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| Good Wins In Boston! |
Hello to everyone! I hope you and your families
had a great winter. It’s now turning into spring faster than I can remember;
that’s not to say that we still couldn’t have a surprise snowstorm! (Ha ha…Just
kidding) Theresa and I had a great winter skiing up in Vermont and out in Utah;
I was able to get in 68 days of skiing this year and there’s still a chance of
breaking 70 next weekend as Killington is still open!
Our new (OLD-1850) farmhouse is coming along
very well. It was great to be able to accommodate a large number of guests this
past winter and we look forward to seeing many more of you as guests over the
summer and beyond. Unfortunately, my tenure as cook & Pancake flipper at
Sugar & Spice has come to and end, dried up faster than the sap in the Maple
trees.
My health has been really good all winter. I’m
regaining all of my strength and I’m getting over most of the side effects from
my Prostate surgery. My Oncologist predicted that it typically takes 12 to 24
months for a full recovery. My most recent follow up visit for my Multiple
Myeloma Cancer was this past Monday (4/15). It was a tragic day for Boston and
our hearts and prayers go out to all the family’s and friends of the injured.
Monday was a bit of a bad day for us as well;
my Oncologist at the Dana-Farber reviewed my latest test results and my Myeloma
is starting to come out of remission. With my cancer counts/numbers on the
rise, I will have to start my Chemotherapy treatment again next week. This will
be a much lower dose than the last time I had Chemo, as it’s going to be more
of a maintenance program to try and slow down or reduce the Myeloma’s growth.
On a brighter note, I’m going to Run/Walk in my second 5K-road
race in South Boston this Saturday 4/27 in support off the (MMRF) The Multiple
Myeloma Research Foundation. The MMRF has raised more than $25 million to
support the important research for multiple myeloma cures and early detection.
Just this past fall they are releasing a new drug for the treatment of Myeloma
as a result of the MMRF’s funding the research. The future looks even more hopeful
as they continue to get closer to a cure every year. I'm just not willing to
give up, I'm going to fight this disease long and hard, I’m striving to
continue my normal daily routine, surrender is not an option!
So we are
dusting of the shoes and feet of Chemo Ken and the Red Dogs for this weekends
event. Quinby will join us again this year however, Murphy’ now 13-yrs old said
(Woof woof no no) she wants to sit this one out.
That’s all for
now….Chemo Ken & the Red Dogs…..
