First the Headline:
Another Clear MRI for Patti as of 11/18/13!
Whew…. Eight months since brain surgery and the radiation,
chemo and prayers are keeping the devil away.
Patti was so very positive for the six weeks or so since her last scan
and I know for certain that a big reason for this good news is that fight of
hers. Thanks to all for the calls, cards
and prayers.
So much fun has happened since last I sent out this
blog. Cathy Bailey did come down for a
fantastic visit from New York in early October.
Cathy was followed rather quickly by the one and only Mary Lou Palladino
from Staten Island who came for a good visit.
Both ladies were able to join us at Club 22 and Erymwold. Susan and Parker Ransom joined us in Athens when
Mary Lou was in town. They had not seen
each other in years, but it was Mary Lou who introduced Patti and me. The Ransoms were some of our best runnin’
buddies in NYC as young married couples.
The darn Bulldogs aren’t giving us enough to smile about so we’ll have
friends over to start the party.
Two Saturday's ago Thomas's girlfriend Ashley Murphy organized PT's Brainiac's to enter a 5K fundraiser for Brain Cancer Research. Ashley's efforts led to a more than doubling of her goal and great attendance. That same weekend Patti and three Connolly sisters spent a long night in Athens planning Thanksgiving for the state of Georgia. More on that in a bit.
This past weekend we visited brother Joe and his wife Penny
at their mountain home in Eastern Tennessee.
Very relaxing and casual. Too
short a visit but we get to see them again Thanksgiving week and again near
Christmas. Speaking of Thanksgiving, the
Atlanta Hodgsons, Peter and Susan plus an army of friends from Augusta,
Atlanta, Birmingham, Dahlonega and Athens will make our Thanksgiving table in
Athens a thirty mouth affair. We’re so
lucky to be able to reciprocate Nanky and Jack Tribble and their extended
family for hosting us the past few years. Bring your own fork.
Again, I am so happy to share this report. Thanks to all for the magnificent support.
