More detail on this person: CW4 Bobby Gene
Bruce, U. S. Army (retired), a resident of
Enterprise, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at
his home. He was 75.
Visitation for Bobby will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 25, at Providence Funeral Home in
Enterprise. The date of burial is pending the
opening of the National Cemetery at Fort Jackson
South Carolina.
Bobby was born in Rossville, Ga., on Feb. 10,
1933, son of Raymond Jesse Bruce and Exie
Elizabeth Tate.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife,
Sallie Lou Bruce and sister, Betty Ruthe Pauls.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Bruce of
Enterprise; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and
Gene Morrow of Riverdale, Ga.; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Mike Bruce and Michelle Spino of
Leland, N.C., Alan and Liz Bruce of Cape Coral,
Fla.; adopted son and daughter, Eric and Ashley
Bruce of Enterprise; stepsons, Scott Morrow and
Joshua Farris of Enterprise; nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren; brother, Jerry
Bruce of Columbia, S.C.
Providence Funeral Home, (334) 393-2273, is in
charge of arrangements.
Bobby and Sallie Bruce were placed at their final
resting place at Fort Jackson National Cemetery,
on May 22nd, 2009.
The following is an e-mail Bobby sent out to his
friends when he learned he had cancer:
"TO ALL OF MY VALUED AND PRECIOUS E-MAIL
FRIENDS.
TO ALL OF YOU, BUT TO THOSE OF YOU WHO
HAVE NOT HEARD, I WAS DIAGNOSED IN LATE
MARCH 2008 WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING STOMACH PROBLEMS
SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR AND IT
PERSISTED. MY DOCTOR DECIDED TO SEND
ME FOR AN ABDOMINAL CT SCAN ON MAR 17..
THE SCAN RESULTS ON MAR 21 SHOWED
SEVERAL LESIONS ON MY LIVER. THEN THE
DOCTORS DECIDED THEY NEEDED TO DO A
"SKINNY NEEDLE" BIOPSY OF MY LIVER ON
MAR 26. THIS SHOWED POSITIVE PANCREATIC
CANCER THAT WAS STARTING TO SPREAD TO
MY LIVER. RESTUDYING MY CT SCAN AND
SOME ULTRA SOUND IT WAS DETERMINED
THAT I HAVE A LESION ON THE HEAD OF THE
PANCREAS THAT WAS SPREADING TO THE
LIVER. NEXT STEP WAS FOR MY FAMILY
DOCTOR TO SCHEDULE ME WITH AN
ONCOLOGIST (CANCER DOCTOR) IN DOTHAN,
AL. I SAW DR DUNN ON APR 2..DR DUNN AND
MY FAMILY DR (DR RHYNE) DECIDED THAT DR
RHYNE SHOULD GIVE ME AN EGD (A LOOK
DOWN MY THROAT INTO MY STOMACH WITH A
TINY CAMERA) ON APR 4). THAT ANSWERED
SEVERAL QUESTIONS IMMEDIATELY. NO
CANCER IN THE STOMACH, BUT AN ULCER
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE STOMACH
PROBLEM I HAD HAD SINCE THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR. STRAIGHT TO RUCKER TO THE
PHARMACY FOR STOMACH ULCER PILLS.NEXT
ON THE SCHEDULE WAS FOR A CHEST CT
SCAN AND A NUCLEAR BONE SCAN ON 7 APR
TO SEE IF THE CANCER HAD SPREAD TO ANY
OF THESE AREAS. THE BONE SCAN WAS
NEGATIVE. NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE
CHEST SHOWED NO CANCER, BUT THE
PANCREATIC CANCER HAS CAUSED SEVERAL
BLOOD CLOTS IN MY LUNGS AND I AM WAITING
NOW FOR THE HOME HEALTH CARE NURSE TO
COME BY AND START ME ON MY COUMADIN
AND GIVE ME THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF 5
SHOTS IN 5 DAYS. TO DISSOLVE AND MELT
AWAY THE BLOOD CLOTS. NEXT ON
SCHEDULE IS TO BE IN DR DUNN'S OFFICE
MON APR 14 TO HAVE MY BLOOD THICKNESS
MEASURED. THEN WED APR 16 FOR MY NEXT
CHEMO. MOVE ON FROM THERE. VIVA
CANCUN MAY 24 TO JUNE 4. HOME 4 JUNE
FOR "OLD AVIATORS" REUNION JUNE 6, 7, & 8.
AND WHO KNOWS FROM THERE.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU,
BOBBY"
Second e-mail:
HI TO ALL OF MY E-MAIL FRIENDS.
I HAVE FINISHED MY FIRST ROUND OF CHEMO
AND HAD MY CT SCAN DONE WED 11 JUNE.
MY DOCTORS CAMPARED THIS CT SCAN WITH
THE ONE DONE MON 7 APR. THE RESULTS
WERE NOT GOOD. THE CANCER OF THE
PANCREAS AND LIVER HAS GROWN SINCE
THAT CT SCAN. IT HAS ALSO SPREAD TO THE
LOWER PART OF MY LUNGS. FRI 13 JUNE, I
STARTED ON A NEW TREATMENT. I WILL BE
ON AN ORAL CHEMO FOR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS,
AND THEN ANOTHER CT SCAN. I STARTED ON
THIS NEW TREATMENT ON FRI 13 JUNE. I AM
NOW TAKING THE SAME THING NORM COX IS
TAKING. "XELODA". 1500 MG'S 30 MINS AFTER
BREAKFAST (3 500 MG PILLS) AND 1500 MGS
(SAME) 30 MINS AFTER DINNER. THERE WILL
BE SOME SIDE EFFECTS BUT THEY HAVE NOT
STARTED YET. XELODA HAS BEEN FDA
APPROVED FOR BREAST CANCER AND COLON
CANCER, BUT SEEMS TO WORK ON SOME
PANCREAS AND LIVER CANCER..SINCE NORM
COX STARTED TAKING XELODA HIS CANCER
HAS DONE SOME SHRINKING. I PRAY THAT I
WILL HAVE SOME POSITIVE RESULTS. THATS
WHERE I AM NOW AND WILL KEEP EVERYONE
INFORMED OF MY PROGRESS. PLEASE PUT
ME ON YOUR PRAYER LIST.
LOVE TO ALL, BOBBY
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