Nevada Bob Gordon

This is a continuation of the story of Nevada Bob's battle to overcome cancer near 50 years ago. If you want to read part one first, here's the beginning of the story . Photo: Gary Firstenberg Bob Gordon's battle with cancer was interrupted by a near fatal accident in the sawmill he was operating at the time. A saw blade at the mill could have gutted him while he was filing its teeth, but only damaged his arm. It still required surgery and the family had to rally while he recovered in the hospital.  This is an excerpt from the chapter My Ailment in 50 Years with the Wrong Woman . In it he tells how he came to the decision he made. Monica returned home to take charge of the household at age 14, although my parents drove down from Seattle to assist the kids the next day. Carol was in for a rough time even still. She had a brand-new child, a husband who could soon die, and four more lively children to care for. We were forced to sell off all our cows because I was in the hospi...