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@cat shepard Off the vent is major progress! So glad your nephew is there to help, more help coming. Wonderful if you to prepare her home. You need a “toast” and a long nap. Trusting DS’s healing will continue.

@Seasick Sailor thanks for keeping us close to heart!

The rain stopped yesterday afternoon but the clouds are with us and the temp dropped from 60s to 20s. I’m glad to be able to walk inside to my dental appt this afternoon- here all the buildings are connected by what I call sky bridges, they call them links. @puppycanducruise So sorry you lost your brother so young. @ottahand7 Good you made South Bend, not far now! Hope the weather holds for you and no surprises upon arrival! @Nickelpenny Thanks for sharing your experiences! I’m enjoying it with you! @dfish Nice to have heat working! @rafinmd Not the best news for you but not the worst either! Sounds like there will be good options if needed. We were in Port Vila Vanuatu on our way to Sydney 2013 on Volendam. We docked, walked into town through a gauntlet of aggressive vendors and walked back, tried to find a monument on a hill that nobody we asked knew about but it was mentioned in my guide book- found it behind a bank. I wish I had a picture to share of the colorful fishing boats. That’s about all I remember. We took the ship to Sydney as cheap, comfortable transportation. DH didn’t want to do the long flight in economy so I looked at business class…. that was $16,000 for the 2 of us but the cruise was only $4000+tips inside room, 21 days. An inside room was a lot more comfortable than an economy seat! We enjoyed the passage enough to do Tales of the South Pacific next! Finally got a brief update last night on DSIL, that she was stabilized enough to be moved to the Rehab facility yesterday. From there a medical transport will take her for treatments or scans. I’m sure my family is relieved because they couldn’t have managed it. It’s not clear how this next phase will play out. I made progress too yesterday, another appt on the calendar and some more medical forms filled out online. Got into the gastro portal; the radiology portal kicked me out. I’ll try again today, I hope I don’t have to call them again and wait on hold but that might be easier than the frustrating portal. DH is trying to find last year’s tax file which is not in the file cabinet…. so could it have been packed somewhere else for the move? Oiy. Today DH tapers down another notch on steroid eye drops, another step! Pressure has been measurable and holding, next week another checkup. Still on physical restrictions. It’s possible they could leave the second suture closed, or maybe open it in a month or two but we’re good for now. Thanks Vanessa, and all for your support. Blessings to all our Daily family, all on our Care list, all in need of healing, comfort or hope, and for all the sadness and strife in the world. Toasts 🥂 (It is Toast Day right?) to all celebrating. Smooth travels to all away, especially our cruisers! Maureen

@aliaschief Bruce, thanks for the great pictures from your Uluru experience. As a geologist, I’m sure I would be thrilled. As a human I doubt I could manage the heat, the 4 miles and the flies… certainly not together! Safe travels to Sydney, a fabulous place to visit! M—

@superoma 🥳 Congratulations to you and your spouse. No matter what the number of years, there are never enough Anniversaries!💞 💐Cheers to all celebrating! @cat shepard Ann, hoping your sister’s recovery isn’t too difficult and that the surgery was successful! Tonga is so beautiful. Vava’u is mostly about water activities, a lesser port. The vibe is friendly and laid-back. Thank you Sandi for the links. Good memories from our Tales of the South Pacific on Amsterdam, 10 years ago but it seems like 2 lifetimes! I will celebrate Watson and Crick, and X-Ray diffraction which was a frequent tool of mine from grad school through my career in geology. @dfish Debbie, one would expect the pipes TO the zone to be warm…. I hope you can get someone to help you figure it out. Glad you are safe after a night of so many storms. @kochleffel What great comments from your instructor! Glad to hear you are healing nicely. Will be stormy here today, gray and rainy. I plan to try a new activity group this afternoon. Then a too-early supper before I phone into a church group in Maryland. Monday I phoned into a book group in Maryland and discovers that one of our group ran into the new owners of our old condo there and invited her to the book group, so I got to “meet” her! We discussed the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society…. made us all want to visit the Channel Islands which I know several here have enjoyed! I made progress yesterday on my own medical stuff - the on-site dentist now has my X-ray images from Maryland (multiple calls and e-mails!) for my new appt, moved up to tomorrow because there was a cancellation. Yay! And I worked my way through a phone and internet system to get started with the process for a colonoscopy-evaluation appt March 15! That took hours. I had cancelled my Nov appt in Maryland because of our move but it looks like I won’t be too far behind schedule. I still need to arrange for mammo, gyn, and skin screenings. Making slow progress! DH is working taxes and financial issues - yesterday he successfully tracked down a large credit we were supposed to get from using our retirement community’s recommended movers and realtors. We were happy to use them not only for the credit but we obtained a short-term promissory note through their finance dept to avoid selling securities and had our fingers crossed our condo would close within their short timeframe- it all worked very well! DH also succeeded in obtaining 2 sets of 1099s that we expected to be forwarded by the postal service but didn’t receive. For those not familiar with US tax form numbers, we need those forms from financial institutions to report our income. We had to work with our NM banking institution where we closed our accounts in 2023… the guy on the phone said, Just log into your account! oh boy…. And the other was for the tiny pensions we get from NM for our years of service as volunteer firefighters/EMS. My online acct worked but DH’s bounced him 🤷🏼‍♀️. The whole exercise is hardly worth the run-around but the income still needs to get reported. I’m so grateful we can manage our affairs! But it seems to be getting more complicated… is that just me? Blessings to all in need, to our country, your country and for all the sadness in the world. Hoping all our Daily family stays safe! Maureen

