WE NEED YOU THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.WHILE IN DAYTONA SANDY HAD SOME MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND WENT TO HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT. AFTER SOME TESTING SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE ONE UTERINE CANCER AND SHE TOOK IT LIKE A TROOPER!
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT IS STAGE ONE WELL DEFINED AND SHE CAUGHT IT EARLY, THE DOCTOR SAYS THERE IS A 90 TO 95% CURE RATE (NOT REMISSION BUT CURE!!!) IF SHE GETS IT TAKEN CARE OF NOW.
OUR FIRST THOUGHTS WERE TO GET BACK TO NASHVILLE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR LOCAL DOCTORS AND VANDERBILT HOSPITAL BUT WE WERE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESPONSE AND CONCERN WE GOT FROM ALL PARTYIES INVOLVED.
DUE TO FACT WE HAVE A HOME IN THE VILLAGES NOW WE ELECTED TO HAVE THE SURGERY DONE IN DAYTONA AT THE HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER. THE DOCTOR WE "LOVED" IS UNIQUE IN THE FACT HE GRADUATED FROM VANDERBILT AND SPECIALIZES IN ONCOLOGY / GYN. THEY HAVE SOME STATE OF ART EQUIPMENT AND HE HAS RUSHED THE SURGERY DATE ALONG TO JULY 9TH.
MEANWHILE RATHER THAN SIT IN DAYTONA WE DECIDED TO MOVE THE BOAT TOWARD HOME (GREEN TURTLE BAY)
DUE TO LOW WATER WE HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN THO MARATHON KEY IN ORDER TO HEAD NORTH AGAIN TOWARD THE GULF. WE RAN HARD AND MADE IT TO CLEAR WATER IN ONE WEEK WITH THE LUCK OF GOOD WEATHER. PRESENTLY THE BOAT IS TIED UP IN CLEAR WATER AND I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO BRING CASHFLOW BACK WHILE SANDY RECUPERATES HERE IN THE VILLAGES.
LIFE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FAIR , AND I GUESS THINGS WERE GOING TOO SMOOTH ON OUR LIFE TIME VOYAGE. WE HAVE DECIDED THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY SET BACK AND NOT THE END OF OUR CRUISING , WE WILL DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN , AND AGAIN , AND AGAIN.
WE WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED
STAY IN TOUCH AND SAY A PRAYER FOR SANDY...(ALTHOUGH SHE WILL BE FINE)
