[pct-l] just to let you know

[Linda Bakkar]

 During the years that I was section hiking the PCT, I have gotten to know
many of you – some as trail angels and others as hiker friends.  You have
given me support, whether I have met you on the trail or not, and I
appreciate all the hiking community who have cheered me on.
This past summer, I thru-hiked the John Muir Trail, spending a month on my
beloved PCT, once again.  I came home to find that my sweet husband of
almost 48 years had been very ill.  Medical tests have brought down the
diagnosis as pancreatic cancer.  It has not spread, though, and if it can
be shrunk down, it might be able to be surgically removed.

I am posting this on the PCT list because you have been my friends, and it
feels only fair to let you know in some way.  I will not be hiking or doing
trail work for now, as I need to be here for my husband.
He has lost an incredible amount of weight, and he has little appetite.  But
I would like to get some ideas for high calorie, nutrient dense foods that
also taste good.  If anyone has any ideas, would you please contact me at
my email address?  Thanks so much.
Blue Butterfly