Summer is here

It has been three weeks since I last wrote something. I have been hesitant because my throat and neck have continually bothered me and I really did not want to seem to be a whiner. Right now we are waiting on doctors to get back from their vacations. I think we are going to do a CT scan to see what is going on. This irritation keeps moving around so much that it has be frustrated. For a few hours it is in my neck, then in my ear or ears, then it drops into my chest and then lower, into my stomach it feels like. sometimes it is all of these at once. Lately it has been dropping into my back like someone is pulling my muscles and burning them at the same time. One hour I get a dry throat and the next hour it could feel like something is flowing in my throat like when you have a cold and a runny nose. Like I said, it is frustrating as there never seems to be a pattern to what is going on.

Patti and I have continued to travel to jobs as Patti is going to the chiropractor now on a two or three times a week visit. Probably caused by carrying me this past year and a half. Yep, 1 1/2 years this cancer thing has been going on.

We have decided with the economy and to reduce our stress levels, we are putting off building for another year. We will know in July when and if we are going to loose our house to the overpass construction. In all three plans it looks like we will loose it so we will use that money to pay for the new house. It looks like we will keep about one acre under two plans, but the house will be gone. We have been in this house for 31 years. For 29 I just wanted to move but now faced with the reality, I think about all those 31 years and all the memories. Patti just wants to take the trees we planted with us. Problem is one is probably 80 high right now so we will take it as firewood.

I hope and pray all is going well with you and your families. I thank you for all those who ask how I am doing and tell me that they are praying for me. If you want to pray specifically for me, pray about this throat thing and a lessening of the pain in my right armpit area. (I only know it as an armpit, I don't know the medical term that would probably make it sound more appropriate.) Also pray for Patti and strengthening of her back and lessening of the pain. Thanks and God Bless.