SUMMER

So it's shaping up to be quite the summer!

I managed for my 11th year - our Annual APP Conference in Vegas from June 9-14 (with me and my team of volunteers arriving on the 7th).  It was a crazy busy year - and none of us could figure out why until we ran some reports on Thursday and found out we were up about 30% in humans.  Since our usual growth is about 1% this was pretty phenomenal!  My team did so good, we had no complaints and everyone had such a good time.  The community feel was amazing.   I had a special year as T was able to come out for the first time! (Thank you Olivers!)  I think he was surprised at how awesome the group was - and I know he had a good time.  It made me very proud to have him with me and for him to be able to see the results of all my hard work.

After returning from a pretty exhausting week in Vegas - we headed off to STL for a follow up to my chemo (6 mo!).  Despite a bit of a glitch -

I am having such memory problems - I remembered booking a room and getting a confirmation - when none existed.  This on a day where the St. Louis Cardinals were playing the Cubs in STL - AND a national Baptist Convention in town.  NO ROOMS available anywhere -- on my tenth hotel... finally two rooms left! otherwise we would have been sleeping in the car...


-- the trip was a good one.  We wound up in a funny hotel where each room is named for an author - and it's all tutor and castle themed. BUT it was very nice and convenient... and our trip went very well. Got to see Jez again as she was in STL for guest spot -- we paddle boated and got sweaty together! 

My blood looks "perfect" and my tumor markers (proteins which usually are elevated if there's cancer present in your body) are as low as they go.  YAY! Next appt. will be in September with Radiation follow up - then March for surgery follow up, then August for Oncology again.  So seeing each one annually but staggering them so I am seen multiple times a year.

I am booked for trip to Denver in July- where I hope to hang from hooks (suspend) for the first time.  Alicia C. my sister, mother, friend, daughter - will facilitate.  We will say thanks and prayers and celebrate this year of challenges.  If you want to be there in spirit - please send talisman to Sol Tribe, attn C. McDiarmid, 56 Broadway, Denver Co 80203.  If you want to join us - come ahead! (contact me for dates and details).

The family is traveling this summer - with T and R going to France and Henry to NM - me to Denver in July and Minnesota in August.  I hope you are all well - thank you for your continued support is it one of my many blessings.