June 20, 2011 11:35 PM

Humbled once again!

I just received an e-mail from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society asking if I would be willing to have my picture and story be featured as part of their annual golf tournament this coming September. It is all part of the "Light The Night" fundraising event that they do annually. Specifically, they wish to focus on my participation in the "First Connection" program which has proven to be very successful for them. I still don't feel that I have done that much for them. But, if they feel that my participation will help, I will gladly assist wherever I can.

This Wednesday is our 43rd wedding anniversary. It's hard tobelieve that it has been that many years and it's hard to believe that there was a possibility that I might not have made it. However, the events over the past few years have cemented our relationship all the more which is not so often the case these days. I know of several instances where a cancer diagnosis led to an almost immediate divorce. I am so grateful for all the support that my wife has given to me over the past two and a half years. We all said the words "in sickness or in health" and "for better or worse", but did we actually expect to have to live them? She probably did not! Yet, when the occasion arose, she immediately responded to that commitment without complaint. I cannot say enough about how lucky I have been to have such a woman at my side!

We chose to celebrate the event today because of my need for my photophoresis treatment on Wednesday. We had our first "fun" day in several years for just the two of us by going to the Foxwoods casino. Not that we are big gamblers - for we are not. In fact, it has probably been six years since we were there last. In any case, when all the dust settled, we actually came out a few dollars ahead of the meager budget that we allocated for the day and that included the meals that we ate there as well! So it was a good day; a relaxing day; and, hopefully, the start of our venturing out to do more things as time permits.

As I have said many times, I am so blessed...

Bob