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Radio-a-thon to be held for Brown on Wednesday

One thing you can always expect from Malta native Lynda Baden Brown is a big smile, warm heart and helping hand. What she did not expect was to have an April like the one that she been dealt. She was doctoring for abdominal pain and saw doctors in Billings. A mass was detected on her right kidney and was not a concern as there were no markers that would indicate it was cancer. Monday, April 26th, Lynda was in the hospital and underwent a procedure to remove the mass from her kidney. During the surgery they learned that her kidney was full of cancer and it was removed. At this time they also detected cancer on her left kidney. 

Her hospital stay has included more procedures and during those procedures they determined that her left kidney was "dead". Upon that news, Lynda was placed on dialysis. Lynda will need to remain on dialysis until they can do chemotherapy and confirm that she is "cancer free" in her existing kidney. Currently they are still waiting for the pathology reports on how to approach the cancer with chemotherapy. 

The latest news is that Lynda will need to be transferred to Great Falls to a physical therapy facility that specializes in dialysis for a few weeks before she can even consider coming home. She will also have to continue dialysis while taking chemotherapy until her pathology report indicates no cancer in her kidney. At that point, she will then be placed on a kidney transplant list.

A radio-a-thon is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, from 7 am to 10 am on KMMR. Accounts have been set up at both banks for her also.

Lynda is the wife of Wes Brown, local contractor and mother of sons Cole, Riley and Reese and daughter Kimberly (Ryan) Smith. She is also a proud Nana of Ryker Smith and she anxiously awaiting the arrival of her granddaughter in July. She is a teacher at Harlem Public Schools. She is a strong supporter of the communities she lives and works in and there is a good possibility you have heard her encouragement from the stands and bleachers of sporting events. Her enthusiastic lungs are pale in comparison to her overwhelming large heart and love for her family, friends, students and all those in her life. Now, in her time of need, the caring communities are ready to rally around to assist Mama Brown in her time of need.

 

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