UPDATE

I have started a couple of blogs during the past month or so on my I-Pad, only to discover that interference ( travel, hospital, doctor's office, text, etc) distracts me from writing.  If you are still following my blog, I apologize again.

A big thank-you to our good friend, Paulette Lael for keeping up with us and giving the message to all of you to follow my blog.  We have been on the fast track since March.  There have been multiple complications for Lee that required the many trips to Durham and back.  To date, Lee is doing fantastic in spite of all the cancer on his head, face and other parts, the heart out of arrhythmia from time to time, and the in and outs of mild rejection.  He never ceases to amaze all who know him at his wonder resilience and his positive attitude.

We were able to work in a full week at the beach last week.  We left from Durham after a preliminary procedure in oncology on Tuesday.  We returned this past Monday, again to Durham for a final post-op visit with the micro-vascular graft surgeon.  Our time at the beach was wonderful in spite of overcast days, coolness and spots of rain.  We were able to visit with many of our OI friends, enjoy a spontaneous fish fry with them, and finish the week-end with a visit from our grand daughter, Michaela from UNCW.  When we returned her to the campus on Sunday afternoon, we dropped in on our good friends (lung-transplant) who reside in Wilmington.  All in all, it was a refreshing and invigorating retreat.

So good that we could do that because after we are here for two weeks, we will leave once again for Durham.  Our schedule for the weeks beginning on October 13 will be for five full days in Durham for Lee's daily Radiation Therapy.  Plans now are to Leave Vale each Monday a.m., overnights in Durham M-Th, return home for F-S-S.  Hopefully it will be no more than four weeks; however, they asked us to plan for residence til December 4, just in case he needs more!  If we are in Durham during Thanksgiving, we have been invited to My brother's house for that day. 

Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been here, usually @ high noon with time for visiting, watching the games, walking and ending with everyone helping to remove Fall décor and bring out some of Christmas, especially the trees!  I am hoping we can do that again this year!

I have been Christmas shopping like a mad woman!  So far, have almost finished most of it and hope to get all wrapping accomplished before we leave!