Celebrations & A Change of Plans

The month has had huge "ups and downs" for us. On October 1st we left "kismet" on a beautiful dock at Still Pond, Md. Michael & Grace Boylan generously opened their dock and home to us while we traveled to NY to attend Lauren & Adam's wedding in Rochester, check on our house in Norwich that new renters were moving into, and do several "routine" doctors appointments. The wedding was everything we had hoped for. The bride & groom were beautiful, and the festivities were perfect. We also were thrilled that Emily & her fiance Joe also tied the knot in a very small ceremony in BInghamton, NY on October 22nd! Visits with friends, Linda & Jim Karl, Bob & Brenda Polhemus, and James & Peggy Finnegan were great fun and much appreciated. We also loved seeing many other friends Skip & Nikki, Hospice friends, and Sue & Rolly from the New Berlin Practice. What we didn't expect was that my routine mammogram didn't turn out so well. After two ultrasounds, and a biopsy that was performed on Oct 18th, it was confirmed that I have breast CA. Fortunately. it is very small - couldn't be felt and didn't appear on last years mammo. So I am very hopeful that we caught it early. Upon getting this news, we returned to "Kismet" and sailed her further south on the Chesapeake to Deltaville VA; where we will have her hauled and leave her "on the hard" while we go back to Cooperstown NY for surgery on Nov 1st. We will figure out what happens next once the surgery is done. I feel good and hope that this is "just a bump in the road". But i also know that we have many steps to take to get this behind us. Jim has been wonderful & ALL of OUR MANY FRIENDS & FAMILY have been a tremendous support. Love to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!