A Clean Sweep

Here we are mid February and well on our way to Spring. Our snow of 15" melted away and we're enjoying a fluctuation between 20 degrees at night to sometimes upwards of the 40's. We even peaked to a high of 62 last Monday February 9th. That prompted us to do something special.

Carol went in for her six month checkup. Got a mammogram, and saw her surgeon. Results were... she's cancer free! That and the warm weather prompted inch thick ribeyes on the grill, fresh asparagus to accompany the steaks and a nice vase a flowers to look at while we dined in celebration.

What a great time... here we are just over a year later and she looks great, feel pretty good (just needs to get her frozen shoulder un-frozen), and now cancer free. Dinner was great, spirits were high and our daughters did a wonderful job of showering Carol with all kinds of signs, and both dressed in appropriate celebratory attire.

I'm not sure you can describe the feelings what we felt. Needless to say, we're good now. Of course many more six month check ups, plenty of doctors visits, still getting an IV med, taking a pill, but all-in-all we're doing great! Each day as it arrives prompts all of us in the Sluder family to be grateful for a new opportunity to be with Carol, and to be a family.

Thanks again everyone for the support, prayers and gestures of love. You'll never know how much we appreciate it. Be well, be safe and good night! - Eric