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Address .............................. BR FB HB . Postal City . Sold Price ... Type ......... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold

1 11413 SPUR WHEEL LN ......... 6 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,175,000 ... Detached ....... 2.01 ......... 20854 ........... SADDLE RIDGE .......... 06/28/18

2 10421 LOGAN DR ................. 5 .. 3 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $1,150,000 ... Detached ....... 0.57 ......... 20854 .......... HERITAGE FARM ......... 06/06/18

3 9821 BROOKFORD RD .......... 4 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,111,000 ... Detached ....... 0.37 ......... 20854 .............. GLEN OAKS ............. 06/29/18

4 8220 GAINSBOROUGH CT .... 5 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,100,000 ... Detached ....... 0.44 ......... 20854 .... EAST GATE OF POTOMAC ... 06/15/18

5 12108 DREWS CT ................. 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,050,000 ... Detached ....... 2.00 ......... 20854 ............ BEALLMOUNT ........... 06/08/18

6 1 MAPLECREST CT ............... 5 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,040,000 ... Detached ....... 0.33 ......... 20854 ....... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ...... 06/28/18

7 12213 GROVE PARK CT ......... 5 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,020,000 ... Detached ....... 0.32 ......... 20854 ............. FALLSBERRY ............ 06/01/18

8 7704 BRICKYARD RD ............ 4 .. 3 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,000,000 ... Detached ....... 0.36 ......... 20854 ............. RIVER FALLS ............ 06/15/18

Copyright 2018 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of July 13, 2018.

Photos by Deb Stevens/The AlmanacPotomac REAL ESTATEPotomac REAL ESTATE

In June 2018, 74 Potomac homes sold

between $2,160,000-$525,000.

2 10421 Logan Drive— $1,150,000

3 9821 Brookford Road— $1,111,000

4 8220 Gainsborough Court— $1,100,000

8 7704 Brickyard Road — $1,000,000

7 12213 Grove Park Court— $1,020,000

6 1 Maplecrest Court— $1,040,000

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David Trone, Potomac residentand Democratic candidate forMaryland’s Sixth CongressionalDistrict seat, issued a statement

Monday, Aug. 27, sharing news that he hadbeen diagnosed with a cancerous tumor andis undergoing treatment.

In his statement Trone wrote: “I want the760,000 residents of the Sixth District andmy 7,000 teammates in the Total Wine fam-ily to know that I am being treated for alocalized cancer. An abnormal lab result atthe time of my annual physical exam leddoctors to conduct additional tests. OnMonday, June 25, it was confirmed that Ihad a tumor in my urinary tract. Since then,I have undergone chemotherapy treatmentat Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, a treatmentthat has led to a substantial reduction inthe size of the tumor.

The next step in the recommended course

of treatment is to remove the kidney on thatside of my urinary tract. The treatment teammembers believe my prognosis is positive.They say I may miss a few days of the cam-paign immediately after the surgery, butnothing will interfere with my being fullyengaged as a candidate and as a memberof Congress after the recovery.”

A spokesperson for Trone said that sur-gery is expected to be scheduled for mid-September.

“I am confident I will make a full recov-ery,” Trone wrote.

“I could not have faced this challengewithout unwavering love and unconditionalsupport from June. If anyone is a hero inthis, it is June. She has been a rock, just asshe has been in over 30 years of our mar-riage. Our four children have respondedas every parent would want: with love, sup-port, encouragement, and good humorsince the diagnosis.”

Trone added a further explanation of hismedical condition from Dr. Phillip

Pierorazio of the BradyUrological Institute andDepartment of Urologyat Johns Hopkins, andthe Johns HopkinsKimmel Cancer Center.In that, Pierorazio said,“David’s prognosis isexcellent. He is beingtreated for a localizedcancer of the genitouri-

nary system with chemotherapy andplanned surgery. The cancer is localized,and the treatment has been aggressive. Thechemotherapy has reduced the size of thetumor, and we foresee no complicationsfrom the upcoming surgery to remove thekidney. His underlying health is strong, andhe has fully complied with every recommen-dation of his treatment team. We expectDavid to fully recover, to return as an ac-tive candidate, and, if elected, to carry outall of the duties of a member of the Houseof Representatives.”

