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    Emmett Stallings
    Percussionist/Drummer, Husband, Father, Cancer patient. Working towards winning the fight one day at a time.

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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Grief

By wendy | Published February 27, 2010

Lamentations 3: 1-58 (sorry so long, but it’s all good) 1 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; 3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long. [...]

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Procedure #1 – The Stint

By emmett | Published February 26, 2010

So as this is being posted, I am headed into Vanderbilt Medical Center to have a Stint put in my throat, so that the tumor does not close it, and it will still allow me to eat. Hopefully this may help to combat a little of the nausea as well, and hopefully it will allow [...]

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Patience

By wendy | Published February 25, 2010

Another note written by wonderful wife. Psalm 27Of David. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evil men advance against meto devour my flesh,when my enemies and my foes attack me,they will stumble and fall. 3 [...]

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Waking up and a multitude of Prayers.

By emmett | Published February 24, 2010

It was still quiet this morning when I woke up. I didn’t move for a long time, secretly hoping that when I did it would be a bad dream, or some misremembered event, or that it would be like every other illness I have ever had; that I had just slept it off. I really [...]

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The short story of how it began.

By emmett | Published February 24, 2010

I went in to the Vanderbilt Emergency room on February 14th, for the first time, due to excessive vomiting, and after being discharged returned two days later, on tuesday, for the same thing. I was admitted to the hospital Tuesday night, and on Wednesday, a GI doc sent me for an Endoscopy. You know, where [...]

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