@cat shepard Ann, thanks for updating us! Sending blessings to you both. What a day! @rafinmd Roy, some good news! May it keep coming! Weather tonight is bringing some grave difficulties to folks in Texas panhandle with a ranging grassland fire that’s already consumed 250,000 acres (almost 400 square miles) pushed by strong, dry winds; also severe storms crossing mid- and upper Midwest. I hope all in harms way can find shelter! Especially our Daily family! 🙏 m—

Sunny and warming in north Jersey, maybe 60 today? Congratulations to @Nickelpenny on becoming a Shellback! 🥳 @cat shepard 🙏 Blessings for help for your sister! And you. @Cruzin Terri hoping you get some info and help. We went to Phillip Island in 2013 while we were staying in Melbourne for a couple of days. It was an all day excursion that was mostly to see the little penguins sometimes called Fairy Penguins. No cameras were allowed. (I bought a book, not sure if it’s unpacked…). We also stopped at a small zoo where people could pay to have pictures with koalas which we didn’t do because we had already seen many in their habitat, some so close we could have touched them but didn’t. The Phillip Island penguin parade is quite a major attraction. The birds come ashore at dusk and have to cross the beach to get “home” to the dunes. The gulls and other birds harass them so the penguins bunch up and wait for just the right moment to make their run. Viewing is mostly from stands, I think it was a National Park but could be wrong. Lots of holding our breath then cheering for them! The name Fairy Penguins was shifting to Little Penguins. They are quite small, mostly 6-12”? pictures from internet: There were hundreds of birds that came ashore over maybe an hour. It was a fun time and a very long late day, about 12 hrs, pickup around noon, return around midnight. Great memories. Blessings to all in need. I’m very grateful we are able to enjoy this day! No updates on my DSIL and her husband and daughter, I’m trying not to bug them, they have their hands, hearts and brains full! Thank you all for your caring support. Maureen

Snow flurries this morning! Looks like Oostersam may be in the Beagle Channel today? We went through it on Carnival Splendor when she was repositioned from CA to NY, 2013, too big for PC locks then so rounded Cape Horn. Our trip through the channel had a low cloud ceiling which made us feel even more closed in by the glaciers. The crew brought out blankets and we stayed out on deck wrapped up for hours. @summer slope May it be short and successful. @StLouisCruisers Blessings for Morgan getting through today, another step getting through this traumatic event. And YaY for Ren and his team! May his parents enjoy their special time. @dfish we too had a valve not opening in our zone heating system. But it wasn’t the valve, it was the wire to it. DH replaced it but not easy fishing it; I hope your fix is easier. We always kept a spare valve (mountain-living back-ups!) but never needed one. But changing out a valve should be quick once they get the right parts. 🤞 @JazzyV Thrilled that you are having improvement! I hope you are able to sleep. So far my attention to my pinched nerve is having a positive effect. In Maryland I had an MRI and saw a spine doctor at the suggestion of the hip doctor who said my hip pain wasn’t something he could fix with a replacement. But the spine doctor found a weak area and had “big plans” for me. I wasn’t having any nerve-type symptoms so I put that all aside then. Now we need to stay focused on DH’s eye surgeries and full recovery so I’ll be trying some things I learned years ago when I had neck disk issues and got through all that without surgery 🤞. Of course I was much younger then! One day at a time is everything! Blessings sent for all in need of healing, comfort or hope! Cheers for those celebrating 🥳 Smooth travels to all away! @Cruzin Terri, best of luck at Mayo! Maureen

@travelingbums That should be absolutely automatic on the refund, like when the ship misses a port and accounts are refunded for port taxes and excursions. And I would hope that Princess dies more. Also hope you were able to enjoy (salvage) done if your European trip!

