What a great adventure!
Holiday abroad and visiting guests.
This summer was quite the whirlwind. We watched our first child walk the stage for his masters degree and celebrated our second child’s summer job at Lin Asian Bar and Dim Sum. So much so, we had quite a few family meals there. Our … Read More »
We just returned from a great trip in California. The motivation was our eldest child’s graduation from Cal Poly. He recently completed a Masters Degree in Biomedical Engineering. My parents joined us for the week, just north of San Luis Obispo, … Read More »
This last month has been a sea of changes. Susie officially finished her therapy sessions at St. David’s Neuro Rehab. She had started physical, speech and occupational therapy around 9 months ago, after experiencing a pontine stroke. Her St. David’s therapists … Read More »
In November, Susie had a cancer appointment at MD Anderson. The short synopsis is her tumor region is stable (no disease progression) and her pons brain stem stroke is resolving. She now moves to a 4 month interval for cancer follow-ups. … Read More »
We had a relaxing time in Denver. We stayed with a high school buddy of mine, John. He had a terrific patio and the weather was beautiful. I was interested in doing a bit of cooking the second night we … Read More »
Like our drive to Minneapolis, our journey to the Black Hills of South Dakota was around nine hours. Susie alternated between the front seat and the back bed I assembled in the rear of our wagon. As we left Minnesota, … Read More »
With Susie having a good neuro-oncology appointment, we set out on a two week road trip heading up to Minneapolis and over to the Black Hills of South Dakota, estimated at 3,500 miles. Our first leg was a short drive to Dallas, … Read More »
Susie and I returned from her Neuro-Oncologist appointment today. It has been quite a whirlwind last four months. After three months of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment, Susie had a brainstem stroke in April. She met with many doctors and has completed around three … Read More »
Just finished Susie’s cancer follow-up this week. Her neuro-oncologist was greatly pleased with how she has physically improved over the summer. She had been fighting fatigue and persistent ear infections over the last couple of years. Her condition had deteriorated … Read More »
Last year we vacationed in California. We started in Los Angeles and finished in Sonoma, see California Dreaming. This year, we decided to fly in and out of San Francisco, add more time in Sonoma, a visit to the mountains and … Read More »
In early November, I did a whirlwind trip with business visits in Melbourne (Australia) and Bangalore (India). I obviously had a lot of time in the air, as my travel took me across the Pacific Ocean (LAX-MEL), the Indian Ocean … Read More »
It is hard to fathom that we are home after our summer vacation. We left Austin with mild summer highs in the 90s, coming back to triple digits and brown lawns. Our trip from LA to Sonoma County was beautiful and … Read More »
During the middle of February, Susie and I traveled to MD Anderson for her cancer appointments. As I’ve mentioned in the past, we are alternating every two months between two neuro-oncologist (one in Houston and one in Austin). Her appointment in … Read More »