Trone campaign manager Jerid Kurtzsaid, “David has been fully engaged in allaspects of the campaign during the chemo-

therapy treatment.”U.S. Rep. John Delaney, U.S. Sen. Ben

Cardin, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Repre-sentatives Anthony Brown, DutchRuppersberger and Jamie Raskin as well asMontgomery County Executive Isiah Leggettand Maryland Democratic Party ChairKathleen Matthews all extended goodwishes to Trone and his family.

“This is what I know,” wrote Van Hollen.“David will emerge from this stronger thanever, ready and able to take his message ofcivility, compassion, and competence toevery corner of the Sixth District, and toprovide extraordinary public service as amember of the House of Representatives forthe foreseeable future.”

Leggett shared his support: “David hasbeen a good friend to Montgomery County,beating every challenge he’s faced to builda successful business that supports count-less Marylanders. He will overcome this lat-est obstacle, and he will go on to serve asan outstanding advocate for all of us inCongress. I’m proud to support David — andI know Montgomery County stands withhim, June and their kids.”

Hon, Ronan, Darien, and Alana Chan at ParkPotomac Ice Cream Social and Car Show onSaturday, Aug. 25.

Jim Hobbins with his 1963 Porsche 356B SuperCoupe, European version.

Owen, Amanda, and Chris Kolling admire thecars on display.

Summer FunPark Potomac Ice CreamSocial and Car Show on

Saturday, Aug. 25, includeda variety of family activi-

ties. The not for profitfundraiser supported

Montgomery County SchoolKids In Need.

Trone “may miss a few days” of the campaign.

Democratic Congressional Candidate Being Treated for Cancer

David Trone

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Higher than usual wa-ter on the PotomacRiver Saturday, Aug.25, meant fewer

paddlers entered the 30th annualGreat Falls Race but that did notdampen the enthusiasm for themorning event or the afternoonPotomac River Festival.

“Thirty-one boaters signed upbut not everyone raced,” saidGeoff Calhoun, vice president ofthe Great Falls Foundation, whichorganized and sponsored the raceand festival. “The water level chal-lenged [many people’s] comfortlevel.”

Jacob Siegel, 21, of Bethesda,said Great Falls was the first Class5 water he ever ran. He was oneof the 10 finalists in Saturday’srace, which was held on a shorterand “easier” section of the Fallscalled the Fish Ladder.

“It was fun,” Siegel said. “I hadan awesome time.”

The Great Falls Foundation wasformed in 2016 to sponsor the raceand other river related activities.

“Up until that point, the GreatFalls of the Potomac Race and Fes-tival was organized ‘ad hoc’,” saidChuck Thornton, president of theFoundation. “Sometimes it wasorganized [well], sometimes not.”

The foundation also gets Na-tional Park permits, organizessponsors for the event and is ableto provide insurance for partici-pants.

“The first year there were somegrowing pains but since then itsworked really well,” Thorntonsaid. “We have a good relationshipwith the Park Service and a goodrelationship with ACA [AmericanCanoe Association]. Most impor-tantly we had a solid team of vol-unteers in place.”

After the race, the festival tookplace at Rockwood Manor onMacArthur Boulevard.

The beautiful weather meantguests could be outside for the lateafternoon dinner, social time andawards ceremony. It was a familyfriendly festival, with children anddogs welcome to wander aboutand play on the grounds whileadults browsed the paddlingequipment sponsor tents and thoseof local paddling schools and or-ganizations.

A big hit with the children wasthe bubble machine, blowing smallbubbles for them, and some See Race, Page 7

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Pat Keller, Tad Dennis and Nejc Poberaj,from left, winners of the open boat class,Great Falls Race, are honored at thePotomac River Festival Saturday. The racewas held earlier that day.

Children play in a wonderland of bubblesat the Potomac River Festival at RockwoodManor on Saturday, Aug. 25.

adults, to walk through and try tocatch or pop. There were also ballsto kick around and a live bluegrassband to enjoy.

Most of the talk though wasabout the race.

