On the Road Again!

So cancer diagnosis is not always an exact science...  The lung cancer was cut and dried.  At very early stage one, surgery to remove the lower lobe of my left lung is the only treatment required at this time.  The initial lymphoma diagnosis was questioned by the first pathologist.  So the slides of the lymph node were sent to Johns Hopkins who said no lymphoma.  Because I have a very thorough oncologist, the slides were also sent to the University of Chicago who also said no lymphoma.  The family joke was we would try to collect frequent flyer miles for the node on the road.  

Surgery on October 21 is now three weeks in my rear view mirror.  Elkhart is also in the rear view mirror of the Whale.  We left Elkhart at 10:30 this a.m. headed directly south to New Orleans.  Overall, I feel good.  Each day I get a bit stronger.  Rehab consists of eating a healthy diet, breathing (very grateful to be able to do that) and walking a bit longer every day.  I can handle all of that.  So why not get back at this journey we have been on?

Needless to say, as we were working our way through diagnosis, surgery and the beginning stages of recovery, we spent a lot of time counting our blessings and becoming more and more determined to not give up the dream.  So here we are starting the second lap around the U.S. Even though we've only been on the road a few hours, I can tell this will be a much slower pace for now.  That's the beauty of traveling in the Whale.  Need a nap?  No problem!

For now the travel trajectory will be Indianapolis to New Orleans to Red Bay, AL, to south of Corpus Christie, TX for extended R&R, walking on the beach and healing sunshine.  In the spring, we will head to CA for a delayed Christmas trip present with grandsons, Miles and Donovan before we head to northern Washington.

Of course, we could segue at any point in the trip.  We'll keep you posted...