The cruise..............finally

Carpe Diem.

Our Israel visit.............finally

Carpe Diem.

Now this is a snowstorm!

To my fellow pirates err pilots

So I was bored, OK!

Thanks, once again, for all the support, well wishes and encouragement.

I'm looking outside right now, here in Baltimore, watching the snow come down. We are supposed to get 20 to 30 inches. I think about how much I don't miss getting de-iced. But I do miss the best office in the world and certainly the best cadre of pilots one could ever wish to be associated with. I don't miss some of the shitty hours we fly. But I do miss those layovers. I remember fondly the incident with the fire engine, mayonnaise, rope and hair gel. Oops, never mind. I digress.

I hope to be able to be in a position one day to continue my flying career or retire. But I want it on my terms and not cancer's terms!

Fly safely,
Adrian aka (girls name)
Yo Adrian aka (Rocky XXVI)
Ade aka (short for girls name)
Skin aka (I used to be in the 'Movie' business)
Zimbillybob (from my days in Texas)

Carpe Diem.

From that to this

July of 2008

December of 2009

I know which one I prefer!

Carpe Diem.

Yes, it's each and everyone of you

I cannot begin to thank each and everyone of you for your love, caring and support over the last couple of years. My family has been unbelievable but my friends have also been there through thick and thin. This ordeal is far from over but what sustains me is you all. I may not have spoken to some of you for quite some time but I appreciate your love and support and interest in my well being. I am forever grateful. I am at a loss to understand how anyone could (or would) go through this "war" on their own or with no help and support. Even though this word is overused I feel 'blessed'.

Now more than ever........................

Carpe Diem.

Cooking, cleaning, laundry & exercising!!!

There I was thinking that if I got lung cancer I could get out of the mundane tasks of cooking, cleaning, laundry & exercising. How wrong I was. Well it worked for 2 years but I've been found out. Dr. Sidransky (of MouseSkin fame) went and spilt the beans and told us (Diana included) that my last scan showed no signs of cancer. That I was, for now, in remission. Dr. Schraeder ( my oncologist) sort of told us that a short while ago. Albeit in a slightly different way. None the less, we are thrilled and cautiously optimistic with this development.

Our doctors will be conferring in the next few days to establish my course of treatment for the foreseeable future. It looks like the chemo drug Alimta will be dropped and I will just be receiving the biological therapy of Avastin every 2 weeks. I know Diana talked about all this already but it's my turn to babble and I'm good at it!

This is all a bit tough for me to process as you can well understand. Like I keep saying - we have won a huge battle but the war continues. And to quote a famous phrase (from me) - "It's not over til you're dead".

From a work standpoint, I cannot apply for my FAA medical until it's been a year from my last chemotherapy. It's my FAA medical that validates my flying licence and that is what I need to return to work. So we wait.

Carpe Diem.

P.S. I really have been helping with cooking, cleaning and laundry. However, the exercising is another matter. Also, if you recognised the picture you should be a radiologist. It's my PET/CT scan.