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S.Leeper
Social climber
Ft. Useless, Virginia
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Apr 15, 2011 - 12:45am PT
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What an awesome yoga pose, what do you call it?
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TeleMele
climber
Hood RIver, OR
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Apr 15, 2011 - 12:58am PT
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Hey Paul,
If you haven't yet, you might want to get in touch with Laura up north asap. Her friend is wonderful and worth the contact.
I've been sending lots of good juju your way!
Love and support to you and Ruth,
Best,
Melanie
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 15, 2011 - 06:37am PT
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S.Leeper
Social climber
Ft. Useless, Virginia Apr 14, 2011 - 09:45pm PT
What an awesome yoga pose, what do you call it?
Toe Stand, Padangustasana. Toe Stand strengthens the knees and is therapeutic for rheumatism of the knees, ankles, and feet.
It also opens up the knee and hip joints, and helps cure hemorrhoid problems.
It also develops mental strength.
TeleMele
climber
Hood RIver, OR Apr 14, 2011 - 09:58pm PT
Hey Paul,
If you haven't yet, you might want to get in touch with Laura up north asap. Her friend is wonderful and worth the contact.
Got specifics on what the tehnique/ treatment is?
Everyone else: Thanks so much for the encouragment.
Onward and Upward (I hope),
Paul
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal Ca.
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Apr 15, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
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S.Leeper
Social climber
Ft. Useless, Virginia
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Apr 15, 2011 - 05:49pm PT
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Very impressive pose. I like how it looks like you are levitating from the right angle.
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yoginigirl
Social climber
Eureka
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Apr 15, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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Paul ~ what a picture!!! I hope you can find time and space to come up and visit. I am glad to hear of your attitude at facing the final stretch and there are many people up here that would love to give you a gentle hug and celebrate your amazing life with you for a few moments. If you haven't seen it yet, there is a movie called Get Low. It is nothing like your life but it's an interesting movie about celebrating life.
We will all understand if it does not happen, you are in our thoughts and your laugh permeates the studio and your picture is still there. We hold you close every single day.
Much love and light to you and Ruth ~ J
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Janice Taylor
climber
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Apr 16, 2011 - 02:25pm PT
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Paul,
Aside from the fact that I think I know where the 40lbs your Dad says you lost went(and that I'd gladly give them back if I could - I certainly don't need them!) it disheartens me to know that your options are somewhat limited at this point. Abdominal surgery is rough and the recovery a bitch (for lack of a better word) but as you say, will alleviate a lot of pain - tough choice
but I'm confident that you will decide and act on what's best for you, as you always have. Although we have never spent a lot of time together, I'd love to see you if you're up for it - talk, comic relief, complaining - whatever.... Maybe even play some cards while we're doing it (Now that I stand a chance if your on pain meds). I guess what I'm really saying is that I want you to enjoy whatever you have that you hold close to you and laugh while you're doing it. I hope we can see each other. Let me know....
Your (favorite)ex-step cousin.
Janice
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Jobee
Social climber
El Portal Ca.
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Apr 16, 2011 - 03:15pm PT
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Poppy's popping. -Merced canyon.
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 19, 2011 - 09:46am PT
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To the Santa Rosa Crowd:
How about "My Up & Down Life" for my show title at the RIM meeting?
Jerry is likely gnashing his teeth over me not calling him yet about my RIM club show on May 3rd. Too much cancer, not enough up-time so far to get with ya. I will have a disc / file of images. Just need to learn how to show them. We will talk (HARUM) soon :).
Anyone who can get there on the 3rd, show up! Might be one of the last chances to chat w/ me about far norh CA climbing and life. (Anyone know an average number of slides to use for an hour show?) Don't want to overload them.
To the Humboldt Crew:
I MISS YOU!
What's your favorite climbing story I told you , or about me?
If the show I do in Santa Rosa rocks, I wold like to do a version in Arcata at Matt's gym, if pos. Hopefully with as many climbers as possible. What would be goo dates? Soewhere around 5/10/11 maybe???????????????
Need to see many Humboldt friends. E-mail me. I will be better at responding now that I am semi bed ridden.
