Paul,
So sorry to hear of your problems!  It is awful to get old.  My wife died of
cancer
in December, and she was admitted to the hospital on our 59th wedding
anniversary.

I am just a scientist, not a medical doctor.  However, the great majority of
chemo-
therapy drugs contain anti-inflammatory compounds which will cancel your
sting immunity as long as you take the drug.  Once you stop, and start being
stung
again, you can rebuild your sting immunity.

Because of my wife's hospitalization, I had to miss the ABF meeting in Kansas
City,
my first miss in over 20 years.

My age and my five strokes have forced me to cut back on colonies to just 20
now,
which I work from the back of a golf cart.  20 keeps me busy, but it is a far
cry
from the 100+ I had for years.

George Imirie
Beginning my 71st year of beekeeping just 20 miles north of President Bush's
WHITE
HOUSE.
CERTIFIED EAS MASTER BEEKEEPER