Wednesday wonders!

My last posting was short and off schedule because Cindy and I had to get up at "0 dark early" for my brain MRI in the morning. I dreaded the "tube" as a confirmed claustrophobic but closing the eyes immediately got me through the 30 minutes of magnetic noises. Then off to McDonald's for some early morning coffee and chat with my wife until it was time for her to drop me at radiation. Then my friend John picked me up and gave me a little lesson in "Ducks". We stopped to observe a number of species gathered in a local settling pond at Winton Woods. One thing for sure, these radiation trips are certainly educating me. Today Jim and I are stopping by an old airport hanger to check out a salvaged B-17 in restoration. Anyway, I let John drop me off again at the Finneytown McDonald's for some more coffee and a a walk home. (It ain't workin) But I am enjoying the exercise and actually feel better when I get it. Spent some time looking up medical information and terms and quit that quickly. Just to hard to follow or spell all the jargon. Speaking of spelling, how about this. "Cancer", spelled CAN CER, seems to me an inappropriately spelled word. Almost a positive spelling you might say. I think a better way would be CANT CER, sounds the same when you say it, with a much more appropriate negative spelling mix. What do you think? Might send this on to the Webster people. The rest of the day I spent again reading wonderful cards, chatting with some incredibly mature young people in Europe. One in particular, Ruben, an Italian boy who was here last year, just gave me the most inspirational encouragement about the day to day battle, and I was truly moved and amazed. It's just wonderful being supported by so many. Keep those cards and emails coming. Our focus for a while will be to get a nice big NEGATIVE result from the brain scan. I told Laura that they will probably use my pictures in the next editions of the medical text books. God bless you all. You are loved.