Bulawayo with ZimKids

 

Carpe Diem

Chemo 4 (Round 7)

Howzit all. Just arrived back this morning at 6 am having flown from Cape Town to Johannesburg to Accra (Ghana) and then Washington D.C. My luggage is still somewhere in Africa. It never made the Accra Washington flight but a least we did.

At lunch time I went for my chemo session. I'm thrilled to report that once again my blood work and vitals were all good and my weight is stable. I even look good, according to some people !

I have asked Jen and Larry to write a summary of their trips with me to Africa and hope to post it soon to the blog. I will also be posting  some of my pictures as well.

I have my scans scheduled for next week and hopefully all will be well with them. Until then..........

Carpe Diem

Another sunset

Another sun sets on an awesome trip to Southern Africa. I will be back in the USA Friday morning and then off to my reality. Chemo.

Carpe Diem. 

Going and coming

The sun set on Jen and Dan's trip and they returned home a couple of days ago. Now I await Larry's arrival and a new dawn.

Carpe Diem.

On top of the world

Well, really a large termite mound in Hwange, Zimbabwe.

Carpe Diem and watch out for termites.

Pot of gold

I went looking for the pot of gold but it kept moving ! Having a ball here in Zim.

Carpe Diem for sure.

Off to Zim

I'm sitting here in the lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport waiting for my flight to Accra, Ghana. Hey, wait a minute, I thought I was going to Zimbabwe. Yes, eventually. I'm spending Saturday afternoon in Accra touring the city and then connecting to Johannesburg. I plan to meet up with Jen and Dan in Johannesburg and connect through to Bulawayo on Sunday morning.

We have a busy action packed week and then after Jen and Dan return to the USA, Larry will be joining me for another busy week. I'm thrilled to be able to host these first time Africa visitors.

I will endeavor to update the blog with news and pictures during this trip.Stay tuned !

Carpe Diem.

A visit to the Dental Hygienist and the Dentist

At lunch time today I went for my bi-annual dental cleaning and dental check up. Nothing unusual about that except the fact that I took along my "Fart Machine". Infantile and sophomoric you say. Yes indeed. The Dental Hygienist caught on right away. She also happens to be my wife. However, the Dentist fell for it hook, line and "stinker". At first she thought my stomach was just rumbling but after I mentioned consuming a bean burrito for lunch, she proceeded with caution. Needless to say, a fun time was had by all (me).

Hey, this is what keeps me young at heart !

Carpe Diem and pass the beans.

I'm quite famous

And a legend in my own mind............

One of our neighbor's sons had a school project to do. He was supposed to interview an interesting person for an English assignment. His parents suggested me and I was only too happy to oblige. The actual interview was a lot of fun and hopefully, I was able to show my "interesting" side. It was a PG interview so nothing mentioned or admitted to, that would require a prison stay on my behalf.

Thank you young Mr. H. I'm hoping to read the final product some day. Good luck.

Carpe Diem.

Awesome Sunday

Phil (sister) and Hannah (niece) paid us a visit here in Baltimore. They ventured down from the far north (Manhattan) and braved the train ride to spend a brief day with me and the rest of the Suskin gang. Rob and Mike drove in from College Park. Never, for a minute, giving up the chance to spend quality time with the family. Or, was it the enticement of  a paid lunch at P.F. Chang.

Phil and I consumed the morning by having awesome massages. While the ladies had their mani/pedis. Then off to Chang's for an awesome lunch (eat your heart out How !) followed by a quick shop at Trader Joe's.

It truly was a brief visit but much appreciated by me. It was supposed to be one of my bad days but low and behold, I felt great.

Carpe Diem.