Thursday, August 21, 2008

Contained

Talked to my dad yesterday. Bloodwork shows his cancer is still under control. This is round 2 of the same cancer, which makes it harder to treat. But, so far, so good. Dad is 75, but otherwise in good health. He walks 2 miles a day, tends to his lake place, and travels with his sweet wife. The shadow of cancer just makes him more appreciative of what he has.

So, breathing a sigh of relief until next time.



2 comments:

Eleanor said...

Exhaling with you a little -- these aging parents are hard, aren't they?

But a hard blessing, to be sure.

Karen :) said...

They are! And you are never truly ready to face the prospect of losing them.

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