The nice thing about not being laid up doing IL-2 is I went fishing in Eastern WA on Tues and Wed. As the picture attests, it was fun and successful - that's a 15" brown trout. It was not without incident, of course. On Tuesday I was on the river alone with the guide and after about three hours I got hit with a dizzy wave that must have been a side effect of the chemo. I could hardly walk and put one foot in front of the other for a while, so I told the guide we had to pack it in. In about an hour I felt better but still just rested that afternoon. I picked up my friend, Ken, at the Spokane airport that night and on Wed I did just fine. I'm sure I scared the hell out of the guide...he probably thought I was having a heart attack and would have to explain to the fish and game guys why his client was sort of dead. That wasn't necessary, of course and the trip turned out to be a success with several fish caught by each of us on both dry and wet flies.
The rest of the week I've been taking it easy. Went to the funeral of my good friend's father, a going away party for the executive chef at Portage Bay. No other side effects from the chemo, but no appetite so eating is still an issue. Boy, I hope that gets better soon because it's the most frustrating thing of this whole time - I WANT to eat, I just can't and what I do doesn't taste good. A lot of the fun of life is removed when you can't enjoy food an drink with your friends and family.
Now that the boat is finished I'm spending my time on the Alfa - pics of that next time.
Hey Ray - was just thinking about you. Will be headed back to NY for a few weeks, and plan to get together with our old cronies....Frank LaRoux & Sue Ann Newberg. We will toast to you and all the laughs we have all enjoyed together over the years; collectively and individually. Your personality has not suffered one bit with the challenge you are facing. You are truly amazing. Will send you a picture of us raising our glasses and forks in hopes it inspires you to enjoy the same! Take care and keep the faith, as you always seem to do so well.
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