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It is a blessed day for us to be celebrating these holidays! We actually took some professional photos this year and I wanted to share a couple during this story. 2023 was far from being uneventful. We started January with a nasty bout of Pneumonia, where we did not know how it would end. The middle of the yearContinue reading “Happy Holidays!”

Nothing snaps you back to reality like a milestone being declared. Cycle 11 of 30. So we are just past a third of the way done. When you start to feel fully normal, the disease reminds you. Or should I say the treatment. Down to 1 day a month Let’s celebrate the positive! We areContinue reading “Cycle 11 has begun”

This past weekend, the GIRLS crew returned. Gina, Lori, Pam, Ann, and Kim are continuing a strengthened friendship rooted in the heart of Beaumont a few (Ok too many to remember) years ago. Last visit, we did the boat and had fun on the water. This trip was a little too chilly to be outContinue reading “Fall Friends Weekend”

Holding to the no news is good news, we have been doing real good. We were able to travel to the Dominican Republic earlier this month. In fact, we were happy to be delayed on our return by two days! Wedding time fun! The DR was a trip to celebrate the beginning of a newContinue reading “Cruising into Fall”

This week has been a busy week for us. Tuesday was our FULL DAY MDA Experience. The running joke there is Make it a DAY! Even for one appointment it can seem that way. Early Start Back in January, Michele had a really bad Pneumonia. The kind that scares everyone. Including the Doctors. First stopContinue reading “Pomp is the circumstance”

Our doctors have been amazing on this Journey. It seemed like last month we were preparing for “yet another” repeat of the month. The doctors listened to what were the symptoms after the last round and made the adjustments. July 13th she started another round. Instead of the five days, they did three of theContinue reading “A lot of good in 30 days.”

Leukemia is a disease that continues to surprise us. People ask “how is it going?” I explain that she has been in remission since January 2022 and that the treatment protocol continues without interest if the disease is currently “Visible”. Visible I say visible because that is really the best way to describe it. TheContinue reading “She has developed something new…”

I am a bit delayed in getting this post together. As is typical for our life now, no news tends to be good news. Friends weekend A group of Michele’s friends made the trip down… because it is a new tradition. Hanging with Michele around her birthday. We almost had a wrench thrown into ourContinue reading “Friends Weekend and new Round of Chemo”

It was just two years ago. We celebrated Alive at 55 here at El Dorado Royale. The seismic shift that would come in October of 2021 was impossible to guess. This last week was the first time Michele has been able to leave the country since her diagnosis. A gathering of friends Familiar sites andContinue reading “Birthday in Mexico”

Hey everyone. I know it has been a while! We have been doing well. After our last doctor visit we were able to adjust dosages and restart our maintenance cycle. Much like winter fading and spring invites. We have made it through another rough patch. Feeling good and working. The last 60 days we haveContinue reading “Sun is out!”