The Good Fight

Mark had a great family reunion with his brothers and spouses before his brother, Joe and wife Carol, passed papers on their house and moved to North Carolina. A few days later, he completed radiation treatments and we left later that same morning for CA. We took it slowly, Mark slept a lot and we had a fantastic trip. We loved Kevin's school, Sierra Nevada, his apartment and meeting his girlfriend's parents. Then we traveled the coast and stayed a few nights in Carmel, a few nights in Santa Barbara and wound up in Rancho Sante Fe where we had a wonderful time with close friends, Elly, Ginni and Graham. We've been home for a week and miraculously, Mark has even played golf with Gary and another father/son team. He had not played since the end of May but played well and was elated. He has tests next week and will get the results on October 18 so I will fill you in on results after that.
We are also happy to announce that Gary finished his radiation treatments, his hair is growing in nicely and he married his girlfriend/fiance of four years, Kristina Conaway, in a private ceremony on the beach in Barnstable Saturday, October 6. They "tied the knot" barefoot on the beach, Kristina in a simple white gown with just a JP and photographer in attandance on an incredibly beautiful October afternoon. They arrived by limo and spent the night at the Chatham Bars Inn. They may celebrate with others at a party in a few months and hope to go on a honeymoon this winter. Kristina has been incredibly supportive throughout Mark's illness and during Gary's treatments her compassion and caretaking gave us complete peace of mind. We lovingly welcome Kristina to the family and wish both Gary and Kristina a lifetime of good health and endless days of joy.