Here we are in the last week of April and I haven't been successful with keeping my blog up to date. I suppose that is a good sign that our lives are on a more normal path now. Our trips to Duke have been zero since December! He does have an appointment for June 21st for his 7-year anniversary check-up!
He is doing very well and now almost completely finished with the pedicle graft to his right ear for basal cell ca. All the other biopsies at that time were negative! There are now more days when he functions as before and accepting of his restrictions as we almost forget those bad days with the many complications. We have once again been able to spend good time with our families and with our many friends and neighbors. We each find ourselveson many days separated from each other due to individual commitments. We are reminded of those months when everything we did was in dual capacity. It is a blessing that we are very compatible; a requirement of couples when you are together 24-7 for an unlimited amount of time.
We recently returned from 9 wonderful days at the beach. The weather was beautiful with clear skies, low temps, and lots of good company. Son Doug and wife Elizabeth along with our two grandsons, Alex and Max kept up well-fed and did an amazing job of preparing and cleaning the house for the summer. How fortunate we are to have such a loving family!
Homecoming was a little sad because Flo the beagle was not here to welcome us. She was always so excited when we returned along with Bella the large spaniel and Tommy the white cat. They have created a well-worn path from our neighbors yard located diagonally across the road in front of our houses. They always eagerly anticipated a treat when we arrived. Unfortunately, Flo was in the path of a truck and was killed instantly last week. She is missed!
I suppose we are now experiencing a weather change. Very cool, windy and lots of rain yesterday, today and expected tomorrow. The blackberries are blooming and this must be the "blackberry winter" that we usually have close to Mother's Day each year! When it passes, we can anticipate the hot summer days!
Update on our college grands:
John is accepted at NC State! (engineering) Chase has decided on University of Maryland! (engineering)
Michaela will be a senior at UNC Chapel Hill in August! (Occupational Therapy)
Lillie will be a sophomore/junior at ECU! (Nursing)
So proud of our grandchildren!
More Later.......................................Brenda
Monday, April 24, 2017
Oops! Missed March!
March 2017 was a real teaser. We said good-bye to February amid the beautiful flowering trees, tulips pushing through the soil and promise of an early Spring. Unfortunately, true to his word and reputation, the groundhog was right! Six more weeks of Winter from February 2, through most of March. March decided to howl, drop temperatures below freezing, and drop a beautiful snow on all those lovely trees.
So here were are, April 1st, and according to the calendar, Spring has arrived. It is beautiful and Sunny today, but the slight breeze reminds us that our weather is still fickle here in North Carolina. Somehow my colorful tulips managed to stay upright in spite of the strong wind and storms we had on Thursday night. It seems our flowers wherever planted become the favored resting place for our two dogs and one cat. Lee had someone to place a border around the iris beds and tulips, but we had to do a lot of scolding before they finally learned to stay away!
Lee is doing very well, again with the exception of those nasty cancers that continue to appear from time to time on his face, ears head, neck and sometimes arms and hands. We have not kept count, but between the precancerous lesions and the cancers we estimate at least one hundred since 2014. The latest one was on his right ear. It was not squamous cell but was basal cell. The Moh's procedure took most of the day, and he did experience a lot of pain.
(Lost this blog shortly after I began writing. I said yes to a dropped box when I should have said No).. After consulting my computer-smart daughter to try to recover, she gave up after an hour and asked me to try her brother. I took my laptop to him and after telling me my laptop (7 years old) was out of date, he finally found the problem. My security system was protecting me and blocked any entry to the blogger!
All is repaired and will now go to the next month of April and a new blog to bring you up to date!
Brenda
So here were are, April 1st, and according to the calendar, Spring has arrived. It is beautiful and Sunny today, but the slight breeze reminds us that our weather is still fickle here in North Carolina. Somehow my colorful tulips managed to stay upright in spite of the strong wind and storms we had on Thursday night. It seems our flowers wherever planted become the favored resting place for our two dogs and one cat. Lee had someone to place a border around the iris beds and tulips, but we had to do a lot of scolding before they finally learned to stay away!
Lee is doing very well, again with the exception of those nasty cancers that continue to appear from time to time on his face, ears head, neck and sometimes arms and hands. We have not kept count, but between the precancerous lesions and the cancers we estimate at least one hundred since 2014. The latest one was on his right ear. It was not squamous cell but was basal cell. The Moh's procedure took most of the day, and he did experience a lot of pain.
(Lost this blog shortly after I began writing. I said yes to a dropped box when I should have said No).. After consulting my computer-smart daughter to try to recover, she gave up after an hour and asked me to try her brother. I took my laptop to him and after telling me my laptop (7 years old) was out of date, he finally found the problem. My security system was protecting me and blocked any entry to the blogger!
All is repaired and will now go to the next month of April and a new blog to bring you up to date!
Brenda
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