December 20, 2010 12:55 AM

It was a great weekend!

Yesterday, we visited with my mother. Though she has cancer as well, she is in great spirits(as she has always been) and is awaiting some tests this week to determine how well they have contained it. Her 88th birthday is Thursday, so suffering form any cancer and taking chemo as she does can be pretty debilitating. Though she made dinner for us, my sister and brother-in-law, and my two nieces and their familiies - it was plain to see that the effort was a taxing one.

However, it was great to see everyone. Some of them I had not seen since I bev=came ill over two years ago.

Tonight was a comeback. the choir performed their annual Christmas Lessons And Carols setrvice. We sang some beautiful anthems and everyone who attended thought that it was fantastic! Of course, I could not participate the past two years which made tonight's event all that more special to me.

It's hard to believe that two years ago I was undertaking my second round of chemo and looking forward to coming home for Christmas. A bone marrow transplant was predicted for the future but no one could guarantee that a donor would be found.

I've come a long way since then...

Bob