Winner of the open boat cat-egory, meaning racers could usewhatever boat they wanted, was

Tad Dennis of Nantahala, N.C.“I thought the higher water defi-

nitely made it more challenging, Ilike that,” Dennis said. “I do all thebig races [across the country] ev-ery year but this was the most in-teresting, the big water made itmore pushy — it pushes the boataround.”

Second place in the open boatcategory went to Pat Keller, ofAsheville, N.C. who came up forthe race. “It’s one of my favoriteraces, its challenging,” Keller said.

Neje Poberaj, of Bethesda, tookthird place.


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CorrectionIn “Unusual Election Year Here”

[Potomac Almanac NewcomersGuide, Aug. 22], Sara Love is in-correctly listed as a District 16delegate incumbent. Bill Frick, oneof the three members of the Mary-

land House of Delegates from Dis-trict 16, did not seek re-election.In the race are Democrat incum-bents Ariana Kelly and MarcKorman, Democrat Love, and Re-publican Bill Day.

To the Editor:Hello! My name is Katie

Fairhurst and I am currently anundergraduate student at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh, where I amstudying molecular biology andmusic performance. My goal is tobecome a physician-scientist whobalances a research career in theUnited States and a clinical careeroverseas. My interest in medicineis deep-rooted and dates back towhen I was a young girl, when Iwould perform “surgery” on aplastic skeleton I got for Christmasand read about how my frecklescame to be. My father was a hugeinspiration for me, as he traveledto Mali, Ghana, Cambodia, andThailand as a malaria researcher.

Growing up, I knew medicinewas for me, and last December, Ibegan planning a trip to Africa tosee an angle of medicine thatcouldn’t really be captured here inthe United States.

This summer, through an orga-nization called International Medi-cal Aid,ºI had the opportunity towork alongside physicians andnurses in Coast Provincial GeneralHospital (CPGH) in Mombasa,Kenya, for six weeks. CPGH is thesecond largest public hospital inKenya and serves its entire coastalregion, where 6 million peoplelive.ºThe hospital is a 700-bed fa-cility with an Intensive Care Unit,Main and Minor Operating Rooms,and a Maternity Operating Roomused primarily for Cesarean sec-tions. CPGH is known as a verychallenging setting to work in, dueto lack of resources, facilities, andmoney. The hospital often faces

water and electricity shortages aswell. CPGH is an overcrowded yetunder-resourced hospital that doesnot have the infrastructure andservices that United States hospi-tals have.

In the months leading up to mytrip, I started a website and plat-form called “The Jasmine Project,”where I am working to bringawareness to equatorial diseasesto not only help improvehealthcare systems in countrieslike Kenya, but to inspire othersto do the same. As part of my firstinitiative for The Jasmine Project,I launched a fundraiser for CPGH,where I sold biscotti and smallplants at the Potomac VillageFarmer’s Market. We raised a to-tal of $500, thanks to the tremen-dous help and support of friends,family, and my local community.During my last week at CPGH, Isat down with the chief of admin-istration as well as the heads ofthe Accident & Emergency andOncology departments to discusswhat their wards needed the most.On Aug. 9, I used the money Iraised to buy a new wheelchair,new IV stands, gun thermometers,electronic blood pressure moni-tors, and a pediatric pulse oxime-ter.

During this internship, I spentmost of my time in the Pediatrics,Accident and Emergency, and On-cology wards of the hospital, butour group also traveled to localprimary and secondary schools inMombasa’s villages to conducthygiene and medical clinics. Here,

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Katie Fairhurst of Potomac surrounded by children duringher trip in Kenya.

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGMule-Drawn Canal Boat Rides,

Great Falls Tavern. ThroughAugust, Call the C&O Canal NationalHistorical Park at Great Falls visitorcenter, 301-767-3714 or visitwww.nps.gov.

6th Annual Juried Show for YoungPhotographers. Through Sept. 2,Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.; Sunday-Monday, 1-8 p.m. at Photoworks inGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacarthurBlvd, Glen Echo. Photoworkspresents the annual juried YouthPhotography Competition, “ListenUp!” A selection of work has beencollected from budding youthphotographers for this year’s exhibit.First place, second place and thirdplace winners will be announced atthe Awards Ceremony and Receptionon Monday, Sept. 3, 4-6 p.m. Visitglenechophotoworks.org/ for more.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 29Libraries Rock with Groovy Nate.

