Wednesday, May 31

May 31, 2006

Hello,

We had a great family weekend. The bike ride was fun and challenging. The temp. was 95 degrees. Unusual for May. We would like to go back in the fall. Napper and I were thinking it might be a good anniversary get away.

I had my PET scan yesterday. Everything was clear. The lungs showed "radiation fibrosis" to the original tumor location. Basically, scar tissue formation in the cavity left from the tumor. I am so grateful and just in awe of how life unfolds. Each day is such a gift.

Thank you for your prayers, support and concern.

Love & blessings
Denise

Wednesday, May 24

May 24, 2006

Hello,

Well the school year is winding down. Tomorrow is Brian & Bonnie's last day of school. Where did the year go. All in all they both had a great school year.

Last weekend friends Nancy from Colorado and Sue from St. Louis visited. We loved seeing and talking with them. Next weekend we are going to bike ride part of the Katy Trail. This is a old railroad trail converted to a recreational trail between KC and St. Louis. We will ride part of the trail on Sat. spend the night in Booneville, Mo. Sat. and ride back to our car on Sunday. We have talked about doing it for a long time. The kids are at a great age for it now.

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!!! Thankyou for your thoughts and prayers.

Love & blessings,

Denise

Tuesday, May 16

May 16, 2006

Hello, It has been awhile since I updated this blog. Overall, I am still feeling great. I did develop a cough, and after watching it for a few weeks I let the doctor know and my CT scan was moved up. There was some concern in reading the CT scan that a recurrent tumor is growing where the original lung tumor had been. The lymph nodes are still negative and the rest of the lungs are clear. Consequently, we will follow up with a PET scan on May 30th. I will keep you posted.

My brother Dave and his wife Tracy visited this past weekend from Indiana. We had a great time. We opened the pool on Saturday. They were a tremendous help. We got done in one day what it would have taken us a couple weekends to do. The kids were a great help too. We all enjoyed being outside.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers.

Much love,
Denise