Time for an update before we head off on vacation. Vern's been in front of the tv all day today - very happy for the start of the college football season. All good news during the July 30th appointment with Dr. Gollard. He also had follow-up bloodwork with Dr. Johnson to check on the high cholesterol, liver numbers and thyroid. They all remain high, but Dr. J is giving Vern 6 months to improve his diet and exercise to see what happens. Yeah right. Vern refuses to eat a strict cholesterol reducing diet, but since he's feeling so good these days I just can't fight him on this. His liver numbers have been high since he was so ill, so they're not reacting to those since they're in the same range. He heads back to Dr. G after we return from California (they set it up so they could discuss the USC/Ohio State football game since Dr. G is a USC grad/fan). Unfortunately, we may be watching the game on TV, as we haven't received any word about the tickets we thought we had despite Vern's many phone calls. Maybe I'll have to take him to Columbus next fall to see his Buckeyes. We celebrated our 39th anniversary last weekend. I feared he wouldn't be here for this one, but now I'm looking forward to next year's milestone and will be planning a special trip to commemorate it. It seems that cancer is affecting so many we know; my prayer list has grown substantially. Just a reminder to tune in to the Stand Up 2 Cancer special on Sept. 5 at 8pm. All major networks are doing a special program to raise funds to fight cancer. If any of you make charitable donations, there are a couple of opportunities. I created a star for Vern on their web site (www.standup2cancer.org) and I also support the International Myeloma Foundation (www.myeloma.org). Government funding for cancer research keeps getting cut, so it's up to the people affected to keep it going. And a couple of other notes of interest: Be sure to fly the flag on September 11th ... a great day to celebrate our freedoms. It's also the World Day of Prayer (www.worlddayofprayer.org) - so say a special prayer for Vern that day. The only comic strip I've read regularly recently is For Better or For Worse. Today's strip really spoke to me and said exactly how I feel about our situation. Here's a link to it: http://www.fborfw.com/strip_fix/archives/003335.php Just a week away from our lovely little cottage at Crystal Pier. We can't wait! Vern is much stronger this year, so we hope to be able to do a bit more this time. But even if we just sit on the deck and watch the ocean, it will be a wonderful time for us.
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