My overall health (physical and mental) continues to be outstanding. Weight loss has slowed but still continues, by mid-week I should reach the 30 pounds lost mark. This has been the easiest part of this ordeal.
The medication is having one side effect, I am having VERY brief periods of what I assume are mild hot flashes. To the women reading this, I can not imagine how you get through a full fledged episode! Mine happen two to three times a day and only last for about 5 minutes. The only way I can think to describe it is this; imagine when you have a cold or flu that includes a fever and you experience that sensation of being hot and chilled at the same time. Clamy….

Mentally/emotionally, we are both are getting through this part with little difficulty. I sense the pressure or worry starting to mount a little as we get closer to April 17th! Again the feeling of this whole thing being surreal has returned…..

This past weekend was great, warm spring weather, a lot of yard work (too much!), I played my best round of disc golf ever, a professional soccer game with 8 second graders, the death of our Pope and a lot of needed time with family and friends.

I met a guy named Mark last week, he’s quite a bit younger (early 30’s maybe?), it was a chance meeting at a friends bachelor party. We swapped experiences for an hour and a half and never engaged in the event……..pray for Mark, he has Hodgkin’s and has already experienced two failed marrow transplants.

A very wise lady has told me time and time again that “Everything happens for a reason”, in my case that reason is becoming clearer and clearer…..