10-11 a.m. at Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac.Groovy Nate blends music, puppetskits, movement, and comedy intoone groovy experience. Children willsing, play instruments and games,engage in creative play, and move tooriginal and traditional music duringthis high energy and interactiveshow. Free. Call 240-777-0690.

THURSDAY/AUG. 30Ice Cream Social. 2:30-4 p.m. Call for

location. Enjoy ice cream with fellowmembers. Non-dairy treats will beavailable for those who don’t or can’teat ice cream. For PotomacCommunity Village members only.Call 240-221-1370, [email protected] visitwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.orgfor more.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 1Paint the Town. At Norfolk Avenue

facade of the Triangle TowersApartments, 4853 Cordell Ave.,Bethesda. Bethesda Arts &Entertainment District is seekingproposals from mural artists who are18 years of age or older and residentsof Washington, D.C., Maryland orVirginia. Artists must have priorexperience with the design andinstallation of large scale murals andare asked to submit a detailed, site-specific proposal for the TriangleTowers Mural. A $50,000 stipend willbe provided to the selected artist topay for supplies and the artist’s time.The deadline to apply is Sept. 1,2018. The entire project must becompleted by Nov. 1, 2018. Visitwww.bethesda.org.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 2Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 waltz

workshop; 3:30-6 p.m. dance at theBumper Car Pavillion at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Featuring the ensemble DevineComedy with a mix of folk waltzeswith a few other couple dances,including Hambo, Schottische,Swing, Tango, and Polka. Admissionis $13. No partner required. Call JoanKoury at 202-238-0230 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222, go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org or [email protected].

MONDAY/SEPT. 3Awards Ceremony and Reception.

4-6 p.m. at Photoworks in Glen Echo

Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, GlenEcho. Photoworks presents theannual juried Youth PhotographyCompetition, “Listen Up!” A selectionof work has been collected frombudding youth photographers for thisyear’s exhibit. The exhibit runs Aug.16-Sept. 2, Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.;Sunday-Monday, 1-8 p.m. Visitglenechophotoworks.org/ for more.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 4Read to a Dog. 4:30-5:30 p.m. at

Potomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. Every first and thirdTuesday of the month, school-agechildren, especially beginnerslearning to read and those who wantto improve their confidence inreading skills, are invited to practicereading aloud in short (10-15minute) semi-private sessions with acertified therapy dog. First-come,first-served. No registration required;no younger siblings. Free. Call 240-777-0694.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 7Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. at

Artists & Makers Studios 1, 11810Parklawn Drive, Suite 210, Rockvilleand Artists & Makers Studios 2,12276/12280 Wilkins Ave.,Rockville. Artists & Makers Studiosare featuring three lush exhibits attwo locations with a three-galleryretrospective exhibition that spans alifetime of glass artist NancyWeisser’s art making, a solo exhibitfor Spencer Dormitzer, and a groupexhibit of the lavender fields ofProvence with Glen Kessler’sCompass Atelier in the galleries. Visitartistsandmakersstudios.com.

SEPT. 7-SEPT. 26Art Exhibits. Tuesday-Saturday, 10

a.m.-4 p.m. at Artists & MakersStudios 1, 11810 Parklawn Drive,Suite 210, Rockville and Artists &Makers Studios 2, 12276/12280Wilkins Ave., Rockville. Artists &Makers Studios are featuring threelush exhibits at two locations with athree-gallery retrospective exhibitionthat spans a lifetime of glass artistNancy Weisser’s art making, a soloexhibit for Spencer Dormitzer, and agroup exhibit of the lavender fields ofProvence with Glen Kessler’sCompass Atelier in the galleries. Visitartistsandmakersstudios.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 8Library Book Sale. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at

Potomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. Monthly PotomacFriends of the Library Book Saleincludes books, DVDs, and more forchildren, teens, and adults. All arewelcome. Call 240-777-0690 or visitwww.folmc.org/potomac-chapter.

