Hi blogger buddies, I hope everyone is staying cool through this heat spell. Casey and I were able to get away from the hear for a night in Tiberon on Sunday. It's a great deal right now. $109+tax for the Lodge at Tiberon plus on Sunday it's happy hour all day long so we had a beer, appetizer, dinner and dessert for less than $30. Great deal! Then on Monday morning we walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the "must do's" on my list. It's 1.7 miles each way. Great walk but it's windy!!! The other pic is of my father at my nieces wedding. Yes, he made it to the wedding and he's still doing really well. I know he'll make it to the next nieces' wedding July 31st. The docs thought he was a goner but they don't know my dad! He's the cat with more than 9 lives. On Monday afternoon I went for the result of the CT I had last week. The results say ill-defined right subdiaphragmatic nodule is unchanged from prior ct. Which means the tumor they saw on the Ct last month is the same and actually decreased from a scan a year ago. They did say that an area in the mesenteric soft tissue appears more conspicuous. That means to wait and see because it could be just positioning of the body. The lung area shows a very slight increase (.2ml) so the dr said it could be just the cut of the slide. It's way too small to confirm any real growth. The results also say that there are some groundglass nodule that are more conspicuous (the tech likes that word!) that on prior Ct. Overall the my onc says to wait and see. Nothing jumped out at him as to change what I'm doing. So in 3 more months I'll have another Ct and we'll go from there. These test can sure make a person feel insecure, frightened or lose hope, but I feel optimistic and hopeful instead. First, I know God is watching me and taking care of me so no need to worry. Plus it makes me enjoy each day, appreciate each moment and not worry about the small stuff. Not only that, it's really easy now to ask for stuff from Casey, such as I want to redo my house, no problem! If I want to go on a trip, no problem, want new cloths, fine, etc... Cancer does have it's benefits! So, in July Casey and I are headed to Costa Rica for a week with my sister to visit her son who is doing a Spanish Immersion program in Heredia. As soon as I get back, the next weekend is the Relay for life. I will be very busy with my team. It's a great cause because one of the many things they do is fund research. There is a new drug that just came up in trials and I may be using it one day. So thank you everyone who has donated to helping find a cure. It is so important that we find a cure asap for everyone because unfortunately, many of your bloggers will be in my shoes one day. If you would like to donate, my Relay site is click here. Together we CAN make a difference.

I know that I am on a path and God is leading the way. I continue to trust Him and know that in every way He will take care of my family and me. Ephesians 3:16-19 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strenghten you with power through his Spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. This is what continues to give me hope. Knowing that God loves me so deeply, as he loves us all and that He dwells in our hearts through our faith.

Have a great summer and if there is more news I'll let you know! Thank you for all your love and support. Stay safe and wear sunscreen!