I’m Back

Very few posts on this blog are personal. This is an exception.

I have neglected this website for well over a year now. During that time a number of people have posted questions about things I had written or left comments to inform me of broken links, but I have not responded. I want you to know that I have neither been careless nor have I been intentionally rude. This post is to let you know what has been going on.

About three years ago, my wife began to exhibit some neurological symptoms. First she had one; a few months later she had another; and so forth. The doctors did not know what was going on, although in some instances they thought they knew what the causes were. They actually performed surgery for one of her symptoms - surgery which proved useless and unnecessary, because it did not address the symptom.

Finally, in the fall of last year, her primary care doctor ordered an MRI of her head, and it revealed that there was a tumor on her brain. The neurosurgeon was pretty certain that it was benign, but he was also convinced that it should be removed. He removed it last December, and my wife recovered from the surgery beautifully. Then, in January of this year, we received the biopsy report: it was malignant.

My wife underwent six-plus weeks of radiation therapy, and this took us into April. Since that time, while  recovering from the effects of the radiation, she has been researching ways to help ensure that the tumor does not come back. As a result of this research, she has been able to help herself greatly through nutrition and exercise.

In October she had her first follow-up MRI, and it was fantastic. Not only is there no sign of any recurrence, there is hardly any sign that there was ever a tumor there in the first place. Even the doctors were impressed. Needless to say we rejoiced and offered many thanks to God for that good news.

Earlier this month, my wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary. We went to Vermont (where we spent our honeymoon) and stayed two wonderful nights at a lovely Bed & Breakfast.

We are thankful for all the blessings of the last 20 years, including the good that has resulted from the difficulties we faced. and we are looking forward to the next 20 years. We also feel that we have good reason to hope for a healthy 2011.

So, I think I am at a point where I can pay attention to this website again. My first task will be to fix broken links, and then I plan to resume writing. I hope that I will be able to contribute some useful things to the community in the future.

Thanks for “listening.”