Live Comedy. 8 p.m. at Post 41 -Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post41, 905 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring. A

line-up of all immigrant and 1stgeneration performers hits the stagewith Comedy as a Second Language.This will be a night of comedy withMartin Amini, Jennifer Amo, UmarKhan and Sharon Kang. $15 online,$20 at the door (students ticketsavailable). Tickets available atwww.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-as-a-second-language-tickets-48795087420.

All-Chopin Concert. 8 p.m. atWestmoreland Congregational UCC,1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda.Pianist Stanislav Khristenko willpresent an all-Chopin concert to openthe 2018-19 WashingtonConservatory Concert Series. Free,with donations welcome at the door.Visit www.westmorelanducc.org/ formore.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 14Paul Stanley Art Exhibition. 6-9

p.m. at Westfield Montgomery Mall,7101 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda.Wentworth Gallery presents acollection of works from legendarymusician and fine artist Paul Stanleyof KISS. All artwork is available forpurchase. RSVP to 301-365-3270 [email protected] www.wentworthgallery.com formore.

SEPT. 14-16“The Last Five Years.” At Randolph

Road Theatre, 4010 Randolph Road,Silver Spring. Produced by TheMontgomery Playhouse andTheatre@CBT, this musical by JasonRobert Brown follows an interfaithcouple through their five-yearrelationship, with them falling bothin and out of love. Jamie Wellerstein,a rising novelist with strong Jewishroots, works to balance his suddenlysuccessful career while embarking ona relationship with Cathy Hiatt, astruggling non-Jewish actress, who isleft to deal with her stalled careerwhile watching her husband from thesidelines. Visit facebook.com/TheatreatCBT andmontgomeryplayhouse.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 15Park After Dark. 6-10 p.m. at Historic

Great Falls Tavern, 1710 MacarthurBlvd., Potomac. Celebrate the C&OCanal at Park After Dark, the C&OCanal Trust’s annual gala fundraiser,held under the stars at Historic GreatFalls Tavern. This year, guests willenjoy great food, libations, acampfire, unique auction items,music and dancing with The 19thStreet Band, and more. There willalso be a paddle raise to raise moneyto help resurface the towpath. $250per person. All but $50 of the ticketprice is a tax deductible donation tothe C&O Canal Trust. This event hassold out in previous years. Ordertickets at www.ParkAfterDark.org.

Khristenko

All-ChopinConcert

Pianist Stanislav Khristenkowill present an all-Chopin concertto open the 2018-19 WashingtonConservatory Concert Series.Khristenko has won top prizes atsome of the world’s most presti-gious piano competitions.Saturday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. atWestmoreland CongregationalUCC, 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. Free, with donationswelcome at the door. Visitwww.westmorelanducc.org.


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Anand Blum, 17, of Silver Spring, tookfirst place in the under 17 class. He said hehas been paddling for five years and firstdid the falls a year ago.

Local Paddlers Host Race

The race was held on the Fish Ladder, the drop closest to the Marylandside, because the river was so high.

The high water and change from the fallsto the Fish Ladder made it hard for him toprepare, he said. “On the Fish Ladder youare right in [the high water]. I wanted tobe super focused,” he said.

we taught children how to properly brushtheir teeth and wash their hands, took vitalsigns, and provided health checkups withdoctors from the local hospital. I rememberhopping out of the Toyota all-terrain vehicleand landing on the sun-cracked earth, whereI saw small eyes peering between cracks inthe fence and heard muffled giggling andwhispering. “Mzunga! Mzunga!” theyshouted in Swahili, their native tongue.“White person! White person!”

I have never seen children so excited abouta medium firm toothbrush and a tube ofColgate toothpaste, but it was so heartwarm-ing to see. The children loved my cameraand were laughing as they pushed andshoved each other to get a moment in frontof its lens to show off their silliest face. Af-ter putting the camera down, I played agame of tag with the kids before sayinggoodbye and watched them walk down thepath with the biggest grins on their facesand lots of pep in their steps.

