Another Journey Begins

It's spring in Washington State and a week before Easter-the birds and buds have sprung, and Dennis has just received the devestating news that his glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer has returned.

The Virginia Mason Team told us yesterday that the MRI showed several new tumor like "flares" that indicated the progression of cancer. Dennis has been feeling great, with only short term memory lapses and word finding issues. When the doctors found the new cancer, they unblinded him out of the clinical trial he was in. It indicated that he was indeed receiving the avastin drug every two weeks for a year.

It has been a while since we spoke to everyone. We decided to bring you up to date. After the end of the clinical trial last year, Dennis went off hunting in Montana and South Dakota. He paused in Montana to help the Daniels. He brought back some awesome deer, and then we settled in very a very busy and cold winter. Except for Christmas-we decided to relax in Kuaui: flowers, real fruit, art walks, pig hunters and their families (on Christmas Day in Waimea Canyon) and farmer's markets were some of the highlights. Dennis has decided the best bananas come from there...I decided I like Kuaui better then any other island so far.
In February 2011:
Then we took off for Salt Lake City, and worked at the Mule Deer Foudation and Western Conservation Expo-it went really well. We saw and talked to lots of folks about Sitka blacktaileddeer and the habitats they live in. Thanks to Jim Baichtal and Steve Daniels for help there. Then Dennis was off to Cady Texas environs to hunt feral pigs with his buddy Gary. He returned with a cooler full of pork! Then we were off to the Elk Foundation to see old friends and enjoy Reno. It was fun to see everyone.

I have been working, but went off to volunteer at the Iditarod in Nome & to help my friend Angie Taggart who successfully finished-fun but cold. See Duncanattheiditarod2011.blogpot.com

But getting back to the present-we are now thinking about it-and decisions may be posted soon. Keep Dennis in your prayers, and don't be strangers. There is no time like the present. Love and Cheers from us both, Dennis and Faith