Welcome Respite

We haven't posted much lately because frankly, there hasn't been a lot going on! The swelling around my dad's eye remains under control, his vision has vastly improved and while they haven't hit a perfect balance with his blood sugar, things are much better in that respect as well. Overall, he is feeling pretty good and doing well. A recent visit with his oncologist indicated that his doctors are "cautiously optimistic" and we'll take that for sure!
It's nice these days to see some normal activities resume - my parents were able to travel up to Northern Virginia to visit with Sandi and her family on Sunday. They had a good time seeing the grandkids, watching Carsyn's soccer game and hearing about school and gymnastics and all the numerous other Quackenbush activities!
My mom had posted awhile back that they were going on a New England/Canada cruise with some of their dearest and oldest friends, and they head off on that adventure this coming Sunday. All four of them have or have had various health issues. You know my Dad can't miss an opportunity to crack a joke, and he has been predicting that they will be quite the foursome!
Down in Florida, Jacquie is busy with her final push of training for the 3 day Breast Cancer walk. At the end of October, she will walk 60 miles over the course of three days with thousands of others. She has agreed to raise $2200.00 in donations that will go toward supporting breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment through Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. We are very proud that she is participating and are amazed at the commitment and effort she has put toward this. Jacquie hasn't quite reached her fundraising goal, and while she might fuss at me for doing this without her permission, (it wouldn't be the first time I charged ahead with one of my "good ideas" :o) I thought I would post the link to her donation site and ask for others to help us support Jacquie and this worthwhile cause. http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/TampaBayEvent?px=1630848&pg=personal&fr_id=1190&et=jzThlUNbKQ_XvDNc5QlXog..&s_tafId=6181 You can email Jacquie at jrachal425@verizon.net if you have any questions.
All in all, we are happy to be able to report that things are fairly stable and that there are fun and exciting things happening in our family. Thanks for checking in and continuing to pray that the cancer stays away!