ProCure patients and staff went to the Cattlemen's Club on Tuesday evening. Notice, this was not a gentlemen's club but a Cattlemen's Club. Old stockyards of Oklahoma City. Real cool location and the food was fantastic. If this place could only talk, the history and the things this place has seen, oh my. Cattle drives from all over Oklahoma brought their herds to slaughter here.
Over 40 people attended, if you are ever in Oklahoma City look it up and go there, nothing fancy, just great food. Place hasn't changed much over the years. I bet there were gun fights out in the street during the good old days. Make sure to go if you are coming through Oklahoma City, it's right off the interstate.
Had four other prostate patients at our table. The stories are just remarkable. All four had the options for treatment laid out for them and none of those options included proton therapy. Why?
Because no one knows. If you have others who would like to know more about proton therapy and would like to read this blog, shoot me their email address and I will invite them. You need to know more about proton therapy, no kidding.
Dam, we missed the free beer at the hotel. Oh well, we were able to see history.
Every state has its historic places and stories, but few can
equal the story of Cattlemen's Steakhouse, the oldest continuously operating
restaurant in Oklahoma City!
Cattlemen's Cafe opened its doors to hungry cowboys,
ranchers, cattle haulers and the like in 1910. The Stockyards City area was a
beehive of activity back then, as herds of cattle were driven to Oklahoma City
in an unending stream to satisfy the East's growing demand for beef. By 1926,
Stockyards City was the home of two major meat processors and the area became
known as "Packing Town." It was in 1926 that H.V. 'Homer" Paul
took over Cattlemen's, already a well-known establishment among the area's
thousands of workers. Cattlemen's was one of the few places that stayed open
after sundown. Because of this, it also attracted a very colorful clientele.
During Prohibition, it was known for its home-brewed 'liquid delights.'
In 1945, Cattlemen's was owned by Hank Frey, a gambler of
sorts. In a smoke-filled room at the old Biltmore Hotel in downtown Oklahoma
City, Frey was running out of luck and money in a dice game attended by a local
rancher, Mr. Gene Wade. Frey put up Cattlemen's as the pot if Wade could roll a
'hard six,' otherwise known as two 3s. Wade put up his life savings, which was
a sizable amount of money. With one roll of the dice, Gene Wade was in the
restaurant business. The '33' brand on the wall of Cattlemen's Hereford Room
became a well-known symbol of Wade's good fortune.
A look at the ceiling beams shows the growth of Cattlemen's.
Starting out with cafe on the north side, which remains virtually unchanged
after 50 years, Gene expanded southward a few feet at a time until he ran out
of building. The South Dining Room and the Hereford Room are a bit fancier - a
perfect place for a fellow to take his best girl (or his wife) for a steak
dinner. Two backlit murals cover the southern and western wall of the dining
rooms, photos of Gene and his father, two gentlemen ranchers rounding up
cattle, both sporting jackets and ties.
Since 1945, Cattlemen's Steakhouse has become a gathering
place for all kinds of folks - from movie stars to rodeo greats, politicians to
potentates! Check the walls of the dining rooms and view the drawings of all
the well-knowns who have sampled Cattlemen's fare. Gene Autry, John Wayne, Charles Barkley, Ronald Reagan (before he was President), and more recently, Reba McEntire. In
the early '90s, George Bush (the elder, while he was President) stopped in for
a good meal and a stiff drink. And also Proton Therapy patient Max Searcey. (There, got my name mentioned with some pretty prominent individuals).
Proton treatment is different from conventional x-ray radiation in that the energy distribution of protons can be directed and deposited in tissue volumes designated by the physicians-in a three dimensional pattern from each beam used. It uses a beam of charged protons to target and destroy a more precise, defined area of cancerous cells. Unlike standard radiation, proton therapy delivers radiation energy only at the defined site of the tumor-not along the path through the body. This means that proton therapy spares significantly more surrounding healthy tissue and organs and produces fewer side effects for patients. Proton therapy also allows physicians to penetrate deeper tumors because higher levels of radiation can be used without fear of impact on surrounding healthy tissue.
Proton beam radiation is especially useful in the treatment of pediatric brain cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cancers of the spine. Because of the location of these tumors or proximity to vital organs, these cancers are more challenging to treat with standard radiation.
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