Because I have had so many questions asked of me about the walk I am going to tell you more details. We arrived in the chilly pre-dawn hours on Friday. In the drop off area, people dressed in boas, tutus, and wings directed us to a truck marked with our tent address. Our bags, also … Continue reading Lots of Walk details

If you have never heard of the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk I will tell you it is unlike anything you have ever seen. Before the walk, I would have told you it is an organization that wants to find a cure for breast cancer by hosting a 60-mile walk to raise funds. While this … Continue reading The Walk

Tomorrow I will embark on a continued journey. Tomorrow I walk. I walk for myself. I walk for Louise. I walk for all those who are currently in treatment and those who have finished. I walk for those who have gone on before us. I walk because I can. There were days, during and after … Continue reading Walk

Ray called today and told us that Louise had a fall. It was a bad one this time. She hit her face and head on the counter top as she went to the floor. He took her to the doctor who did a scan of her brain. No bleeding. No apparent injury to the bones. … Continue reading Watching Louise

Last night I went for a loop around the lake. Somehow, the trail was calling me to walk among the brilliant colors of fall. I think that in my heart I was desiring to walk with God in the cool of the evening. I wanted the peaceful companionship I have when I am with him … Continue reading Lesson 19 Keep Going

Right now, I live in a pressure cooker. Have you ever been in one? You know, there is heaviness internally, and you can feel the external force pushing in on you as well. Stress and anxiety from all sides. There is no area of life that is free of strain. Being in a pressure cooker … Continue reading Lesson 18- Release Pressure

I went for a visit with Louise on Wednesday. She seems to be holding her own. The speech therapist had been by and the physical therapist as well. Louise doesn’t seem to think the speech therapy is helping her at all. She said it is overwhelming. Ray told me that this new lady has a … Continue reading Louise update

My CT scan went well. Only one stick, and all the dye went into the vein. Hurray! I told Bill I feel like a superstitious baseball player. When things go smoothly, I try to remember what I had for breakfast, what I was wearing, and how much water I drank so that I can repeat … Continue reading One stick and a story

So tomorrow is the day I have been dreading for 3 months. I have put it as far back in my mind as possible, tried to ignore it, and pretended it would never come. Yet it is here. CT scan day. I will not tell you that I am not afraid, because I am. Anytime … Continue reading CT

Bill went and spent some time with Louise while Ray went to a meeting earlier this week. Bill said that she wanted him to leave her and go get her some food. When he refused to leave she got mad, but eventually gave in and went with him once she got hungry enough. Once they … Continue reading Louise’s latest