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HOWLER FIGHTS CANCER

8/31/2012

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Fred Forster (picture taken at the 2011 Havana Howlers Rugby 7's attached ) an Irishman now living in California contacted me about a year ago asking if he could join the Dog River Howlers Rugby Club in Cuba. This cultish rugby passionate rugby globe trotter joned us in Havana as he did again at the 2012 Las Vegas tournament. Fred has been most supportive of Howlers endeavours including when he donated $500 to quadriplegic (rugby accident) Kerry Singh's Huggy's Fundraiser" (http://donate.rugbycanada.ca/e/huggy ) to purchase a modified van . 

For this man rugby truly "is more than a game, it's a way of life".

I just received the following email from Fred - " In March I got a small lump in front of my right ear. It continued to grow and was removed by surgery August 13. The pathology showed the tumor to a cancer called Lymphoma.To eliminate the lymphoma I will be treated by Chemo therapy for 4 months .The Medics are very optimistics about the future since this is a very curable form of cancer.There are certain side effects from the chemo . Fatigue possible nausea and hair loss which grows back later.The overall prognosis is good and I am being treated by top people in the field ".

All our thoughts and prayers are with this crazy Irishman and I'm sure that we'' see him very soon on another Howlers tour.

If you would like to drop a line to Fred his email address is - fredaforster@yahoo.com

Karl Fix

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