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gutmon

03/02/2011 05:18PM

Just thinking of you.

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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BWPaddler

03/02/2011 05:24PM

+1, hang in there!

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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rookie in 03

03/02/2011 07:05PM

I too still have you in my prayers.

rookie in 03

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SunCatcher

03/02/2011 07:33PM

Me Praying for you also!!!!
SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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MOgirl

03/02/2011 07:55PM

Hey Amok! Paddle strong!

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Basspro69

03/02/2011 08:16PM

God Bless You Amok.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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maxxbhp

03/02/2011 09:09PM

I haven't earned the right to be in this, just admire the way you guys close ranks

"Old Nashville still has a song and dance, and the Florida girls still wear no underpants. And we all get drunk at the football game, yeh the new south, thank God is still the same" Hank Williams, jr

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kanoes

03/02/2011 09:12PM

yeah...WTF is going on? i see you posting. update us please.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Craig K

03/02/2011 09:12PM

Hope everything is going well Amok!

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Basspro69

03/02/2011 10:48PM

quote maxxbhp: "I haven't earned the right to be in this, just admire the way you guys close ranks" If you care about people and like the bwca then your as deserving as anyone else to ( be in this)maxx. Ive never met Amok but I feel like I know him already, so I consider him a friend and anyone that cares about his well being I consider a friend also. I think what hes going through has touched each and everyone to some degree whether its friends or relatives, so we feel like were in this fight with him and pray that he defeats his affliction.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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rlhedlund

03/03/2011 06:11AM

Thinking of you

Life is good, living is better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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boonie

03/03/2011 07:31AM

I also hope he's doing OK. Have always enjoyed his posts.

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nojobro

03/03/2011 08:18AM

Thinking of you too, Amok.

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ozarkpaddler

03/03/2011 09:39AM

Thoughts and prayers your way; keep hanging in there! TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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AndySG

03/03/2011 09:57AM

Still sending out "Positive Waves" for your recovery.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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bruceye

03/03/2011 10:54AM

Amok,,,your scaring us.

Bruceye

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ducks

03/03/2011 11:01AM

Praying for you man. Hope all is well.

Pura Vida

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Jackfish

Moderator

03/03/2011 12:31PM

Hope things are going well, Amok. Best wishes to you.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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shawhh

03/03/2011 01:12PM

hope all is well with you. courage.

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ripple

03/03/2011 01:12PM

I just finished a bunch of big batches of dehydrated food- lots of beefy stuff! I was thinkin' "I wonder of Amok would think it was weird if I sent him some for his first trip after treatment." Let me know...

Ripple in still water....

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lars54

03/03/2011 05:30PM

hang in there buddy

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mooseplums

03/03/2011 05:33PM

Thinking of you Buddy!

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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kanoes

03/04/2011 11:14PM

??? whats up?

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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1stSatInMay

03/05/2011 04:37AM

Kinda worries me that there's been no response from Amok.

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945

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sst6313

03/05/2011 07:40AM

SST6313 to AMOK...come in AMOK...

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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BearBrown

03/05/2011 04:32PM

I have noticed a few posts of his lately, so I think he has been around. Here is a link to a thread he posted on on 02/23/11. I have seen a couple of other threads he has posted on too, but don't recall which ones.

Thought this might alleviate some concerns.

Richard "Bear" Brown----- "I would rather give someone one photograph they can't live without than one hundred they can live with." anonymous

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AndySG

03/05/2011 06:14PM

I had some e-mail conversations with Amok early in the year. He mentioned the stem cell therapy he was scheduled for would be physically taxing. So much so that he would not be able to trip this season. Perhaps his absence is a result of this therapy. I hope it is temporary and we hear from him soon.

Keep Praying everyone.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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rlhedlund

03/07/2011 11:48AM

He is doing fine. Been away from the keyboard.

Life is good, living is better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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kanoes

03/07/2011 12:20PM

quote rlhedlund: "He is doing fine. Been away from the keyboard. "
thanks ron.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Basspro69

03/07/2011 12:52PM

quote rlhedlund: "He is doing fine. Been away from the keyboard. " Thats good news, I will assume you have talked to him lately.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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rlhedlund

03/07/2011 04:24PM

quote Basspro69: "quote rlhedlund: "He is doing fine. Been away from the keyboard. " Thats good news, I will assume you have talked to him lately."

E-mail this am. Said he was on a mini-vacation. He said he will be away for 3 weeks for more treatment.

Life is good, living is better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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butthead

03/07/2011 06:11PM

Thanks for the news Ron!
Amok, take your time and get well!

butthead

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” ? Frank Zappa

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Amok

03/08/2011 07:56AM

Just saw this post. YES! I'm OK :) Thanks for asking. I was out of town with no internet since Wednesday, and I slept most of yesterday. The 14 hour trip home Sunday was a bit long (and my friend I went with did NOT let me help drive home!!!)

You all are the best :D

I'm not on my 3 week (or longer) treatment yet. I'll hopefully find out from the doctor today when that will begin. It's not even 3 weeks of treatment, it's more of an infection watch. They call it recovery. With a stem cell transplant, they will be returning the stem cells and then watching me to make sure I don't get a serious infection that could lead to serious complications.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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gutmon

03/08/2011 08:21AM

Good to hear from you!

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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SunCatcher

03/08/2011 09:04AM

Amok,
Good to see your typing again. We all missed you and wandered how you were doing. Thanks for the update. Hang tough and keep your chin up!!
SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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Boppa

03/08/2011 10:11AM

Whew! It is great to hear both from you and that it is treatment caused absence. The prayers and good wishes are still coming at you.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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tremolo

03/08/2011 10:44AM

I am sending you good vibes.

