Now In Buhl, Idaho

Above, Mitch, Bill and I yesterday. Photo by Linda Wilson.

Since Bill Wilson, whom I've known since junior high in Hawthorne, California, is too ill to make the trip to the Wells Fun Run car show and rally in Wells, Nevada this year, we decided to forego the Wells Fun run and head to Bill's in Buhl, Idaho. Buhl is roughly 120 miles north of Wells.

Bill has an extremely rare form of blood cancer that hit him only a few months ago and is undergoing transfusions and chemotherapy. As a long-haul trucker, he was hit with it while on a run somewhere (if I remember this correctly) in Ohio. The cancer has affected his ability to produce red & white blood cells and platelets.

Many others have also decided to skip Wells and head directly to Bill's instead. We have about 20 here at Bill's.

Above, in Wells, Nevada last year. 

His wife Linda is doing a great job in making sure he is comfortable and that he gets all the treatments he needs. If something seems amiss, she's right on top of it and gets him to the doctor's. She is looking at other options of treatment, including cancer specialists in Utah and Arizona.

Since he couldn't make the Wells Fun Run, in a way we brought the Wells Fun Run to him. He seems have been lifted by the outpouring of friends and family.

We'll be in Buhl until Sunday and then head to Jackson, Wyoming (since we're "in the neighborhood").