D.J. Satterfield
05-08-2007, 09:31 AM
I just wanted to let everyone know that some friends of mine, Rick Hussey and Becca Swanson, are dealing with some very bad news right now.
Rick has just been diagnosed with a high-grade mucoepidermoid parotid gland tumor which is a malignant cancer and requires an immediate operation in which the outcome is unknown. There is a significant risk of nerve damage to the left side of his face. His lymph nodes are swollen and may be involved. Given the medical procedures that are required from diagnosis to operation to recovery, Rick’s outcome and future health are unknown. It is going to require substantial financial resources and unfortunately Rick has no medical insurance.
Any of you that don't know Rick and Becca, they have been very instrumental in the powerlifting community.
Rick Hussey runs Big Iron Gym with his long time partner and dedicated girlfriend Becca Swanson “The Strongest Woman Ever”. Big Iron Gym is one of the best power lifting gyms in the world, right here in Omaha, NE. The past twenty years Rick has trained hundreds of people. He has produced some of the best lifters the world has ever seen and he does so only for the love of the sport and his lifters.
I understand he is going into surgery today and my thoughts and prayers are with him.
Rick has just been diagnosed with a high-grade mucoepidermoid parotid gland tumor which is a malignant cancer and requires an immediate operation in which the outcome is unknown. There is a significant risk of nerve damage to the left side of his face. His lymph nodes are swollen and may be involved. Given the medical procedures that are required from diagnosis to operation to recovery, Rick’s outcome and future health are unknown. It is going to require substantial financial resources and unfortunately Rick has no medical insurance.
Any of you that don't know Rick and Becca, they have been very instrumental in the powerlifting community.
Rick Hussey runs Big Iron Gym with his long time partner and dedicated girlfriend Becca Swanson “The Strongest Woman Ever”. Big Iron Gym is one of the best power lifting gyms in the world, right here in Omaha, NE. The past twenty years Rick has trained hundreds of people. He has produced some of the best lifters the world has ever seen and he does so only for the love of the sport and his lifters.
I understand he is going into surgery today and my thoughts and prayers are with him.