I think people often think of Africa as adangerous land, filled with crime, disease,and poverty, but Africa is really an incred-ible place filled with spirit, diversity, andnature. I think we have a lot to learn fromdeveloping countries like Kenya, where pub-lic health facilities like CPGH operate un-der very difficult conditions and with se-verely limited resources to achieve a shock-ing number of successes each and every day.There is so little waste of supplies, and thedoctors have amazing methods of caring forpatients that don’t require fancy equipment— a powerful asset.

When I think of medicine, I don’t thinkof a field that is defined by state-of-the-artmedical devices or breakthrough vaccinediscoveries. I think of a field that is definedby the motivation to simply help people. Ithink CPGH genuinely reflects this founda-tion of medicine. Despite financial and ma-terial limitations, lives were still saved, andthe people of Mombasa came together totake care of each other the best they could,because everyone understands the value ofa life. I can’t wait to go back next year andcontinue to experience a beautiful way oflife that embraces harmony and diversityall at once.

I have updated my GoFundMe page; thelink is: www.gofundme.com/katieforkenya.All the money raised through myGoFundMe page will be donated in personat the hospital.

Katie FairhurstPotomac

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Letters to the Editor

Center ClosingFor Maintenance

The Potomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, will be closed for annual main-tenance Sunday, Aug. 26 through Sunday,Sept. 9.

The center opens again at 9 a.m. Monday,Sept. 10. Regular hours are from 9 a.m. to9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sun-days.

For more information call 240-777-6960or visit activemontgomery.org.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Having recently been infused three weeks after my last treatment, no guarantee given certain lab results, I am now on track to have one more infusion before my Sept. 26 CT scan. The plan is, per my “Progressing But So Am I” column (8/15/18), to triple the amount of medicine I will have received before my next scan. This will compare quite favorably to the one infusion I received prior to my July 25 scan.

Moreover, as I’ve considered the previous quarter’s infusion schedule trying to understand possible reasons for the 10-percent-ish tumor growth which occurred, I’ve come up with a hopefully plausible explanation. Other than that’s what cancer so often does, that is.

As my previous years of scans continued to show “stable,” my oncologist and I kept increasing the interval between infusions trying to strike a balance between treating the cause and me living with the effect. Over these years, we’ve gradually extended those infusion intervals from every three weeks,

seven-week intervals, all the while maintaining my quarterly CT schedule.

Apparently, we’ve now struck out, so to speak and for the moment at least, we’re in sort of a limbo. (Hopefully the bar isn’t set so incredibly low that we can’t slide under it.)

As for minimizing the growth, could the solution be as simple as more medicine?

As to what my oncologist thinks of this assess-ment, I’ve not mentioned to him as I’ve only recently theorized it (maybe he knew already and that’s what contributed to his suggestion that we follow this course of treatment/action).

We did discuss changing medicines, but he was afraid of the side effects it might cause. We also discussed if he’d had other patients who had experi-enced tumor growth after a period of stability — like me, who after increasing the frequency of the previ-ously stabilizing drug showed stable once again. He said he had – so, rather than presume all is lost, we’ve agreed to go forward into the great semi unknown. An “unknown” that will likely end in late September when my next scan’s results will be reported.

Now that you know the foundation for this column, let me address the substance behind it.There is a scenario which worries me. It’s premature I grant

-cially when it involves cancer/your life.

Still, if I’ve learned anything from my oncologist, it is that discussing scenarios before the evidence

until the actual results are in is better. More accurate anyway.

Despite what I’ve been told, this patient might not be able to be so patient. Ergo: What if my late September scan shows growth — again? What if, even after tripling the amount of medicine I infuse,

than ever before? I’d have to say that development would be a

problem and a bit more disappointing than July’s scan results. If that result in fact occurs, would that square me at a crossroads? I would think. Would that result obliterate the false sense of security I may have had? Hardly. Cancer patients don’t have a sense of security, false or otherwise. We have a sense of inevitability.

forward through this cycle of potentially impending gloom. Right now, nothing has happened. Right now, nothing has been determined. I don’t feel any different than before and I don’t believe I have any of the symptoms my oncologist has advised me about. I still have an appetite and I’m certainly not losing any weight.

I expect to have one more infusion before this next scan, and to feel the usual post-chemotherapy side effects that I do and then recover and feel as I do today: pretty well. One month, exactly, from the date I’m writing this column, to the date of my next scan and hopefully just a few days later for the results.

