Today, is Tuesday, November 20/07.
Every day is a good day… no, GREAT day(s)! Being a nocturnal person all my life… I’m starting to really enjoy getting up early in the morning. Sometimes, I stand by the window staring at the beautiful water view as the sun starts to peek over the horizon. Sometimes, I just sit in my big lounge/rocker; sip on my Hot Chocolate and get this warm, fuzzy feeling that I’ve truly been blessed. Blessed with terrific friends and family who have supported me through a very difficult time in my life. Ann, Julie, Suley and Sandra have been on top of me all the way through ordeal…
Although I have been inundated with phone calls and emails, I really appreciate the efforts by the respective people to get in touch with me to make sure I’m OK.
I’m writing this message to up date and let you know that I’m doing EXCELLENT.
I am now approximately 1/3 of the way through with my Radiation Treatments. I have completed 5 treatments and I have a total of 15 sessions, altogether. The treatments are swift and I’m literally in and out of the clinic, within minutes. The Cancer Clinic is amazing. They’re very caring and extremely efficient. My cancer cell has shrunk considerably.
During these Radiation Treatments, I haven’t been tired, sleepy, itchy, or sore. I haven’t lost any hair; nor do I have any “branches” growing outta’ my ears. I have no complaints, what-so-ever. I feel GREAT!
I feel 100% they (my medical team) will beat this Merkel Cell Skin cancer.
As for my second health situation… I’m doing “blood tests” every Tuesdays and Fridays. This is for my Hematologist, to keep on top of my Leukemia problem.
I will be seeing my Hematologist this Thursday to find out when my next Chemo Treatment will be…. There’s a possibility that we might wait until after all the Radiation sessions are completed.
Meanwhile, I’m back to exercising (lightly). I’m trying to tone up those muscles… I’m taking Prednisone Pills, which is supposed to make you gain weight. At least, that’s my excuse (LOL) and I’m sticking with it. Actually, I’m keeping my weight down. Right now, I’m at a lean and mean, 144lbs, and feeling GREAT.
That’s about all I have to report for now….
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Obituary: Tony Eng Lived a Magical Life
Former owner of Trick & Joke Shop succumbs to leukemia and skin cancer
Jeff Bell, Times Colonist
Published: Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Published: Wednesday, May 07, 2008
A meeting of the Victoria Magic Circle last night turned into a memorial for one of its most accomplished members, Tony Eng, who died Sunday at the age of 61.
The hope when the meeting was planned was that Eng would present his namesake trophy to the winner of a competition for the best close-up magic trick. Instead, fellow magicians like Shayne King took time to share thoughts of a man they respected and admired.
"He taught me a lot, he gave a lot of magicians their start," said King, who managed Tony's Trick & Joke Shop for Eng. He has continued at the store since it became Murray's Trick & Joke Shop two years ago under Murray Hatfield.
Hatfield said running the store has shown him just how far-reaching Eng's influence has been. Eng's legendary demonstrations of his sleight-of-hand at the store counter were a long-time attraction, Hatfield said.
"I can't tell you how many times since we took over the shop that I've had people coming in and saying thinks like 'We're here from Bakersfield, Calif. and we were here five years ago, and it was just the high point of our trip'".
It was all because of Tony and the way he made people feel.
"Tony was a master and definitely one-of-a-kind, and he will be greatly missed by both the magic community at large and by a lot of non-magicians who just happened to come in and meet him through the shop."
Hatfield said that many people he speaks to are finding the news of Eng's death hard to believe.
"This has been such a blow. For the last three days, I've been hearing nothing but people just being in shock. Tony was such an awesome guy -- not only was he an exceptional performer and a great businessman, he just was a really nice man."
The response to his death means a great deal to the family, said Sandra Eng, one of his two daughters.
"The word is starting to ripple out there now and it touches my heart every time I hear how significantly Dad made an impact on people."
She said her father, born in Victoria in 1946, was diagnosed last October with both a form of leukemia and a rare type of skin cancer.
His fascination with magic went back to his early childhood, she said.
"He got his first magic kit when he was eight and did his first paid gig at the age of 12."
His ability as a musician had him performing at innumerable charity events over the years. He also became a Sunday night fixture at the Japanese Village restaurant, where he entertained diners for two decades.
Her father had many interests outside of magic, as well, his daughter said, and entrepreneurial skills that saw him run a successful wholesale business and establish the Premier School of Bartending.
"He loved to play racquetball. He was a fierce competitor and his Y buddies are going to sorely miss him. He also went fly-fishing, he did woodworking and he went RVing. Mom and Dad started travelling in the last few years quite a bit down south to Arizona."
A tribute is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
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