Thursday, July 28, 2016

Oh Dear!


Exciting times

So much going on!  We spent a week in Florida on Sanibel Island over the 4th of July where we witnessed my brother and SIL renewing their wedding vows after 35 years of marriage.  Aside from it being insanely hot, it was a beautiful ceremony on the beach.  Their son/my nephew Morgan officiated and they had their families there as well.  Such a nice excuse to get the whole family together!  I snatched a couple of photos from Juli's facebook page.  They came out great!




We flew into Orlando, as did Scott and Michelle, and the 4 of us stayed overnight with my Mom in Lakeland on Fri night before driving down to Sanibel on Sat morning.  Unfortunately Michael and Lizzie's flight was cancelled out of NYC on Fri night, so they ended up being delayed and missing most of Saturday and the ceremony, but luckily we were able to spend from late Sat night thru Tues night with all the kids.  Greg and I stayed the rest of the week and enjoyed the beach and pools and some relaxation.

It was Greg's first week of retirement, so great practice for him to get into relaxation mode!

Since we got back, Mom came and visited for 10 days.  We also went to Detroit over this past weekend to attend a wedding shower for Scott and Michelle.  Great fun and we are so excited for them.  And they are just so stinkin' cute besides!!  Just over 2 months before the wedding!  On Friday night we went shopping and helped to pick out a suit for Scott and the other Groomsmen.  On Saturday we drove from Detroit up to Midland Michigan, stopping in Bay City on the way to have lunch and take a walk around.  It was a very nice day, but again very hot!!

A few pictures from the shower:










Today I had my normal 3 months followup visit with Dr. Zent.  I am very happy to say that my disease has remained fairly stable.  Although my platelet count is low, it did not drop any further, my lymphocyte count did not increase, and he couldn't feel my spleen this time.  The spleen and lymph nodes seem to wax and wane a bit, but overall don't seem to be getting worse.  So stable is as good as it gets for me, and I am feeling optimistic for now.  I also really like Dr. Zent, and feel that he really takes the time to talk to me about whatever is on my mind, and explains things in great detail.  He never makes me feel like he is in a big rush, which is pretty rare in doctors these days.

After tomorrow I only have 3 weeks of work left.  Seems strange, but exciting.  We have a lot to look forward to, our cruise to the British Isles in August, Scott and Michelle's wedding in October, a trip out to Los Angeles in November, back to Bethesda for medical appointments in December, Florida for 3 weeks in January and Hawaii in February and March.  It will be interesting to see if I get tired of traveling!?!?  I doubt it, but you never know until you try it.

Life is good...