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Dotty,

It’s been said many times here already, but it bears repeating as I believe the more you can hear it the better as you and Marty deserve nothing less than this little piece of support during such a challenging time.

Thank you for updating us all on Marty and let him know more prayers are being sent his and your way. We all miss having Marty on the forum providing his immense model railroading knowledge. 

Pete

shoal creek railroad posted:

Hi Marty , here is wishing you a speedy recovery. I am also currently going through chemo.  It's been thirty six weeks now . A little over two and and a half years ago I was diognosed with stage four prostate cancer . I did chemo at that time as well . Everyone reacts differently to this treatment , hang in there and above all stay positive and remain as active as you can. Things will get better.

Shoal Creek Railroad, prayers of healing and comfort to you, too.

I liken having cancer to the Groucho Marx saying, ‘ I wouldn’t want to be in any club that would have me as a member.’  Nobody wants to be in the club, but once you have cancer you have a lifetime membership.  And your dues have been paid.  And anyone in the club is my bro.  I give anyone who tells me they have had it a hug, without hesitation.  I won’t say a prayer lest God smite me down for the sin of being disingenuous, but let my best wishes serve as a heartfelt hug.  I sincerely hope things take a turn for the better.  I don’t know Marty, but I know he is a legend in the model train universe from this forum.  Hang in there bro.  Miracles do happen.

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Dotty reads the O Gauge Forum posts to Marty every day.  Let's send him some memories.

Here's one.  I've known Marty for about 30 years or so.  We've spent a lot of time together at" super gourmet" lunchtime eateries. We often talked about our military experiences.  When he reminisced  about his training at Great Lakes I said that I remembered a photograph  in one of my trolley books showing a North Shore interurban with sailors' heads hanging out the windows.  And sure enough, one of them turned out to be Marty.

 

 

Lew Schneider

Me thinks "LewRail"has come up with an EXCELLENT🆒️👍 extension to this thread...everyone should add their memories of Marty Fitzhenry. Heres mine....though short. I've been to two TrainStocks,  and both times when i tried to approach Marty, there were already several folks crowding and cutting in ahead of me "jammin'" him with train questions......i never got to chat, but it shows everyone what a popular guy he is!  Like the only gal at the Naval Academy dance.  But not so pretty....lol!

After conversing with Marty on OGR, I finally met him and Dotty in person at my first York a couple years ago.  I was late getting to the OGR breakfast, and Marty invited me to sit in the one empty seat next to him.  After great conversation at breakfast, I ran into him in the Orange Hall about an hour after opening.  He asked me what I had bought, and when all I could show him was a bottle of glue, he told me to get busy and buy a train.  LOL. I ran into Dotty 3 or 4 times that day and she always had a nice greeting!  Very nice people!!!

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Marty with his grandson, Dean.

Update: December 10, 2019.

The doctors have been unable to get the infection in Marty’s toe knocked down. He’s in extreme pain 24/7, even with a cocktail of pain medications. With an infection he can’t have chemo, so the tumors in his lungs are starting to grow again. The tumors in his brain aren’t growing fast, but will eventually cause problems. After talking at length with the teams of doctors and the lack of options, Marty has made the decision to go into hospice care (End of life care). He's tired of fighting, tired of the constant pain. Until the pain can be controlled he will be in a hospice facility near his home, with the hope that he’ll be able to return home with hospice assistance, for his remaining time with us. Thank you all again for your prayers and  good wishes. Dotty  

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