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shawhh

03/08/2011 11:02AM

hope you'll have a very uneventful and very successful course of treatment.

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sst6313

03/11/2011 01:51AM

GOOD GOOD!

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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alpine525

03/11/2011 07:57AM

Glad to see you back on the board!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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BWPaddler

03/11/2011 08:53AM

Still sending good vibes... fingers crossed it is all as UNeventful as possible.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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ozarkpaddler

03/11/2011 08:54AM

Good to hear you're doing well!

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Beaverjack

03/11/2011 09:53AM

Keep kicking, Amok. You're an inspiration.

Tony

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jb in the wild

03/11/2011 09:57AM

Been away from the keyboard glad things are ok. Hope you feel well enough to make it to wing night this spring. We are all hoping to see your smiling face.

JB

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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mooseplums

03/11/2011 04:40PM

glad to hear things are ok. I will direct my positive thoughts and prayers your way.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Amok

03/11/2011 05:23PM

Ty for the kind thoughts and prayers, all :) I'm still kicking! Waiting for one more thing to fall in place before I can get this over with.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Savage Voyageur

03/11/2011 07:26PM

Wish you all the best, hang in there.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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Stormjack

11/06/2011 11:21PM

I'm so thankful Phil was able to make this trip. What a true friend Joe was to drive him to Tennessee. I'm thankful for friends like Joe, and for all the friends Amok had at BWCA.

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Basspro69

11/07/2011 08:38AM

quote Stormjack: "I'm so thankful Phil was able to make this trip. What a true friend Joe was to drive him to Tennessee. I'm thankful for friends like Joe, and for all the friends Amok had at BWCA."
Stormjack I hope your family is coping ok at this time, we all really miss Phil here so I can only imagine what its like for your family. Its always nice to see a post from you and I want you to know that you are considered family here so feel free to say whatever is on your mind at anytime .

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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BWPaddler

11/07/2011 10:43AM

quote Basspro69: "quote Stormjack: "I'm so thankful Phil was able to make this trip. What a true friend Joe was to drive him to Tennessee. I'm thankful for friends like Joe, and for all the friends Amok had at BWCA."
Stormjack I hope your family is coping ok at this time, we all really miss Phil here so I can only imagine what its like for your family. Its always nice to see a post from you and I want you to know that you are considered family here so feel free to say whatever is on your mind at anytime ."
+1. Daughter and I were just thinking about Amok, "Am OK", Phil last night. He's still with us in spirit.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Jackfish

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11/07/2011 11:40AM

Anyone else feel an odd twinge when reading the subject line of this thread?

I never met Phil, but I certainly extend my best wishes to his family.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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luft

11/07/2011 11:49AM

The subject line sure pulls at your heartstrings. I never met Phil in person either, just through his posts here.

I think it is nice to be able to read his old posts and see all the wonderful things that he said on the board... kind of a public journal that his family can read through.

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Boppa

11/07/2011 12:15PM

Yet, another reason why this site is a bit unique and special.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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Zulu

11/07/2011 12:31PM

I miss not getting any new posts from Amok. I liked his interest and curiosity about anything camping and canoeing. I like reading his old posts and Trip reports. I hope they are kept as a way to honor him and learn from his insight.

Skilletmary and I spent time with him at the 2010 Fall Wingnight. It was truly an honor to meet him and hear how he felt so lucky to still be alive after the first round of treatments and how that changed his whole outlook on life.

I think it might be a good idea to add an icon to a deceased member's profile. It would let new members know that this person is no longer with us but contributed to the site and the posts are a valuable insight into their lives. Otherwise someone could unknowingly respond to a post or Trip Report expecting a reply or feel awkward afterwords not knowing.

I think an icon of a white Lily in their profile would be tasteful. When you moused over the Lily it would say Deceased Member.

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Hawbakers

11/07/2011 03:19PM

Zulu - what an excellent idea. Good thinking.

"Far more interesting than the chase itself is the observation, the study of the life histories of the strange and wonderful creatures of the wilderness." President Theodore Roosevelt

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CORIOLIS

11/07/2011 03:29PM

Perhaps a paddle, blade up, in lieu of a lily.
As I have stated before, I never met Phil and only knew him through this site. Phil's untimely passing caught me totally off guard and shocked me, as my situation is somewhat similar. I pray the Lord will allow me a few more trips to His creation we all enjoy and love.
Since fall Wingnight I have worn daily the AM OK hat I had privelege to purchase. It was item #13, and it still has the tag attached. It will come off naturally, when Phil deems it to be appropriate.

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Basspro69

11/07/2011 04:48PM

quote Zulu: "I miss not getting any new posts from Amok. I liked his interest and curiosity about anything camping and canoeing. I like reading his old posts and Trip reports. I hope they are kept as a way to honor him and learn from his insight.

Skilletmary and I spent time with him at the 2010 Fall Wingnight. It was truly an honor to meet him and hear how he felt so lucky to still be alive after the first round of treatments and how that changed his whole outlook on life.

I think it might be a good idea to add an icon to a deceased member's profile. It would let new members know that this person is no longer with us but contributed to the site and the posts are a valuable insight into their lives. Otherwise someone could unknowingly respond to a post or Trip Report expecting a reply or feel awkward afterwords not knowing.

I think an icon of a white Lily in their profile would be tasteful. When you moused over the Lily it would say Deceased Member."
Great post and great idea.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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LoneWolf

11/07/2011 04:58PM

Nice idea, Zulu.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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OBX2Kayak

11/07/2011 07:45PM

Good idea!

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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ripple

11/08/2011 07:19PM

I love the people here.

Ripple in still water....

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