Thank you Graham! Looks exciting! I’m thinking ahead to later in the year hoping we can do even a short cruise. @Denise T It’s grand to be planning ahead, and I hope you can still consider options that include Canada. m—

Bon Voyage @Lady Hudson! Looking forward to your thoughts on your experience. We have not been on RCL but they cruise from Bayonne NJ within easy reach of us, so maybe! Anthem is a mega ship and we’ve heard people say they loved it but I’m hesitant after our difficulties getting on and off NCL Joy with close to 5000. The ship was great, the overall experience left me not wanting to cruise on her again unless I don’t intend to get off anywhere. I hope you have a grand time! Been awake since 3-something, hoping to get a bit more sleep? Or a nap later. Not in pain, just tentative and a bit brain busy. We went to a movie last evening and movies stay with me, often takes me days processing them. My niece updated us yesterday on DSIL. They hope she’ll be stable enough to be moved in a day or two. She’s received more blood so not as “out of it” but that also means more difficult. Blessings to all! I hope everybody’s day is good, or night depending on where you are! I’m going to visualize ocean waves and see if I can drift off… Maureen

@Haljo1935 I’m sorry you lost your brother. Having been through bouts of acute depression I learned some about brain chemistry. I’m fortunate to be on a better path! @smitty34877, Terry, I’m so glad to hear you took a break! Some blue sky showing! m— Sandi, condolences and prayers for you and your friends. Thanks for news from Annie and Chuck.

It’s still rather gray here in north Jersey, getting to high 30s today, but no rain or snow! Maybe some sun later? We do make our own happiness! Or unhappiness. Doesn’t mean there aren’t rough patches to get through, hopefully with a little help from our friends! @JazzyV you are not on our Care List! And I think you should be. Again no word yesterday from niece on DSIL. I expect we’ll connect this weekend. DH is on a lower frequency of the steroid drops, tapering down, so the pressure in that eye is very low - the steroids kept it up a bit to where it was still measurable on our home device. Low is good but too low isn’t. It’s such a zigzag but it all seems to be working. We are feeling more confident, and so grateful! The itching is much less, getting by on just 1-2 Benadryl per day while he’s still using the meds in the other eye (scheduled for surgery April 23). 🤞 @StLouisCruisers thank you for the port pix, we called it Z-town! We were there so long ago on Oostersam that I really don’t remember it much. I do remember the old Regal Princess which was our 2nd cruise, 2004; we went from San Diego through PC to Ft Lauderdale. The casino was top front, viewing forward, and people were 6 deep trying to see the locks through the few windows. DH and I found a great spot outside at a corner railing in some shade and spent many hours there taking it all in. It was a perfect spot where we could see forward and a bit to the side. Good memories! I’ve apparently developed what I think is a lumbar pinched nerve, huh! Early signs. I will be thinking my way through what I’ve learned about dealing with these kinds of issues from neck disk problems twenty years ago, hoping I can get back on track! 🤦🏼‍♀️ I really don’t need this now! Bon Voyage 🛳️ and welcome home; smooth sailing to all our cruisers. Thanks for sharing with us. @ottahand7 Nancy and John: Don’t get lost in the Villages! Safe travels! Blessings to all in need, our country, your country and for all the sadness in the world. Enjoy something today! Thanks all for being here! Maureen