NOLAN,
Where are you? I lost a note about you traveling my way in an opiate haze.(MY haze, not his.) Can you still come by for a visit?
Currently hung upside down by right nut. At least that's the feeling.
Mastering (Ouch!) ON,
Paul.
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altelis
Mountain climber
DC
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Apr 19, 2011 - 10:16am PT
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As others have stated better than I, truly inspiring.
I have a suggestion, and even though it's probably already come up, it bears repeating.
When (and it sounds as if that time is now) you have decided you aren't pushing for a cure but rather as live-able a life as possible, I would recommend two conversations.
The first is with the oncologist heading up your care. Make sure they know that is where you are mentally. Many/most oncologists are fighters, and are willing to push forward till the end. It can also be a mentally draining job, and that can create tunnel-vision in many. Many won't recognize when its time to shift from cure/remission centered care to palliative care, so often the onus is on YOU to make it clear when YOU have reached that point. Remember, palliative care isn't doing nothing, it isn't only pain killers, it isn't only done through/with/in hospice. But when in the mindset of palliative care, the oncologist and consulting surgeons will do a different calculus to determine which procedures are worth trying, and which aren't. And some procedures that weren't on the table before are now viable.
In that light, often its useful to have a conversation with hospice before you are actually ready to commit. They can help guide your transition, in body and ind mind, as well as help you in your conversations with your physicians about things like palliative care before you are actually "officially" in hospice.
I wish you all the best. You obviously have love and support around and within you. Its been an honor feeling your glow from thousands of miles away.
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 19, 2011 - 10:29am PT
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altelis
Mountain climber
DC
Apr 19, 2011 - 07:16am PT
As others have stated better than I, truly inspiring.
I have a suggestion, and even though it's probably already come up, it bears repeating.
When (and it sounds as if that time is now) you have decided you aren't pushing for a cure but rather as live-able a life as possible, I would recommend two conversations.
Good post. We are right in the middle of all of that. Feels good to have made a choice, turned a corner. Yet I have never cried so much before. When I was a young(er) man I did not cry, with pride. It was all atack, thrive, laugh it off, walk it off...
No longer so. Eventually, some things are no longer useful tools. Time to put them away and pull out the next device. anger is loosing importance, though it still erupts in unfortunate plumes. More and more, though it is replaced by empathy and a begruding acceptance.
I doubt I will go quietly into the night, loud, no doubt. But hopfully not enraged.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 19, 2011 - 10:44am PT
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Paul, for a one hour talk, you probably want not less than 30 and not more than 120 images, most likely somewhere in the middle. About one/minute is a rule of thumb. The important thing, though, is that the images just illustrate your stories, and the stories are what people want to hear. I've heard one hour talks illustrated by maybe ten bad slides that were outstanding, and talks illustrated by a hundred or more high quality slides that were awful.
Good luck!
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 19, 2011 - 11:15am PT
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Mighty Hiker,
Thanks!
-Paul
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Zache
Social climber
Arcata, ca
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Apr 19, 2011 - 02:15pm PT
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Hey Paul,
I will let Matt know about making a presentation at Far North. I will personally be unable to attend at that time but I am sure that plenty of folks will be up here and would love to come see you. I am actually in a transition period in my life changing jobs from nursing at St. Joe's to going to yosemite for YOSAR. Very excited! The job will start on May 1st.
I should be driving through the area and would love to stop by and say hello. Let me know if this could work. I should have your number unless it was changed. I should be driving down on the 27th.
You are an inspiration,
Talk to you soon,
zach
btw. I loved the story about castle rock route "buck naked"
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Marco Paulo
Social climber
Humboldt
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Apr 20, 2011 - 02:19pm PT
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Hey Man
I think it would be great if you were able to come to Humboldt and do a slide show. Of course you've got a place stay. I'm planning on heading to Yos the evening of Wed May 11.
We went up to Footsteps a couple weeks ago. Followed Tom on Pelican's BVD's and Radical Mouse Movement...great lines,thanks man.
