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About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Many of us have come to know Patrick Malone (Lugnut) as a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and kind individual. He is a frequent and enthusiastic contributor to our analog discussion forum. He has initiated only 17 threads, but responded to 559 threads. I would guess that many, if not most, of us can recall a time when Pat replied with helpful advice to a question we posted or helped us track down a rare recording. I have come to love Pat as a friend, and to respect him as a man, and I suspect many of you share those feelings.

Today I write to share difficult news with you. Pat has been diagnosed with an aggressive stomach cancer. It has yet to be determined whether surgery will even be worth it. If surgery is performed, most or all of the stomach will be removed, and Pat would face a difficult and long post-op period in the hospital. The medical course is still uncertain, but will be determined soon. Whatever is decided, it will not be easy or pleasant.

Something may be planned in the future to assist the family. For now, Pat could use some of the friendship he so often and willingly showed us. You can email Pat at: lugnut50@msn.com. You can also mail cards, letters ... or whatever. You may email me for Pat's mailing address. My email is: pfrumkin1@comcast.net.

I hope to spend a few days with Pat in Idaho or Nebraska (from which he hails) soon. Between this news, my legal work, getting ready for family arriving for the holidays, Audio Intelligent, and trying to make plans to visit Pat, my head is spinning. If you email me and I don't respond, please understand that I am not ignoring you, but rather simply do not have time to reply.

Pat may or may not have time to respond to posts here, to emails, or to cards mailed to him. But he has asked me to convey to each and every one of you that he has cherished your friendship, your comradery, and sharing our common hobby on this great website.

As we prepare for our holiday season celebrations, and look forward to -- as we should -- enjoying this time of year, I ask that you keep Pat and his family in mind ... and softly offer up, in quiet moments in the still of night and early morning, prayers for Pat and his family. God bless.

Warmest regards to all,
Paul Frumkin
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lngbruno
210 posts
 
Pat, that is indeed great news. The positive thoughts, well wishes and prayers from fellow AudiogoNers may have assisted in this update.

All the best and fingers crossed,
L
jphii
485 posts
 
Pat,

I know I've been AWOL for about a month, and apologize for not emailing. As you well know, sometimes things that are unavoidable happen and you just have to work through them. I've just caught up on reading this thread, and am so happy to hear you in high spirits. It is great to see you are not slowing down.

Now that I am able to get some things done here, I will be finishing up your project as soon as I can. I feel like a sh**head for not being able to finish sooner. I'l email soon.

As always, keep the faith!

Joe
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nrchy
2,124 posts
 
Just to keep people updated, I talked to Pat this AM and he sounded as good as I've heard him sound in months. He put a smile on my face! And it sounded like he was smiling too.

Thanks Pat!
zaikesman
3,017 posts
 
You heard it here: Don't look now, but my prediction of 8/2 seems to be coming true... :-)
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
Thanks for the kind words all. Kelly, I really look forward to meeting you. Lou, I believe you've nailed it! There is incredible power in prayer and I thank you for yours. This seemingly small goal of going to RMAF will be a dream come true if I can pull it off. I've never attending any trade show before. Joe, never a doubt that you were up to your eyeballs in something and would return. Nate, in spite of the cheer in my voice (real) your situation just about brought me down. Few things are as frustrating as being denied the use of a new toy. At least that's how this toy afficianado sees it.

The really good news is that the simple tweak of reducing the dosages I wrote about earlier have really paid off. I had an exceptionally good weekend in comparison to other times when the dosages were larger. Last Saturday night we received an invitation for a barbeque and I enjoyed a great steak but worried terribly that my body wouldn't process it. No problem at all.

My doctor knows of our plans to go to Denver and is very supportive. I don't know whether to believe him or not but he indicated we'd schedule an extra week off from the chemo coinciding with RMAF. Man, if I can attend AND eat like a normal person I'll be one happy guy.

One by one my little audio projects are getting done. The dedicated circuits are in and today I should wrap up the fabrication of two power strips using Porter Ports and hook everything up. I realize that this DIY route is not ideal and only wish I could spring for the best audiophile grade solution. Hell, my power cords are all stock. I'm hoping that I'll get a fair percentage of improvements though. I'm not looking forward to the break in. I'll leave the system run 24/7 using the Granite Audio phono burn in CD hoping to speed things up.

The new doors look really nice and added some depth to the sound stage. Barb and I acquired two comfy chairs to compliment the new recliner occupying the sweet spot. This has freed up a lot of real estate and trust that the room won't miss the absorbtion of the love seat and overstuffed chairs they replaced. About the only shopping needed now is for a couple of smallish end tables to hold drinks and remotes. This is proving to be the most difficult purchase of all.
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