Il vient de confirmer les récentes rumeurs en postant sur le Mandolin Cafe qu'il était atteint d'une forme de cancer du cerveau inopérable...
Ne vous gênez pas pour lui envoyer vos messages de soutien.
Here's some news that's been flying under the radar for awhile and Butch has decided it's a good time to let people know. He composed and sent this email to some people today and has allowed me to share it. I would like for us to lend our support to him any way we can. His words follow, and I hope you'll keep him in your thoughts as he goes through a scary and difficult phase of treatment.
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Dear friend,
Some of you may or may have not heard that I have been having some health problems recently. It started in mid-March with my left hand losing about 20% of its facility. I have not cancelled any performances yet, but I really can't do any recording or work that focuses heavily on myself as soloist. I am still playing concerts with Nashville Mandolin Ensemble. After an MRI and a brain biopsy on May 22, I was diagnosed with a low level 3 anaplastic astrocytoma deep in the right side of my brain. Because it is inoperable, I am following a regime of radiation and chemo beginning this Wednesday, June 6 for 6 weeks. I am going to be eating only a macrobiotic diet and following their lifestyle rules. I will also be receiving acupuncture, energy balancing treatments and massage therapy.
Please feel free to contact me via e-mail at soundartrecordings@comcast.net or call my cellphone 615-727-3815 or at home 615-292-0324. I hope to see or hear from you soon.
Butch