It is solid gray/grey here today… either way you spell it it’s dreary looking out there. Rain overnight but not cold! A good day for us to start taxes! We are still missing one pair of statements - our volunteer firefighter state pensions which are minuscule as pensions go but I’m glad we get some acknowledgment for our 19 years of service, and we still must report it. So that’s an early hurdle to chase. Happy Birthday @lindaler 🎉 Condolences @bennybear to you and your friend in such a heartbreaking loss. Coronado camped for 2 years starting in 1540 just north of where Albuquerque is now, along the Rio Grande. While we were working in Albuquerque we lived just up the hill from the encampment site which is now Coronado State Park, part of the Town of Bernalillo now the county seat (and center for the county fire department we served in in the rural area after we retired and moved into our mountain cabin home). 1540 was the beginning of the European invasion of lands that had been lived in for a thousand years. As in much of history, invasion became brutal and the many puebloans in the region suffered atrocities. Coronado is not celebrated by everyone. But he picked a beautiful site at the foot of the Sandia mountains and, of course, the river was the lifeblood of the arid region. Viewing east from the top of the hill, the dark area at in the bottom would be the trees along the river banks. We often camped at the state park with our 5th wheel trailer (caravan to some) the night before our return home so we could arrive in daylight rather than what I came to describe as “cold, dark, hungry”. Getting the mountain home restarted took several hours and a lot of energy to get fires going to heat the structure before starting water pumps etc. It was good for them, not for now! Blessings sent to all in need, especially our care list. Thank you Vanessa! DH had a good checkup at eye doctor yesterday! Return in 2 weeks. The surgery eye is coming along slowly but well. I am thrilled that they seem to have found us a path to save his vision and save him from the misery of the itching caused by the meds. Wishing for relief too for Vanessa, Jane, Chuck, Maurice… all our daily friends who are suffering! No updates last night about my DSIL, I didn’t ask, they all need some rest. 🛳️ Smooth travels to all our very many cruisers! Yay for Kangaroo Island! May you all stay well and safe. Cheers to all celebrating, Life is Good 🌈 Thank you all for being here with your caring support, heartfelt sharing and beautiful pictures! Enjoy something today! Maureen

Back from eye doctor 👍. All seems on track, feels so much better than last week! Brenda, so beautiful. I’m sorry about losing your friend. Roy, I’m glad you are being closely followed, no surprises. And I never tire of reminiscing about your exceptional journeys. Thank you. Pennie, I haven’t been to either Trinidad or Tobago, thanks for the photos. Stay safe and healthy! I love the Helsinki Church in the Rock! I’m a geologist, how could I not love it! 😜 Thanks to Tiny, Lenda and Sandi for sharing. Jacqui, I hope you get a bit of warmth soon. Vanessa, please rest, don’t overdo. Thanks for updating us. Paul, thanks for giving blood. I haven’t been a regular donor fir a while but I’m thinking I might be able to in my new environment. Graham, I love sitting your car at the shore! It’s such a “happy place” no matter what storms swirl here! Thank you, you bring smiles. m—

Off to eye doctor for check up. Busy morning lots of texts and calls. DSIL complications but they got approved for a Rehab after another biopsy and stabilize a fever. Happy Vanessa is home! And has help. Relieved Annie and Chuck are ok, never east in the holding pattern! Will enjoy the Helsinki pix while waiting for eye doctor! Thanks all. M—

@JazzyV Vanessa, I’m praying for Amazing relief for you!! You are so good at just putting one foot in front of the other, you’re on the path to recovery ❤️‍🩹. M—

It’s cloudy and cold in north Jersey. Started at 18F heading to 39F. Chilly. I got to sleep pretty easily but only for 3 hrs. Then a long night and a short second sleep. I think I’m processing my visit with my brother (after all these many years) and niece and their tough road ahead with my DSIL who is in a bad way. They haven’t found a rehab place yet, but have a case manager working with them. I haven’t spoken to either of them since we left the hospital, they’re exhausted, and only just begun…. DH is stable for the moment within his regimes. No pressure-lowering meds for one eye, so much less itching! We’ll see the NJ eye doctor tomorrow. At this point I’m hoping he’ll just check it and leave the second (last) suture alone for a while (maybe indefinitely?), don’t want the pressure to bottom out. All the best to Annie and Chuck, and Vanessa for tomorrow! Sorry to hear of more nose bleeds Roy! Jacqui, I hope your appt has no surprises. Glad your rubs are mostly healed, and no pneumonia, yay ! Sandi, I hope you get some good news soon, for a change! Gerry, you are the best neighbor! Yum! Seagarsmoker, Nice that you’re liking your new job so far! Blessings went out in the wee hours. Smooth travels to all away - wonderful pictures! Including NE England Graham 👋 Cheers for all celebrating, Life is Good🌈 Maureen

