Loose Strife

I am really really pleased to say that Laura is in excellent shape relative to what we were expecting. Her mobility has continued to improve, which has been a big surprise. Her walking is almost back to normal. She now walks up the stairs normally, alternating each leg, she hops out of chairs, the car, […]

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We’ve been back for over a week now and I’m finally getting around to posting a more detailed trip report. You can find photos from our trip at photos.dizz.org/200806AR.  We arrived late on Thursday into Little Rock and crashed at Jerry and Karen’s house, where they had a pig’s mess of roasted pig. It was […]

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Natalie, Joe, and the four of us left on a Wednesday for Arkansas. First stop was, unexpectedly, Northern Virginia. Our flight was delayed departing from Connecticut because of reported weather troubles at our layover airport, Dulles, outside of D.C. It was a good thing we weren’t flying: tornadoes were spotted nearby and the control tower […]

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We just got home from Arkansas earlier this evening. Laura’s condition is pretty much unchanged — which means outstanding. We saw just about everyone and had a great visit. The girls had a ball. Joe and Natalie have now left for Virginia and Laura and I are settling in for some quiet time at home […]

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When we decided to go on our big Hawaii, California, Virginia trip soon after Laura’s CSF mets diagnosis and brain surgery it seemed like a big risk. But Laura’s remission was perfectly timed and we had a great trip. When Laura got out of the hospital and went to see her neuro-oncologist two weeks ago […]

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Well, it’s been a long dry period in the local police blotter until this month’s issue arrived in my mailbox today. First, more excitement on infamous Bug Hill Road on Wednesday, May 7, 4:40pm: Report of a medical emergency on Bug Hill Road; child with lego stuck inside his nose. The next day, Thursday, May […]

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