Reliving...

We have been in St. Louis, MO since Wednesday afternoon learning more about the nutritional supplement Don has been taking since shortly after he was diagnosed with cancer. There are thousands of people here and we have heard hundreds of stories equally as amazing as his. Today we represented New Orleans in a walk for the foundation and had a fabulous time bringing a little Mardi Gras to St. Louis.
All Hail - King Don! The rest of the Krewe!

Road Weary...

Leaving Niagara.
Don and I cannot believe how many states we have been through in the last six days. We left Louisiana on Friday morning and so far have visited or driven through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan,Indiana,Illinois, and as of this writing, Missouri - 13 states and we are not home yet! We came in to St. Louis one day ahead of time to rest before the convention. We have seen all kinds of country side but I think what we have seen the most is corn, corn, and more corn!! We walked on the shore of Lake Michigan on a chilly August morning and visited downtown Chicago.

Niagara Falls at Last

We arrived at the falls yesterday and spent most of the afternoon exploring. Today we are off on a bus/boat tour. The water going over the edge of the falls is a beautiful shade of green.
We have an incredible view of both Horseshoe falls and the American Falls from our bedroom. The falls are lighted at night and fireworks exploded last night just as we climbed into bed! Beautiful!

Don's sisters, Mary (from California) and Debbie (from Florida)came over this weekend for a visit. On Sunday we drove along River Road and visited beautiful plantation homes along the way.
Our first stop was the exquiste Houmas House. We had a private tour, we were the only one's in the house and our guide was wonderful. Don shot pool on the antique table in the men's parlor, and Mary and I played piano on a 1905 Steinway grand piano. We all enjoyed every minute of this tour.


The gardens at Houmas House were beautiful. We can't wait to return when the weather is cooler so we can spend more time strolling through these wonderful gardens.

We then traveled across the Mississippi and we went to Nottoway Plantation where we had lunch in a beautiful glass enclosed room before we went on our tour.

Don order dessert to go, but ate it before we left...he can't resist delicious bread pudding!

What a Difference A Year Makes

Today is the one year anniversary of Don's terminal diagnosis. We have had many ups and downs during the last year and thank each and every one of our family and friends who have been there for us and with us. You will never know how much your support has meant to us.

June Update

We went to the doctor today for Don's June visit and learned everything remains the same as our last visit. The doctor said the CT scan was the same and that was a good thing - there was no change since the scan last year at this time. His blood test went from 307 to 309, but again, the doctor said that is not even a change, those numbers are as good as being the same. The doctor was very happy with Don's progress and told him to keep drinking the shakes!!

I know Don wishes it had been lower but I am good with everything staying the same - at least it is not worse. I know he wishes the blood clot blocking his portal vein had been smaller, but, it WAS NOT LARGER and that means a lot to me. He has been feeling very good since his last blood test so I don't think there will be much change in his energy or stamina. I think he just needs a little pep talk!

On another note, we attended a school this weekend to learn more about Don's nutritional shakes and met many other people with successful health stories related to Arthritis, Lupus, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Diabetes, and weight loss. They were a wonderful bunch of people and we really enjoyed meeting everyone and spending time with them as we learned more about the nutritional shakes.

Gone Fishin'...again

Don and Douglas took off this morning to do a little fishing. They didn't stay out long because it was very hot, but they had fun and brought home a little dinner.
Before he could go fishing he had to catch some bait so he threw out his trawling boards and caught some live shrimp!!! Last June I never would have dreamed we would have a picture like this this June - we are truly Blessed.