It has been almost a year since I last posted when I skidded into a hip fracture. The bones have healed, the bike has been replaced, and the wheels are once again rolling. Jason and Zoe both graduated from their respective universities and embarked on the next phases of their lives. I went to Greece and convalesced in the therapeutic waters of the Aegean.
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| The wild side of Skopelos Island at dusk |
There was a short visit to Arizona and a trek into the mystical mountains of Sedona.
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| Mistletoe meets Oak in Sedona. |
The winter included celebrating Christmas with my loving family, hitting the slopes, and building fitness.
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| Jason, Steve, and Zoe |
And spring is now here. At this time of renewal, five years since my diagnosis of lymphoma, it is fitting that my Bone Marrow Donor and saviour, Katie Karker, will fly in from Michigan to visit. We now share the same blood type and blood chromosomes, making her my sister by blood.
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| Max, Katie, and Wyatt Karcher |
Her donation and the impact it made north of the border have made her a bit of sensation in her town of Kingsley and she will be bringing the local press. Together we will present our story at the upcoming Canadian Society of Transfusion Medicine Conference in Vancouver and make our pitch for more Stem Cell donors. If you are between 18 and 35, or know someone who is, consider registering at OneMatch.ca., and give someone else a second chance at life.
