Still in FULL COMPLETE remission

Monday, October 10, 2011 5:43 PM, CDT
The Lord has been good to me and mine … I just do not know why….It is a mystery for sure.
Great news from Little Rock tests …STILL IN FULL REMISSION…No signs of cancer. The protocol of treatments all these months, years now, is paying off. May God continue to bless us all.
Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers as we fight another hurdle of life.
I am very sorry for the late post but I caught the humagomba bug in Little Rock. Coughing, sneezing the whole nine yards…it seems everyone had it. My mask did no good. So we traveled home and slept for 2 days. Still recovering on medicine given by Doc.
Opened a bottle of Bookster 2007 a week ago so will review….nice on the front, fragrant with hint of cherry and sea musk, finish is short , lingers about 20 seconds, body is firm but tart..give it a 90 MAF (this reads like I was reviewing a woman) Strange?
Speaking of baseball, I have been asked to tell a story about Dizzy Dean. It has been approved by the publisher and the boss. However, I must warn … you may be offended. So do not read any further if you think you may become angry, face flushed or unable to speak concise English dialect after reading.

Many years ago when I was a kid say in the early 60’s , baseball on TV consisted of 1 game a week. Hence it was called “The game of the Week” and was on TV every Saturday afternoon. The sponsor was Falstaff beer and the commentators were Pee Wee Reece and Dizzy Dean. Dad and I always watched most the games. Now every half inning, as the teams changed on the field, it was time for a commercial. Well the cameras would pan up to Dizzy and Pee Wee to do the commercial for Falstaff. Back then, flip top cans were not invented, so Dizzy had a can opener and would open an ice cold Falstaff for he and Pee Wee. They each would pour beer into a glass mug, drink and talk about the qualities of this wonderful beer. So every break Dizzy would say “and fans its time for a Falstaff” and the camera would pan up to these guys opening and drinking beer. Needless to say around the 7th inning our commentators were pretty lit and sloshed. They would sing the Wabash cannonball and many other favorites. Quite a show.
One of these games, the camera kept panning to a man and woman kissing in the stands. This went on for several innings. Of course, our sloshed Falstaff color men were commenting on the man and woman. After many pans to the couple Dizzy said, “ Fans we have finally figured out this couples kissing routine, he is kissing her on the strikes and she is kissing him on the balls!!.”



Side notes and vicious rumors

  • We need more common sense in DC not more money
  • Buffet says he pays less tax than his secretary…give her a raise..by the way he has filed extensions on his tax returns and is currently on year 2004..I wonder if I can do that trick?
  • Mitt Romney is a Morman so what…Obama is a Muslim and listened to the crazy rants of his Pastor Wright for 25 years.

Continue to pray for our country
 



Illegitimi non carborundum

Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:39 AM, CDT
test results
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!!

Dr. N gave us the great news yesterday...still in COMPLETE remission. No sign of any Myeloma cancer. All tests look good and my old lesions are healing. I will continue on maintenance and go back to Little Rock in 4 months. The maintenance is weekly chemo iv and a mix of dex once a week, with revlimid pills everyday.

Anyway great news....thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers through all this for a poor sinner as I.
Karen and I drove home yesterday, grabbed a pizza, opened a bottle of wine and watched Patton till had to go to bed exhausted.

The wine was a 2006 Viticcio Classico Reserva from Italy. Taste was dry on the back yet firm on the front with a hint of chocolate in between...long finish. good stuff for $18 bucks...I give it a 90 MAF

Speaking of Patton , I have a silver coin which I use to mark golf balls on the course. It has one of Pattons favorite sayings inscribed in Latin,
Illegitimi non carborundum which basically means "Don't let the bastards get you down."

We need more Pattons in our world right now to straighten this mess out. As George Wallace used to say" just do it and quit all this pussy footing around".

Well again thanks for all your prayers.
God bless you all and this country.

Good Bad and Ugly

Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:12 PM, CST
THE GOOD
Still in COMPLETE remission!!!!

These were wonderful words to hear from Dr.N.

All tests showed NO SIGNS of Myeloma. So Karen and I are relieved and ecstatic...head home tomorrow.


Bad and Ugly
 
This news is very bitter sweet for us, as our friend and fellow cancer fighter, Tom McCullough passed on to be with the Lord Tuesday of this week. Please pray for Debbie , the girls and all of Tom's family. He was a good man and will be missed greatly.
Three months ago, Tom, Debbie, Karen and I happened to be in LR at the same time so we opened a bottle of wine and enjoyed each others company.

So tonight a little teary eyed and humble, I open a bottle of wine in Tom's honor.
It is a 2005 Plan Pegau from France...smooth with a hint of humility....nice fragrance....long on the memories.....Hears to you Tom.. I rate it a 100 MAF

Thanks for all you prayers... I must sign off as a huge storm is passing.

Mark from Little Rock