Industry shows support for Dr. Robb Gaffney

After two weeks at UC Davis, Robb's body was not responding to the chemo. He surmised that his cancer had morphed into something that his particular chemo simply did not target. The pain was growing, the tumors more widespread, and his daily walks of the hallways were no longer possible. He was deteriorating rapidly. He was rejected by City of Hope for the trial, leaving him no real options. With that, Robb returned to Tahoe several weeks earlier than expected. He did not want to die in the hospital in Sacramento. Hope remained to reduce his pain and loss of muscular function through radiation and other means at Tahoe Forest Hospital. But his decline has only accelerated in the last few days, essentially to the point of being irrecoverable. Yesterday, Robb and his family met with his doctor to discuss hospice. His doctor said calmly, "Robb, I told you I would tell you when it's time..." Then, nodding her head she finished, "It's time." Though devastated, we all knew it. He's given everything he has and then some; sadly, cancer doesn't care.

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