Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday to walk in the rain and cool weather! We had a great time, including Olivia and Carina. It was great to see everyone.

I talked with the oncologist on Friday night and the port will be placed on Tuesday. The plastic surgeon will also "fix" the incision while I'm out. As a result, the chemo therapy treatments will not start on the 10th, but probably the following Thursdy, the 17th.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

My brother Nate and Matt's co-worker, Andy Benka. Are you guys brothers?

This is the other team picure. Looks like the photographer moved!

Our first team picure, in the rain. It looks like we didn't all fit in the picure. The other picure is Jeff Allen. He claims that he took place in last year's Stides Agains Breast Cancer Walk. He sacrificed the repeat this year to hang out with the rest of us.

The "Neighborhood Ladies" and Me with Pam Roble - the team leader for Sandy's Striders. Pam, thank you again for all your hard work!

Some picures from the walk....

Good News, Bad News

Hello Everyone,
Great news - our team has raised $2,845 so far for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on this Saturday. That puts our team in 6th place right now. The 5th place team is currently at $3,125. Thank you again to all that have donated!!!

I had an appointment with the plastic surgeon today. He is going to talk with the oncologist, but thinks that it would be best if we waited to start the chemo treatment because one of the incisions is "an open wound". Gross. He said that if Dr. Walker wanted to go ahead and do the port on Tuesday the 8th that was up to him. We'll have to see what he says.

The good news about the appointment is Dr. Whitfield (plastic surgeon) doesn't think (or did he say doesn't want?) to do more surgery to fix the incision. Hopefully it heals up on its own.

Hope you are all doing well. We'll see many of you on Saturday - it's supposed to be a nice day...as long as it's not 37 and raining!!