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Many of you have had the pleasure of spending time over the years with Julie Strawser (formerly Julie Moose) as she worked with the OAA for a number of years in addition to her work at OSU Extension. Unfortunately, Julie has received some bad news. See below
for an update from Julie. <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">Please keep her in your thoughts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Friday I finally received my diagnosis: cholangiocarcinoma. It is fairly aggressive and unfortunately incurable. I will begin chemo on Wednesday and have it every other week for six months.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The hope is that I may be approved for a new immunotherapy infusion that basically puts your immune system into hyper mode to attack the cancer cells. If approved, I will need these infusions every two
weeks for the rest of my life. Living with this includes six months of chemo, six months off, six months chemo, etc.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">My goal is to prove them wrong. Without treatment I have about six months. The average lifespan with treatment is about a year. That is unacceptable to me. I’m seeking a second opinion from the Cleveland
Clinic.</span></i></p>
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<i data-event-added="1"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">I’m going to try to work as much as possible, mainly for my mind. However, my personal email address is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:julestrawser@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">julestrawser@gmail.com</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(no
“I” in Julie). My address is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="awjKIUGRYUEdE3QNsxHm" tabindex="0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: var(--themePrimary); cursor: pointer; color: var(--themePrimary);">5300
Riverside Dr #435, Columbus OH 43220</span>. Any thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.</span></i></p>
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<i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Make the most of today!</span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Julie</span></i></b></p>
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