What worries me most is, sometimes the human body has a mind of its own, and despite the best of intentions and treatment, it is, to quote my late moth-er, “Enough already.”

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Azhar Alvi loads food boxes for clients atthe Montgomery County Muslim Founda-tion Gaithersburg office Saturday, Aug. 25.

Potomac resident Tufail Ahmad is chair-man of the board of the MontgomeryCounty Muslim Foundation which has amonthly food distribution program. Thefoundation gives about 70 boxes permonth to local residents in need.

By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

It started in 2002, just after 911, according toTufail Ahmad, chairman of the board at theMontgomery County Muslim Foundation.

“After 911 we realized we were living hereand not doing anything [for the community],”Ahmad said.

So, a group of local Muslims formed the Mont-gomery County Muslim Council to raise money andhelp community members is need.

The organization of about 500 people and the ser-vices they provided was remarkable and, County Ex-ecutive Isiah Leggett, encouraged the group to forma foundation, Ahmad said.

The Montgomery County Muslim Foundation wasfounded in 2009. It’s a 501c3 organization and canaccept financial donations to make its work of giv-ing back to the community possible.

And there is a lot of giving back.Saturday, at MCMF headquarters in Gaithersburg,

local families in need arrived to pick up food boxesand five pounds of beef and lamb in the monthlyfood distribution program. Almost 70 boxes weregiven out.

And it happens every month, though the meat isnot usually part of the program. That is somethingthe foundation adds once a year.

“We work with the Capital Area Food Bank,”Ahmad said. “That is where we get the food.”

Various county organizations provide them with

names of the people eligible for the food distributionprogram, he said.

MCMF also has a Refugee Aid program where theyconcentrate on providing cars to refugees who oftenhave to travel far from their homes to work, and some-times to more than one job.

“We have donated 28 cars/minivans to refugeefamilies,” Ahmad said. “We collected the money fromamong [our members], bought the cars at auction,fixed them up and gave them away.”

All in two years, he said.At Thanksgiving and Christmas MCMF’s holiday

gifts program distributes 120 to 150 food baskets.They have a clothing store at the Gaithersburg loca-tion where people in need can find good, used cloth-ing and four times per year MCMF provides and servesa week of meals at a Women’s Shelter in Rockville.

The smiles and comments of MCMF volunteersworking Saturday prove that the group made a gooddecision 12 years ago when they got involved help-ing their community.

“I started realizing that I have enough income andfood, and everyone does not have that,” said ImanBrim, one of several teenagers filling food boxes Sat-urday.

Mostafa Elamin, 13 said that helping the poor isone of the five pillars of his Muslim religion. The five,he explained, are Shahada, faith; Salah, prayer, fivetimes a day; Zakat, charity; Sawm, fasting and Hajj,the pilgrimage to Mecca.

“God has been very good to us are we are return-ing,” Ahmad said.

Montgomery County Muslim Foundationprovides monthly food distribution.

Helping the Needy

THURSDAY/AUG. 30Ceremony of Remembrance. 7 p.m.

on Justice Plaza at the MontgomeryCounty Circuit Court, 50 MarylandAve., Rockville. The public is invitedto attend a Ceremony ofRemembrance to memorialize liveslost to drug addiction. The ceremonycommemorates InternationalOverdose Awareness Day, A resourcefair featuring substance abuseprevention and treatmentinformation will be held at 5:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY/AUG. 31Contest Entry Deadline. The

Maryland Department of NaturalResources is now accepting entriesfor its annual photo contest.Photographers – novice orprofessional – can enter online or bymail for the chance to win cash andother great prizes. Photographersmay submit up to three entries for$10 with additional entries (no limit)

at $3 each Visit dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/photocontest.aspx.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 4Grant Application Deadline.

Community organizations involvedwith food security issues are urged toapply for mini-grants ranging $500-$10,000 to improve capacity andinfrastructure dedicated to increasingfood security or to support inventiveand collaborative approaches toreducing food insecurity. Visit bit.ly/2mZI76e. Call 240-777-3404.

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