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Hi, Cindy’s stomach is healing slowly. The Monday night-operation had the best possible outcome. Today (Thursday) she is taking baby steps, 10-20 feet, 3 times a day. She is still in a lot of pain aggravated by moving, and is heavily medicated. Docs, PAs (physicians assistants) and nurses are waiting to get stomach gases flowing, […]

Friends, Cindy has a good surgery – finished up 11:30ish last night. Burgy and I saw her very briefly in Operating room recovery area. Colon was re-routed successfully (Sigmoid colectomy) after tumor and adjacent colon section were removed. She should be in hospital for 1 week, then 4-5 weeks prior to Chemo – in a […]

Friends, Cindy had been diagnosed with Colon Cancer (still awaiting official lab conformation). Cancer seems to have started in form of tumor currently blocking the lower end of her digestive tract. Due to the blockage we where sent to hospital directly after colonostopy on Friday. The current plan is as follows: Decompress digestive tract prior […]

Dear Open Studio Friends, We regret to inform you Cindy Pluciennik passed away this past September 2008. Her illness lasted five months; cancer had spread from her colon to her liver, lungs and lymph nodes before it was detected. Cindy opted to enter a hospice where she passed away peacefully. If you wish to follow […]