Ryan the Ficus guy is in hospital . . .

with a brain tumor and is going into surgery. (This info from other bonsai lists.)

According to his profile here and elsewhere, he is only 20.

My BEST wishes to him.

This is really sad news...I hope Ryan will owercome the surgery well, and be back again soon....I also make ficus, and have had more talks with him. I always look at hes newest reply, so please Ryan, be back soon Again.

Very kind regards Yvonne...thanks for sharing Jim

I Sure hate to hear this !!!! I truely hope he gets better soon !! so young to have that kind of illness..I have followed his post both sites..GET Well,,Take care john

I just read this announcement. What an unexpected thing to happen to someone so young.
Hope everything went well and we'll see you back soon Ryan.

All the best, Mike

I'm so sorry. Get well soon.
Iris

Well the surgery went well, I'm just sitting here in recovery in the most pain I've ever been in. Ow ow ow.

If you have any contact with him, wish him a speedy recovery for me. He was quite helpful with some recent greenhouse questions I had.

hi ...
i m visiting after years...
Hope he is well

yog wrote:hi ...
i m visiting after years...
Hope he is well

He is.

Wow, I missed this thread, thanks Jim and everyone!

It's incredible, surgery these days. I found out I had "something" on my brain on a Monday. Stayed in the hospital for the next two days prepping for surgery. Had my 5 hour surgery on the 3rd of July, and watched the fireworks through my hospital window. Went home on Friday.

I was initially told it was cancerous by one of the doctors, and that we should prepare to find a good cancer doctor. The next week we got the biopsy results and it turned out to be benign. A very rare kind of tumor, but a benign one nonetheless.

Incredibly thankful.

Miracles still happen! Thankful you can talk about yours.

Had a friend that 4 weeks ago was told she had 6 weeks to live. She starting feeling much better. Went to the doctor and found out the brainier tumor is shrinking. Miracles do happen. The docs are calling her the miracle patience........ Truly profound as her first grandchild was born this summer . The story is too much for written words.

Glad it turned out OK. Hope there are no after-affects.
Iris

Hi .
One thing that helps in reduction of cancer is consumeing of grounded flax seeds . One of the doctor  from germany experimented flax seeds with his cancer patient and it helped in reduction of cancer tumer where patients consumed grounded flax seeds.

Good to hear you are fine now Ryan.

Ryan wrote:... ...I was initially told it was cancerous by one of the doctors, and that we should prepare to find a good cancer doctor. The next week we got the biopsy results and it turned out to be benign. A very rare kind of tumor, but a benign one nonetheless.
Incredibly thankful.

Thanks God! Sure you are grateful, Ryan! Remember always He is with you!