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Saturday evening.  The sun sinks outside and the buildings outside begin to glow.  It has been a good day.  17 years ago today, Erin and I were married at the Strawbridge United Methodist Church in Kingwood, Texas, about an hour from where we sit tonight. I don't remember the last time Erin and I spent …

Friday night at MDA

I just watched the sun set against the man-made mountains of MD Anderson.  Just outside the main entrance there are several garden sitting areas nestled amongst some truly spectacular landscaping.  I found the most secluded that I could and sat for a half hour watching the colors of the day fade into fluorescent monotone.  It …

Schools in Costa Rica

This morning Erin was allowed to drink a cup of ice water.  Small victories, I guess.  Yesterday was full of small victories and steps forward.  Problems keeping blood pressure stabilized and the onset of the pain from such a major operation, however, made for a long day.  At the end of it, we were both …

Surgery +1

It's Thursday morning.  Surgery +1, as her medical team calls it.  8am.  Erin, her nurse, her day shift anesthesiologist and I are awkwardly positioned in her very tiny hospital room.  Pain is under control at this point.  Erin is in good spirits but very, very tired and weak.  Out the window is the rooftop of …

Bounce!

5:55am Tuesday morning.  Erin is still sleeping, but not for long.  After a long drive down yesterday afternoon, we had planned on staying with some friends last night and having dinner.  Honestly, though, the stress of the week is beginning to weigh on Erin so we decided to opt out and grab a room at …

Not where we’re supposed to be.

It is Monday morning.  I haven't written in a long time.  I guess at some point I just feel like I'm saying the same thing over and over, so I stop saying it.  Anyway, it feels good to be clicking away again with the morning cup...or three cups...of coffee. We are in a strange place …