at peace -- and I feel that Lowell will be healed.

If we decide to go with this doctor, he recommends the following:

Lowell will start chemo approximately one month after he had his appendectomy (so that he can heal completely).
They will put in a port (and pump) and administer the FOLFOX chemo every two weeks for six months.
Don’t do any additional surgery at this point.

The doctor also gave us the following information about the chemotherapy:

Patients on this type of chemo typically do not lose their hair or get too nauseated.
Patients do have a hard time with cold foods for the first few days of each chemo treatment.
Patients can go about their normal duties, they just tire more easily.

The doctor told us that no one in Utah currently does the intraoperative heated peritoneal chemotherapy, (hot chemo poured into the abdominal cavity) but if we decide we want to try that route he will give us the names of some doctors/facilities out of state that do that procedure.

We are doing well and appreciate the love, prayers and well wishes we have received from everywhere.

Elaine

A Letter From Elaine

2010-01-28T13:35:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

It is hard for me to let you know that Lowell has just been diagnosed with appendiceal cancer.

He has been having gall bladder pain off and on since November and when they did the scans they also saw his appendix was quite enlarged. We took him in Monday to have them both taken out and when they opened him up to get the appendix out (it refused to come out laparoscopically) they saw hundreds of seed cancers throughout his abdominal cavity.

They feel the cancer has been growing in his appendix for about two years, but ate through the appendix wall (or burst through part of it) anytime from 2-9 months ago, spreading its little rice-size seeds. The gall bladder pain was a blessing in disguise, as it helped us find the bigger problem.

We feel at peace and have had numerous spiritual experiences with our family receiving strength and comfort. We absolutely know Lowell can be healed if it is the Lord's will and we are confident we will be able to fight this tooth and nail, but also are not worried if things turn out otherwise.

We want to thank you for your friendship and love and hope you will keep us in your prayers as we have only begun the fight. Eric and Cathy will be updating this blog to keep people informed about Lowell’s progress so we don’t have to repeat the same information over and over. We will update it with new information as we receive it.

Love,

Elaine Wright and family

The Reason...

2010-01-28T11:58:00.000-07:00

...this blog was set up, was to be able to give updates of (президент) Lowell Wright to many people at one time.

Updates are on the way.