#159 / 2010 Winter: Panama City

DECEMBER 21 

#159

I report online:

I'll take things cronologically. Joe and I got ready to leave for the doctor's appointment this morning. wZ gave us an envelope splashed with some holy water from the Burning Man Festival. We all hugged. I commented that the envelope felt like it had something in it. He said it was something that would just help ease our mind on the trip home.   When we opened the envelope expecting to maybe see some twenty dollar billls, we found a thousand dollars inside, all one hundred dollar bills. We were stunned. What this means is we can get motel rooms all the way home so Joe can rest comforably. In pretty good spirits we headed to the hospital. Joe has pancreatic cancer manageable through some drugs by pill and a scheduled IV drip. With this conventional medical treatment the doctor said he could expect nine months. I came to terms with it all yesterday so I have taken it fairly well for now. In Joe's words we are awestruck. WZ also made arrangements for us to go see a homeopathic nutritional advisor tomorrow on the way out of town. So we will enjoy hearing more than one opinion. We'll do all we can. . But that doesn't stop today from being great, the sunset perfect, the sushi delectible. And we have enough money to stay in a hotel in New Orleans and that is the very next place we are going. Happy Trails Beatlick Pamela