Spring in Hooston

Hi,
We are here and settled in. We went grocery shopping and can now make a very simple meal. The treatment has not started yet- there was a snafu- more tests needed and some back and forth about my meeting the criteria. I'm set to start this Friday. My understanding is that it's a different immunotherapy in pill form. I take a pill a day and then have 7 days of Vidaza, a chemo I have been on before and tolerated well. The doc is optimistic and so are we. I have a new good luck charm- this beautiful milagro my friend Angi made. The nurse doing the biopsy thought it was a strawberry! It's the sacred heart of Jesus, not a strawberry! Today is Ash Wednesday. My first year teaching at Barry University, a Catholic College, I noticed some students with schmutz on their foreheads. I stopped them and said something like, "you have schmutz on your forehead!". My friends, Silvia and Angi, laughed when I told them and explained it was Ash Wednesday. I remember that time every year. There are a LOT of Catholics here. I am not kidding.

It's mid Spring here. The dafs are over and the tulips are just starting to fade. The roses are in full bloom as well as the azaleas and black eyed Susans!! They also have Redbuds that are in mid bloom. I hope there's some spring left in cville when we get back.

We have the day off tomorrow so we may have some adventures. We are going to see the butterfly garden and check out some barbeque. This is not confirmed- just speculation at this point.

I am doing my school work and prepping my taxes for the accountant.  AND enjoying the Spring.

Here's to a rebirth,
Beryl