Prayers for Danny Durham - Page 4

Ronnie Smith Jr · 02-27-2015, 09:45 PM

Get well soon Danny. The Chevy II's need your attention

Jerry Terry · 02-28-2015, 03:12 PM

Prayers and lots of Faith are coming your way for a speedy recovery Danny. Just ask he will listen to you. God Bless
Jerry & Patty

Geerhead55 · 03-11-2015, 03:31 PM

Thank you all,, for the kind words, well wishes and prayers,,, it is much appreciated. Thank you Ron, also for getting the word out, and for stopping by with all the memorabilia and photos, it was fun going through it.
What amazes me about this whole adventure I'm now on, is how quickly I went from being a walking, talking, working and functioning member of society, to basically bedridden in about 48 hours! I got up to go to work on a Thursday morning and my left leg was blown up like a tree stump, so I went to my Dr. to get it checked out, and he sent me directly to the hospital across the street. There they found the suspected blood clot, just above my left thigh, below the intersection of arteries and veins in the pelvic area. I went through 4 procedures where tubes and lines are inserted behind the kneecaps to address the clots, one of which a Dr. said was the biggest he'd ever seen on someone still alive! After a couple days of treatment, I awoke on a Sunday with a lot of pain and now a blown up right leg, which told me the clot had moved north above that intersection and had shut down my right side also.
A CT Scan was ordered on my upper body and that was when a mass showed up around my right kidney, a portion of my liver and my lower lung,, ball game changed!
I had surgery that following Tuesday, and more cancer was found than was apparent before,, with too much inflammation and scarring around the organs to continue.
So, I was closed back up and came home after a month, and we're attacking this monster through other means. I've had 3 treatments so far, am feeling well and getting around, with a walker, slowly, since we still are fighting clots and the swelling
below my waist. I'm certainly going to fight this all the way through,, and yes, I'm hoping to get back behind the wheel sometime this season. My son continued with the upgrades we'd started on my Nova last fall, before all this happened and its nearly done. I thank him for his hard work and what hes done,, I just wish I could've been there with him as originally planned.
I hope to get out there and see many of my classracer.com friends this year, whether in the stands, the staging lanes or perhaps across the water box,, I look forward to it.
Thanks again so much for your prayers and kindness.........
Danny Durham

Jim Parsons · 03-11-2015, 09:43 PM

Danny,
Keep your chin up pal and think how much fun that Nova is going to be when you do get behind the wheel.

Harmon & Parsons
F/S 5305

FireSale · 03-12-2015, 01:59 AM

Stick with the plan, Danny. As all racers know, hard work (and skinned knuckles) eventually pay off.

Dale

Sean Gaffney · 03-12-2015, 12:56 PM

Mr. Durham, thoughts and prayers from my family and I, wishing you a speedy recovery as well. It was a pleasure meeting you last year in Columbus for the Class Nationals can't wait to see that Nova in action so keep up the good fight.

02-27-2015, 09:45 PM	#31
Ronnie Smith Jr Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 220 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Get well soon Danny. The Chevy II's need your attention __________________ Ronnie Smith, Jr.

02-28-2015, 03:12 PM	#32
Jerry Terry Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 652 Likes: 6,086 Liked 450 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Prayers and lots of Faith are coming your way for a speedy recovery Danny. Just ask he will listen to you. God Bless Jerry & Patty

03-11-2015, 03:31 PM	#33
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Thank you all,, for the kind words, well wishes and prayers,,, it is much appreciated. Thank you Ron, also for getting the word out, and for stopping by with all the memorabilia and photos, it was fun going through it. What amazes me about this whole adventure I'm now on, is how quickly I went from being a walking, talking, working and functioning member of society, to basically bedridden in about 48 hours! I got up to go to work on a Thursday morning and my left leg was blown up like a tree stump, so I went to my Dr. to get it checked out, and he sent me directly to the hospital across the street. There they found the suspected blood clot, just above my left thigh, below the intersection of arteries and veins in the pelvic area. I went through 4 procedures where tubes and lines are inserted behind the kneecaps to address the clots, one of which a Dr. said was the biggest he'd ever seen on someone still alive! After a couple days of treatment, I awoke on a Sunday with a lot of pain and now a blown up right leg, which told me the clot had moved north above that intersection and had shut down my right side also. A CT Scan was ordered on my upper body and that was when a mass showed up around my right kidney, a portion of my liver and my lower lung,, ball game changed! I had surgery that following Tuesday, and more cancer was found than was apparent before,, with too much inflammation and scarring around the organs to continue. So, I was closed back up and came home after a month, and we're attacking this monster through other means. I've had 3 treatments so far, am feeling well and getting around, with a walker, slowly, since we still are fighting clots and the swelling below my waist. I'm certainly going to fight this all the way through,, and yes, I'm hoping to get back behind the wheel sometime this season. My son continued with the upgrades we'd started on my Nova last fall, before all this happened and its nearly done. I thank him for his hard work and what hes done,, I just wish I could've been there with him as originally planned. I hope to get out there and see many of my classracer.com friends this year, whether in the stands, the staging lanes or perhaps across the water box,, I look forward to it. Thanks again so much for your prayers and kindness......... Danny Durham

03-11-2015, 09:43 PM	#34
Jim Parsons Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kearney Mo Posts: 197 Likes: 425 Liked 195 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Danny, Keep your chin up pal and think how much fun that Nova is going to be when you do get behind the wheel. Harmon & Parsons F/S 5305

03-12-2015, 01:59 AM	#35
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Stick with the plan, Danny. As all racers know, hard work (and skinned knuckles) eventually pay off. Dale

03-12-2015, 12:56 PM	#36
Sean Gaffney Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 143 Likes: 90 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Prayers for Danny Durham Mr. Durham, thoughts and prayers from my family and I, wishing you a speedy recovery as well. It was a pleasure meeting you last year in Columbus for the Class Nationals can't wait to see that Nova in action so keep up the good fight. __________________ Sean Gaffney SS/G & SS/H 1223 AA/S & A/S 1008