Lynda went to NY,NY

I was left by my wife for a week and survived! Lynda had planed a trip with some friends to New York since last October. She said she had a great time, saw three broadway plays, toured Carnigie Hall, and road the Statin Island ferry. I was fine by my self, since my mother came Tuesday and stayed till friday. I would have pictures of NY but Lynda uses a 35mm camera and she has not developed the pictures yet.
I have been changed on the type of chemo I am on. I take pills every day instead of injections twice a week. It is all because of neuritis in my legs that cause aching pain. They really don't know if it is the meds or the myeloma.
I am looking forward to seeing my family for my nephews graduation party on June 20th. We are all going to play golf and go out to eat. It makes me feel older when baby sisters kids are going off to college.
Love you all
Bob

Katie comes home

We had a wonderful time this past week, because my niece came home for a week from France. She is helping to start a church in Marseille, France. She has been gone for a year and a half. We met her at the airport and she has had friends and family around her all week. Katie has so many friends just because she lights up a room when she walks in. Always joyful and loving, Katie is the kind of person everyone wants to be around. She told me of all the places she has visited in Europe on her journey. I think she has developed a case of wonderlust. It may be hard for her to go back to Lufkin and work at Cheddar's, after seeing the piramids and St. Peter's in Rome. Whatever she does I know she will be happy and bring joy to all those around her. Of course I was hoping she would develope a better appreciation of food in France than Chili's and Chick fil-a.

Nieces and nephews

I guess I'm old now that my little sisters son is going to the senior prom. He is going off to college in the fall. My niece Katie is coming home for a week this Wednesday from her two year mission trip to Marseille France. I just keep going to see doctors. I've been having neuritis in my legs. It is like having restless leg syndrome all the time. One doctor said it may be from a small herniated disc while another doc says it is from the chemo. They just give me medicines that make me drunk. Hopefully all of this will be resolved when I get my plasma cell transplant. I just want to be able to enjoy my family when Katie comes to town. It really is the most important thing we have, the love of family. I am blessed to have sisters with such wonderful families. I hope I have brought something to their lives, because they have brought so much to mine. I am proud of how well all my nieces and nephews have turned into such upstanding and good people.

Proud to be Uncle Bob.

mavs win

The Mavericks were not supposed to get past the first round of playoffs. Well they took a big step forward yesterday. I've had season tickets for several years now and it never gets better than during the playoffs. I hope they keep playing hard and suprise all the "experts". As you can see most of the crowd was a little excited.

a few more shots of my trip to Boston

Johnny Wommack is an old friend I've known since anesthesia school. He goes to the Boston area a few weeks each year to work. I told him last January, when he went back I was going along so he could be my tour guide. We met at DFW airport after he flew in from Texarkana. The weekend started off with a whimper when they cancelled our flight. We got on the next flight, but didn't get to sit next to each other. Johnny had reservations at a restaurant for 8:00, we got there at 8:20. We did eat well all weekend, between the clam chowder and lobster I gained 5 pounds.

Boston is and interesting city. It's grown around historical buildings and sites to be a modern busy city. The public transportation has to be good because there is little to no place to park. Good thing Johnny was driving, since many streets were one way and none of them were straight. You end up curving around and missing where you want to get to. One night we could see our hotel half a block away, but we drove another mile to get to it. We walked to most sites or caught the subway. Friday we went on a tour of Finway Park. It seams like everybody is a Redsox fan. The park is pretty but I would not be able to sit in the original seat sections behind home plate,they are so small my knees will not fit.

We played tourists and went to Paul Reveres house and grave. Saturday we got a car and drove to Glouscher. The little towns we drove thru were quite interesting. We got to visit Harvard and MIT. There are so many colleges here I would hate to be here when school starts with all the students arriving at once. Sunday we took a nice drive out to see Concord and Lexington, were the revolution started. Waldens Pond is just down the road an will look better when the trees finally bloom. It is still cold up there right now. When bicyclists rode by in 38 degree weather I didn't miss riding at all, they looked real cold.

The weekend was a great trip with and old friend to a place I've wanted to see. I hope to have more trips to see friends a neat places.

I have been blessed to get wonderful care by the nurses and staff at Texas Oncology. They are always so friendly and warm. I know they have a tough job dealing with cancer patients, but they always have a smile. These are the people you never want to see, but once you do, you feel connected by their good nature. I am at ease when I go get my chemo, because of these wonderful people. I can not say thank you enough to them.