Cancer takes so many people too soon. It makes me so sad that families have to see their loved ones suffer. Cancer is just terrible in that respect. So many people losing so much. I’m 74 and if I die tomorrow, I know I have lived a great life. But if Adler dies tomorrow, we would be devastated.
I’ve lived a lot of life. I’ve travelled the world, seen amazing things, enjoyed life and my family. Adler hasn’t. Cancer isn’t fair and it does not discriminate. And I know now that this cancer isn’t going away. It’s here with me until the end.
Only about 15% of people get the kind of cancer I have. This is a dangerous, fast-growing tissue cancer. Really, by the time they discovered it in me, it was too late. But I still tried to fight it anyway. The cancer has made its way into my lungs and lymph nodes. It was “stage 4” when they found it, but I’ve battled and won before. This time it just didn’t go my way.
I want to thank all of you who have prayed for me, who have called, texted and emailed me your support. You have helped us find strength when we needed it.
This will be my last blog. I just don’t have as much energy as I used to, and I’d like to concentrate on others things in the time I have left. Doctors can’t tell me exactly how much time I might have left…no one really knows.
I hope this blog has been helpful to you, teaching you more about wine than you knew before. It is my wish that you all keep living your lives to the fullest and enjoying every sip.
Cheers,
Carl,
I have thoroughly enjoyed your blogs and I have learned so much more about wine through the experiences you have shared.
You have also become a dear friend and we love you and will continue to pray for you and your family!
Andrew
My dear friend,
We will keep praying for you and your family. I and my family are here to support all of you.
Shalom,
Jackie
Carl, you have been, are, and forever will be an inspiration to all of us – a life well lived. Praying for you and family. Here’s an idea: why don’t you hang around for another year or 3. Love,
Tom and Dana
GOOD MORNING LONG-TIME FRIENDS… WE HAVE HAD TOO FEW LAUGHS AND TOO FEW SMILES AND TOO FEW SHOOTS AND TOO FEW GLASSES OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL WINE.
I only wish that we lived next door so I could do my share to help you and Emilie and all the rest of the wonderful Tiedeman family and friends through this sad but inevitable ending… Here is hoping that it is a somewhat comfortable trip and that there is peace for you and all of us at the end.
All my Love.
Steve
We love you, Carl, and Adler and the whole family. Your journey has gone by too quickly – but we have appreciated all that you have brought to us through this blog and many other avenues ❤
You are a fighter and I know you aren’t giving up easily, Keep at it, prayers continually being sent your way for both you and Adler.
tom
It’s been a pleasure to get to know you and a history on wine! I’m going to continue to send prayers for you and your family for comfort!! God bless you my dear friend
Carl,
You are such an inspiration to myself and so many. Your family and you will continue to be in my prayers!
Carl, we’ve shared some great times and some challenging ones. But through it all, our friendship has survived. Nothing is better than that and nothing can replace it.
You and Emilie, and your family are always in our prayers.
Ross
Carl,
Our life has been much better after meeting you and your family many years ago. I still tell my friends about the wine and cigars we shared as friends. Even after retiring and relocating to Florida I went to the local wine store to see if they could order the wines Carl introduced us to many years ago. They continue to order “Carl’s wine” for us 10 years later. Cheers my friend!
Steve & Debby Kildow
Hi Carl, Thanks for the last call. It has been a joy and a pleasure working with you on your projects as your civil engineer. May God bless you richly today. Every day is a gift from God. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Debra Hughes
Carl, there are very few people who have had a profound effect on me in my 80 years–YOU are one of very few!!
I will miss our talks about everything under the sun and your jokes about me having LOTS of money–Easy Street me!!!
I am lucky to have known you!!!
Mel
MEL
Praying for you and your family ❤️
It was a pleasure getting to know you and I so love your wine
God Bless you and your family
Rochelle Gubi
Carl, we worked together in Ohio with HERMAN acquiring the Fostoria building. I really appreciate your blog and the inspiration that it gives me. I hope to pass it around and pay it forward.
Love you!
Tim Echemann
Carl,
You have been an inspiration to many, including myself. Words cannot describe what you have meant to me and all of the FMC team. The almost 11 years I have worked for you now have been the greatest of my life because of who you are and I will cherish them until the end. You took a chance on someone who never thought it would have been possible, and allowed me to accomplish all of the things that I have. And for that, I will always be grateful.
You and your family will forever be in our thoughts and prayers. Stay strong my friend and may God bless you.
Mickey and Jen
and all of the FMC team
Carl,
You are so right when you say that cancer does not discriminate. Some of the best people get that horrible disease. We are so glad to have met you and your family. We learned so much about wine from you and from your blogs. Our prayers continue to be with you and Emilie as you make this final journey.
Charlie & Tony Hutti
Carl,
You are truly an inspiration. Never give up the fight. We will never give up praying for you.
Carl,
You have been and continue to be a great friend as well as an inspiration. We have done a lot together over the years from building projects, to shooting together and at times we may have had a little too much wine.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Gus
my life is better having carl as a friend
Carl,
I thank you for our talks. I have admired you since the first time I met you. Generous of heart, spirit, words and laughs. I know that hoping that a miracle will reverse the path you are on is futile, but I pray for it anyway and pray for a safe and gentle journey wherever the journey may take you.
SO much love and gratitude.
Glenn and I have really enjoyed the time we had with you and Emilie and your family. You had a great Love for living and I think we were all praying that it would be a very long and wine-filled life. I now know that God wanted you now! God has his reasons and we don’t know them but God does know that numerous people on earth will miss you tremendously! And I believe God will let you make the best batch of wine in Heaven!!!