OK, I know it has been a while, so grab your favorite beverage and let's get started.
I completed the 1/2 marathon in November, but it wasn't pretty. Actually it was pretty awful. I walked through every water station. On the health front, I have started the vaccination regiment. Some of you may remember when we started this journey there was talk of me getting into a program that used my own white blood cells "amped up: to fight the cancer. We took a slight detour with another clinical trial. But when microscopic cancer cells were found during the second surgery, we are now back to clinical trial #1. The only problem is that it has been all cancer treatments all the time so far. A sampling below:
Three weekends in a row to Duke to start the vaccine program
Still getting an MRI every other month
Receiving an IV of Avastin every other week - No side effects to speak of, just time consuming. Thank God for insurance.
Since the 3 straight weekends to Duke were between Thanksgiving and Christmas, needless to say
the holidays this year were stressful.
I still feel really good and am still running. Very slowly and cautiously.
Enough whining and I haven't even mentioned how awful our weather has been this winter. Pitchers and catchers report in about a month. Hang on.
You better sit down for this...Our youngest son Sam is getting married to Sarah Davis. For those if you keeping track at home that will be one daughter in law named Sarabeth, one daughter named Sarah and a second daughter in law named Sarah. Oldest son John has just decided to call Sarah Davis Rebecca and our granddaughter cannot say Sarah, yet. The best she can do is Aunt Rah. I think that is where this will probably land. March first! Yikes!
No promises but I will try and do a better job of keeping this blog current.
As always thank you for caring and hanging in there with us.