Sunny and cold again but no snow here in north Jersey. I did see the tips of (probably) crocus trying to come up a few days ago so maybe spring will be soon. I remember Friendship 7’s day vividly! I never met John Glenn but I did get to chat with astronaut Tom Stafford when he was guest of honor at a Bartlesville OK Biplane Expo; I told him my story of how Friendship 7 changed my life. I was 7, and at supper that night my dad who was not one for any type of encouragement, said that I was the one in the family who had the best chance of going into space! Because I was the youngest! Well that moment gave me the hope to dream! Although I didn’t become an astronaut I did pursue my dreams as they unfolded in the next 10-15 years and became what I decided I wanted to be - a geologist! My father never approved of that path for me any more than if I’d wanted to become an astronaut but that moment was an unforgettable catalyst in my life! Bon Voyage @USN59-79!! I slept better than expected last night! I’m am still stunned that I saw my brother! I really had resigned myself that that day might never come. It’s all very sad. The hiatus of him not seeing his family really was to protect his wife who has a long history of difficulties and delusions. I guess it was easier for him to go along. Last night I spoke with my other brother and sister who also haven’t seen him either. Today I will write to my cousins, which my brother gave me permission to do. They too will be surprised that anyone met with him! My niece is strong and has joined in family gatherings over the years, including one of our cousins reunions in Tuscany. Their path with her mom will be a battle on many levels. One day at a time…. and I have had so many miracles that I’ve learned that there is hope if we choose hope. Blessings sent out to you all and our world! Joys to those celebrating and cruising. Good memories for Pauline! Gratitude for all the good in Life right now. Extra love to Chuck, Terry and household, Vanessa, Gerry’s neighboring town’s unimaginable tragic loss! Thanks to all for being here! Thanks Paul for your unique interpretation of the drinks! Maureen.

It’s late. I’m drained. Niece called about noon, asked us to come to hospital. We got there about 2, spent about 2 hrs with her and her dad, my brother whom I haven’t seen in 22 yrs! By his choice. But today it was all different. We dissected their options together, none of them good really. DSIL is not fully aware, DB is not very able. After DH and I got home about 5:30 we got a message that DSIL will be transferred to a Rehab and transported daily or 5 times a week for treatment. None of us are sure it will work but it seems that’s the plan now. Probably as good as any and better than most. I appreciate all your good thoughts, whether posted or just sent from the heart! It’s the best! Sandi, I’ve lost very dear ones to dementia, one was more threatening, others could become aggressive in a flash. It’s heartbreaking as well as scary. Prayers for your friends! I hope I can sleep but I feel like my brain will be in overdrive. M—

Still cold and sunny but supposed to get above freezing each day this week, rain holding off till Friday, so it’ll be easier to get to eye doctor on Thursday. DH’s eye pressure registered last night at minimum reading in the home device so that seems stable. Keeping up the regime. Moscoto is what I can still enjoy. Sounds great! I’m allergic to melons so would not try the drink. Kale pesto sounds like a poor substitute for basil pesto but I would at least taste it. Talked with my niece yesterday, and briefly with her dad, my brother. I think it’ll be a few days before they get enough tests, info to review their options for my SIL. I think they’re in for a tough road no matter what they choose. Makes me more grateful for every day! @JazzyV When is your procedure? 🕯️ @kazu How are your ribs healing? And elbow? @Vict0riannI’ll have to learn more about that maneuver for vertigo. Where we worked we didn’t get Presidents Day off, it was one of the holidays they credited us at Christmas break which was great to get that week off, but made for a very long stretch till late May for a day off. Things I don’t miss…. Blessings to all in need! Toasts to all celebrating! Smooth travels to all away! Welcome home to all returning! Thanks all for being here! Take excellent care of you! Stay well and safe. Enjoy today 🌈 Maureen

Cold sunny morning in north New Jersey, climbing up from 16F. Still winter but no snow and probably won’t be going out. I texted with my niece and offered to come down to the hospital, roughly an hour away, while she and her father (my brother) await the start of tests on her mom but I doubt we’ll be asked to come. Will wait for news. Almost time for DH’s eye drops, keeping up the regime! The pressure in the surgery-eye is still too low to register but that’s not a bad thing, as long as his vision is ok which it has been the last few days! Very grateful! @Nickelpenny glad you’re settling in and had a good sleep. You sure had a busy itinerary getting there! Smooth travels, and thanks for posting! @StLouisCruisers Sandi, sending extra blessings to you and all of those you carry in your big heart! Blessings to all on our Care list, those in need of healing, comfort or hope, our country, your country and the world! Joys to those celebrating and cruising, so many happy cruisers! Here’s my tribute to the odd special day today! From the Albuquerque balloon fiesta. Maureen

