Greetings,

Well, we've passed another landmark and Myron celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday of last week. We were at the trailer at the time with our four granddaughters and they wished their Grandpa a Happy Birthday in 5 different languages.

 

Unfortunately I cannot get the video of the girls singing to upload here, so if you want to view it, you will have to go to my (Wendy's) page on Facebook. Following our return from the trailer on Thursday evening, we got ourselves busy preparing for a Saturday evening barbecue to celebrate Myron's birthday with our family and friends. Here is the man of the hour with his birthday cake.

 

 

On Friday of last week Myron returned to the oncologist for the first time since the end of May. She was very pleased with how Myron is feeling and looking, and wants him to have another CTscan before recommencing chemotherapy. So, the scheduled chemotherapy for Monday (tomorrow) has been cancelled, and following the CTscan in a couple of weeks time, the doctor will then determine how to proceed with Myron's treatment. Considering the news we received from the doctors last January, all of this seems to be a blessing. We didn't even think that Myron would get to his 65th birthday, and here it is over already and he is still feeling good. Myron is going back to work at Elgie Bus Lines again next week. While he will not be driving yet as we don't know when his chemo will resume, he will be working as a rider on a bus run to assist the driver in tending to the children. We're hoping this will work out for Myron, but if it is too hard on him, then he'll just stop doing it. We are also hoping to get in some more time at the trailer before the season ends, and we plan to go back to our bowling league this fall - Myron is just going to use a lighter ball so it doesn't hurt his arm. Myron has been out golfing twice in the past week and has enjoyed himself in doing so. That's about all the news for now. We'll keep you posted as we learn more. Thanks again for all your prayers for us. Keep it up, it seems to be working.

 

love,

Myron and Wendy





Greetings Family and Friends,

It has been a while since I have written in this blog, and I apologize, but as they say, "No news is good news". No excuses, we have simply been busy with day to day life. It is almost two weeks (tomorrow evening will be two weeks) since we returned home from Newfoundland. As I expect you have gathered, we had a wonderful vacation in Newfoundland and it did a world of good for Myron's spirits. We were in Newfoundland, we visited with so many family and friends, we saw so many sights, both familiar and new to us. It was just super! Many thanks to everyone who helped contribute to this vacations of ours, but most especially to Vern and Dale Arndt who drove all the way here from Wisconsin, and then drove us to and all around Newfoundland. We couldn't have done it without them! Since our return (and the inevitable unpacking, laundry marathon), we have still managed to keep busy. We were up at the trailer on Sunday last week and we were amazed at the growth and beauty in our flowerbeds (actually, both at the trailer and at home).

Myron had a doctor's appointment with the haematologist last Friday. Overall he is pleased with the current state of Myron's blood clots, but he is leaving him on the same mega-dose of blood thinners for the time being as Myron is restarting his chemotherapy and it has been known to cause/increase blood clots. We go back to see the haematologist again in three months and he will make further decisions at that time. We go back to see Dr. Richter (the oncologist) on Friday of next week (August 22nd), and as long as Myron's blood work remains good, he is scheduled to resume chemotherapy on Monday, August 25th.

As I (Wendy) am writing this blog, Myron is being his normal self and is currently busying himself by cutting the lawn.

 

Since our return home we have also been out to dinner at a neighbour's home, enjoyed visits with our kids and grandkids, baked the "August cookies" for the kidlets, and had some friends over for a movie evening to watch videos we purchased in Newfoundland. We even watched the video of Sadie, Rachael, Lissy and Maggie getting "Screeched In" seven years ago in Newfoundland! We have decided to do some remodelling/renovations in our home, and these past couple of weeks we have been busy discussing kitchen cupboards, sinks, countertops, islands, etc. as the kitchen remodel is scheduled to begin in September. Myron spent all day yesterday at a training at Elgie Bus Lines as he is still hoping to be able to return to work at a later date. Next week, from Sunday until Thursday we are going up to the trailer for a few days with our beautiful granddaughters. We're really hoping for decent weather while we are there. As you may already know, Myron's 65th birthday is on the 20th of this month, so I have been busy making a memory scrapbook online for him for his birthday (don't worry, I'm not letting the cat out of the bag as he already knows about it as it's an impossibility to keep a mega project like that a secret when we are together almost 24/7 - but he hasn't seen it anyway). 

I think that's about all the news for now. I'll write again on Friday next week after we have returned from the trailer and seen the oncologist. Thanks again to all of you for your ongoing support and concern.

Cheers!

Myron & Wendy