Today's date is May 26. I am back in Santa Barbara. My last blog update was early in March, I believe. I had about six weeks in Hawaii, allowing me time to catch up on business (income tax included!) and to enjoy time with friends and relatives. My friend Clark Martin with his daughter and a friend visited for a couple of weeks. Simon and his lady, Julie. were with me several weekends.She is a wonderful companion for him and we are very fond of each other. Simon accompanied me on this last trip to Santa Barbara as he had never heard my grandson Nick sing professionally and wanted to attend the concert in Orange County when Nick had the lead tenor part. The performance was magnificent and we are all so proud of Nicholas. He and Kathleen will be on a singing tour of France and Italy in July with the John Alexander Choir.
Simon and I were also here in time to see Ryan play volleyball in the Southern California championship games. His team made the quarter finals with Ryan as the team captain. He is also one of the star players. His graduation will be June 11 and he has been awarded a merit scholarship at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business . Two days after he graduates from High school, we'll be off for two weeks in Sweden and Norway. Returning to Santa Barbara the end of June, I'll have two weeks here before joining Chris, Bob and Ryan on their yacht in New England. By then I should have posted another blog with the schedule for August and the rest of the fall.
On the cancer front, the chemo that worked so well seemed to have lost its efficacy as the tumor and lesions had grown a little and there was growth in a new spot in the lung. The doctor at UCLA has me on a new chemo which is proving to be very effective in fighting cancer. The drug is not yet approved for pancreatic cancer although it is approved and widely used now for breast cancer. The downside is that I have to go to LA once a week for about 3 months and I have to pay for the actual "drug" at the rate of $6000 a month. The upside is having favorable odds of keeping the cancer at bay. I am, as always, optimistic and positive. I'm feeling fine most of the time and having a wonferful life! There is so much for which to be thankful!.
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