Since we spent so much time in Arkansas last year you might think we explored it in detail. Not so! Deb seldom felt like leaving the room and we had no wheels most of the last year.
Deb and Amanda in April 2010 Yesterday was the rare opportunity to take a drive in the country. Petit Jean State Park is about 1:15 out of Little Rock in the mountainous area. We took the kids out there about 26 years ago when we were here for the USAFR C-130 school.
I drove out thru the country while Deb slept. We toured the top of the mountain and saw the grave of 'Little John'-more later. Then we ate at the Rockefeller Conference Center of the Univ of Arkansas on the farm owned by the Rockefellers. We drove thru the state park and visited the visitor center.We saw a 'beep-beep' roadrunner in the field next to us about 20 feet away! He was about 16-18" tall and very fast! (Poor coyote!)
Deb slept most of the way home but did not feel like going out to eat, so I joined new classmates from Memphis and brought Deb some soup. Ken(patient) and Marsha(caregiver) are here for their initial testing and intake. Ken has smoldering myeloma. We spent some time talking about what is ahead. This morning I had a cup of coffee with Bob, whose wife was his caregiver. She unexpectedly died while he was in his transplant about 5 years ago.
Thinking of you with great love.
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