Three more weeks until the 2012 Alaska Clean Air Bike Challenge and yes, I am still riding in it, and yes, I am training. In fact, between riding to my office and a few other places in addition to riding on the Glenn Highway bike path, Sunday I rode about 20 miles. Slowly but surely I am getting ready for my 120 mile ride.
Sam had his Zometa transfusion last week for the bone mets. He was doing Xgeva, but for some reason which I have yet to figure out, he has gone back to Zometa which is what he was on originally. His appointment with Dr. Rabinowitz is Wednesday. Hopefully Sam will remember to tell the doctor everything, including the fact his legs tend to stay very cold. There are several possibilities for this occurrence, mainly the mets to his lower spine, hips and pelvic areas. So once again, we shall see. His mood, though, is terrific and I could not ask for more.
Last Friday we drove to Lake Louise and spent the night. Saturday we drove along the Copper River and then drove to Nabesna in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The drive was beautiful even though about 10 miles from the end, I was just a tad bit stressed out as I was driving through mud, melting snow, streams, and eventually just plain snow! Sam drove the last mile or so into Nabesna which is all of a few houses, a runway and a true Alaskan lodge. Here's a link to a short blurb on the road:
http://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/the-nabesna-road.htm. Caribou were crossing the road the first 10-15 miles or so, we saw close to 100. It was amazing. We did take pictures, just have yet to download them. Before arriving home, we stopped off at a car wash because that was the most 4-wheeling we had done in ages. Sam was very proud of how dirty I had gotten the truck!
Ciao!
Great times for great people, Dara and Sam. You two seem to have a God-given ability to keep on keeping on when you have to do it. I did my blood work Yesterday morning, and had the results by last evening around 6, I think it was, directly from Samaritan Labs. I hope that the numbers that showed up on the report are accurate. It showed the PSA dropping from 12.77 to 0.43 in about 5 months or so. WHOOOOO!!!! If accurate, this should mean that I need to get myself primed up for surgery and radiation. I really like the new computer program at Samaritan. Almost every number was within the specs this time. Anyway, keep having fun.
ReplyDeleteDad, that is wonderful news! Hearing good news like that certainly brings up the spirits, doesn't it?
DeleteSure does, Dara. Now as soon as I can get off the siphon, I will be ready, just about, for surgery and radiation. I still have to get to where I can walk a half mile without being out of breath. I can make it about a hundred yards now.
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