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