The handsome couple in this picture is Jimmy O'Bryant and his lovely wife, Freddie. I've only ever known him as "Mr. O'Bryant" from when I was a kid back in Hallsville, having gone to school with his sons and daughter. Jimmy was diagnosed with colon cancer a year or so ago. Since diagnosis, he's undergone surgery and chemotherapy for the cancer.
As if the cancer weren't bad enough, Jimmy just recently had to recover from a post-surgery C.diff infection. C. diff infections can be particularly nasty, but Jimmy has fought his way back and now is even able to drive himself to Houston (about 200 miles each way) for his treatments. Chris, his daughter, tells me that he's been responding well to chemo treatments and is as stubborn is ever. And that is a Good Thing. The cancer isn't gone but it's not growing.
I haven't seen Jimmy or Freddie for probably 30 years or so. I sure hope he doesn't mind me toting his picture along on my ride in August. Hopefully when I go home to Hallsville at Chistmas, I'll be able to stop by the O'Bryant's house and say "Hi" again.
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