June 16/2008

Hello my friends:

Well its been just over 2 weeks I think since my last blog. During that time I have been quite busy. Probably too busy for my own good but thats just the way I am. I received an e-mail from work last week informing me that there was MORE fund-raising going on within the Plant on my behalf for the Disney trip. Needless to say, I was once again amazed at the outpouring of kindness and generosity of my work family. From what I was told, it is going on until the end of the month so I'm sure in my next blog I'll have more surprises to report on.

This past Saturday, Brad Norman organized a silent auction and wing night at a local pub in Calgary Alberta on my behalf. From the e-mail I received yesterday, they had, at last count raised close to $2500 for Disney. Unbelievable isn't it!!? Brad and Darren Fieldsend are probably my 2 closest ex-military friends. I don't know where to begin with thanks to everyone who was involved with both my work and military family's efforts to get Faith and I to Disney this year. You are ALL amazing people with huge hearts.

Father's Day weekend was quite amazing this year. I was blessed with having my whole family here over the course of the weekend. Thank you all for making it such a memorable one :)

I must apologize for not answering phone calls etc over the past while too. Its great to hear from you all but over the past while, I've just felt a little overwhelmed by it all. I am normally a person who lives a pretty quiet and believe it or not, dull life! lol So bear with me please ;)

This coming weekend, myself, Faith, one of her friends and Faith's mother are going to Wheels Inn for the weekend. Its time to start making those little "memory cushions" to make the fall a little less painful. Jason and Shawn, consider this your notice that we will be in Chatham on Saturday and Sunday nights!! Hopefully we can visit for a bit. For those of you who may have raised an eyebrow or two.........no, Faith's mom and I are not back together after being apart for 6 years. Its just the right thing to do at this point and I would never think of NOT including her in the making of the memory cushion events.

I go for my next chemo session on June 24th. Three down, three to go! These sessions have certainly been very tiring. I'd imagine its everything to do with the higher dosage. My next MRI is July 13th.....not sure if I told you that in my last blog or not?? Damned brain!! heh heh

Well, thats all I can think of writing for now. I'm sure as soon as I post this, I'll remember something I should have written about!!

With heartfelt gratitude,

Ed