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Many friends, family, and tennis acquaintances have asked for updates on my condition. I've been sending out medical update emails, but the NSMTA has generously allowed me to share my journey with stage IV pancreatic cancer on a new blog on the nsmta.net website. The blog lists the newest post first, so if you're catching up from the beginning, please scroll to the bottom or use the menu on the right side of the blog's page to navigate to a specific post. Thanks for your thoughts, prayers, sending positive vibes and giving support during this time!
After leaving a career in music (classical guitar) because of a hand injury, David Linebarger earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of California, Davis. Currently a Professor of Humanities at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, his publications include scholarly articles on Wallace Stevens and Modern Music, poetry in over 25 journals, and two chapbooks: War Stories (Pudding House) and Bed of Light (Finishing Line Press). A national tournament tennis player in his age group, his current project includes a series of nonfiction prose poems on famous tennis players.
Senior Tennis & Fitness | George Wachtel - 6/3/1943 – 5/20/2021
George Wachtel was an NSMTA member and blog contributor to NSMTA.net, authored the book Senior Tennis and wrote the popular tennis website Senior Tennis and Fitness.
His blog is archived and may be viewed here.