Great to see that travelers are getting where they need to. Good job Pennie! Welcome home Lenda and Katherine, all the others! Smooth travels to those flying and driving tomorrow. Excited to hear Vanessa’s floors are done!! Amazing pic of Murphy! Yay! Had a laid-back day here and watched a classic movie after dinner which they show on Saturday nights - tonight was On the Town, fun. Then I turned my phone on to see a text that my brother's wife is hospitalized. I texted my niece and she’ll update tomorrow after more tests. Looks very serious but we’ll learn more. Moving to the east coast from NM meant I’d be closer to most of my family, and being the youngest I knew it would mean dealing with loss at a closer distance. Although not everybody gets to be old, the older we get the more we deal with extended illness and losing family and friends. I’ll learn more tomorrow, they’re only about an hour away, but it’s not likely my brother will want us to visit, I haven’t seen him in 22 years though I’ve tried several times, anytime I’ve been in the region. My niece I’ve seen as often as possible and we’re closer, she joins in our cousins gatherings. All I can say is, Families are messy! Maybe some of you can relate. Everybody has their path through life but it sure helps to have some love alongside, especially during the tough times. We’ll see where this all goes. m—

Good Saturday morning! It’s still winter, light snow overnight and this morning. Glad we can be in. I took yesterday “off”. DH is doing ok, no more blurry vision but pressure too low to register. According to his doc he’s in a good place, we’ll go back Thursday for another check. So I hopped on a shuttle bus to the other side of our complex, posted 3 packages to my siblings containing copies of a very old (1909?) photo of my grandparents and 7 of their 9 children taken before my father was born; a cousin had copies made for all the cousins and she gave sets to each family to get them distributed to our siblings. That was at Thanksgiving, I finally got it done. Then I found a cozy corner in that neighborhood’s big fireplace living room and read my book until it was time for mindful meditation. So renewing! Afterwards I walked back across the complex in the bright crisp day, also renewing. I stopped in the chapel for a break to extend my quiet time. When I got back home I discovered DH had missed a dose of eye drops (snoozed right through his phone alarm?) so we got caught up on that, not a problem as long as he gets all four doses in each day. Made a quick grocery run before a very pleasant light supper - been eating too much lately and having reflux issues so light was better! Watched a pleasant movie and drifted off to sleep at 11pm. It was a very good day. Didn’t sleep as much as I’d have liked but I think I’ll be ready to start tackling taxes with DH today! We’ll have 4 filing to manage through - fed + 3 states! Best to get it started! Today my New Mexico friends are gathering for memorial services in TX, several made the long drive to be with her husband and sons, one will sing at the service honoring their years of sharing music in the little country church where we were all family even if we didn’t all share the same theology roots. My heart is with them, she died too early at 62- not everybody who dies is old. One day at a time is Everything! It’s great to follow along with so many adventures here! So good to hear if Vanessa’s project progressing, and some better sleep - now only to get her out of pain! Congrats to all those celebrating! 61 yrs fir Ray and DE, and what a grand trip! Blessings to all in need of healing, comfort or hope! Our country, your country and for too much sadness in the world! Smooth travel to all away! So many on cruise adventures! Pennie, I admire your stamina! It’s so grand to follow it along. Thanks all for being here! Hoping your day brings some joys. Maureen

Sunny and cold today but it’s a new day and we’ll take it! Thank you Jacqui and Vanessa for getting us started and keeping track of all our goings-on! And thanks to all contributing here- foods, drinks and fun photos, sharing the journey if life together! While we were at MD Anderson in Houston for 3.5 months for treatment, DH said the hardest part wasn’t the treatment, it was seeing all the children! 💔. Lisbon is a fabulous place for visitors. So much to see and relatively easy to get around on foot, buses, trans and trains. Thanks for the exceptional array of photos, particularly the tiles from Tina, @0106 Its so exciting to see our long list of cruisers! I’m hopeful we’ll be able to adventure later this year! Gotta be hopeful! Each one of you is an inspiration - making lemonade out of whatever lemons we each to deal with! @Haljo1935 good to hear of your progress. I’d say, “Pat yourself on the back!” but I’m not sure if that’s in your program 😉 @marshhawk Annie, I’m sure there are so many ways your DH has experienced the effects of the infusions, surgeries and treatments- we are such complex creatures. I hope you can find a new pattern that helps. Or a new food, maybe a protein drink like boost or ensure or a powdered shake mix to supplement. You’ve been through so many changes, I’m hopeful you’ll find an answer to this present challenge. Bon Voyage @MISTER 67🛳️ Blessings to each of you, all those in need of healing, comfort, direction, inspiration, strength or hope. Hugs to Kansas City! 💔 Yay for those celebrating Life🌈 and cruising, smooth travels to all away. Protection and patience to those dealing with storms. Enjoy something noteworthy of your surroundings today! Thanks for being here and sharing. Stay safe and well. Maureen