Footsteps will always remind me of the first time I met you. It was the first time you climbed on ropes after your back injury. I was a pretty green climber at the time so I was a little nervous to meet the man, the myth, the legend. When you and Tom arrived to pick me up, you got out of the truck stuck out your hand and proudly said "Hi, I'm Paul Humphrey",a introduction I would witness many times in the years to follow. On our drive to Footsteps it quickly became apparent we shared the same taste for a particularly sour flavor of humor. There were many good times(and some not) to come....
Like our trips to Elephant Rock, when we had free time but no money and no car, just your new Harley Davidson Sportster...We must have been a sight to see...You on the front, with your beenie helmet,leather jacket,highwater jeans and flaming Converse lowtops..Me on the back with a backpack full of climbing gear and beer, wearing my climbing helmet(thanks to the vent holes in the helmet it sounded like a jet engine when you got above 55mph). Good times, cruising down the road, the only thing between us was that little backrest you installed so I wouldn't have to hang on to you as we made our venture. I remember holding on to that backrest for dear life and noticing it was only held in place with one of the two mounting screws, good times.
Thanks for the good times, Paul and thank you for your honesty about the not so good times.
Love you,man
Marco
P.S. To many good Humphrey stories to have a favorite, 'Buck naked' is a good one but what about 'Don't you like it', 'unfortunate hamster', 'ribbed for my pleasure', 'bitch bike', 'dumped on the first date',and the list goes on...
P.P.S Happy Birthday, Tom
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yllw2lip
climber
Orange, CA
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Apr 21, 2011 - 02:25am PT
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Hey Paul. I am glad I was able to visit with my two munchkins. Hopefully the "diaper talk" was a good distraction ;-) I hope the next visit pans out with Jason. I know he would love to come see you and finally meet Ruth face to face. A bonus would be seeing Nathan and finally getting all us siblings together. The last time we did that Katie was tiny and we all went to the beach. I have pics of you and your long cury hair holding Katie with sand all over her face (she had proceeded to eat a handful of it while I was following her around taking pictures). You've been a good Uncle to her. She loves you a lot!
I am curious how your radiation consultation went and if you have had a chance to talk to that Doctor about the surgery yet. I am hoping you find some relief from the pain in your groin from one of those options. I cried when I saw you cry from the pain! OUCH!!!!! Don't like seeing you in so much pain. Wish I could help somehow, but feel so useless.
Love you lots!
Anna (AKA lil' Sis)
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Disaster Master
Social climber
Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 21, 2011 - 11:52am PT
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I asked for favorite stories. marco wrote back:'Don't you like it', 'unfortunate hamster', 'ribbed for my pleasure', 'bitch bike' All funny, but the high cringe factor make me hesitate. Although, who cares now, Huh?
Hospice camee by yesterday, I think. I have been doped up enough to be quite out of it. entertaining, aprantly. (Notice the even worse spelling.) I am i nmy ne Death Bed ,LOL, motor controled. Got ew able and meds / pipe ithin reach. Overll, when I don't move or breath I am almost omfortable.
Not really. It all hurts. Oh, well.
I thought I would not get radiation beause I have no money. They asked for $1,500 up front. So if your rich ya live. if Poor, pooor you. I freaked out. Have been crying a llot. Ruth figured out way to get me on hospic so that th remainder is paid for (I hope) How does shr do these things o well?
So a few days tilll nuclear boy, mutation sequence begin. This lap top kills y tuor pain. Bye
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zeta
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Apr 21, 2011 - 12:03pm PT
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paul,
thinking of you, and wanting to hear those stories! Jen
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tonesfrommars
Trad climber
California
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Apr 21, 2011 - 12:27pm PT
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Paul:
Wishing you peace.
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tom brogan
Trad climber
san diego, ca
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Apr 21, 2011 - 12:40pm PT
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Hey Paul,
We met at the Indian Creek Sushifest. When most everyone else had left, my girl friend (Pat) and I came over and sat in the shade of your camper and talked with you and Ruth. The ants came out and attacked our legs. Remember how hot it was? I have wanted to write before...but the words just wouldn't come. I wish you peace.
Tom
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