29 December 2024
Wade must really be sick. He passed up a chance to go to Rosies and get a BLT. He coughed most of the night and doesn’t feel well. We were scheduled to go to Lincoln Road on Miami Beach this morning but the weather report was rain, rain, rain. We’ll lie low today, nap, build our strength, and then go to Flanigans with Keith and Joel tonight. It’ll be a low key day.
I read in The Guardian that a tornado touched down in Brandon last night. I’ve checked with all the family in the area and everyone is OK other than not hearing from Archie and Tanis. I suspect Tanis’ phone needs charging.
Interestingly, on Facebook, was a photo of a newspaper article from The Progress Herald about a 1966 tornado in Scott County. I remember it vividly. As senior boys, we went out into the fields and forests looking for bodies after the tornado. Fortunately, we didn’t find any. I think I’ve read where every state in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii have all been hit by tornadoes.
I got good news late the night before. My latest Signatera test came back negative. That’s five tests in a row that have been negative. It’s a test for circulating tumor DNA. Hopefully that will continue to be negative forever. The test is good for colorectal, breast, esophageal, non-small cell lung, ovarian, Fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, and skin cancers.
Yesterday, Chris and Judith Reiss came over with their son Josh, his wife Sabrina and their daughter Laura to view the Christmas tree. Apparently Judith’s favorite Christmas tree with fiber optics died this week and they wanted to see mine. Laura gave me a box of chocolates. Eliza, her sister, stayed at Judith and Chris’. They leave next week for London. It was good to see them again. Laura liked the tree and kept finding new and unusual ornaments on it.
Tomorrow, Wade leaves for San Francisco. I hate to see him go. We’ve had a wonderful time together even though I gave him a cold. Hopefully he’ll be over it soon.
Stay tuned!
