by Tom Lewis | Sep 23, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education
Dancing with My Star One day last week we were holding hands, walking in the middle of a hamburger café in Ithaca NY, when Cathy announced “I’m stuck! My brain says ‘go’ but my feet won’t move.” I encouraged her to mimic me and do a monster step she learned in...
by Tom Lewis | Sep 8, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates
The Feast of St. Augustine was the first day I had to transport Cathy to all her appointments in a wheelchair. She was particularly weak that day and very unsteady in her walk. Not all days are that way. Yesterday she walked to most places, sometimes using a walker....
by Tom Lewis | Aug 19, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates
Last week we visited Boldt Castle, located in a magnificent area known as 1000 Islands, just a few hours north of us, where the St Lawrence River flows into Lake Ontario. Its beauty has inspired love and a famous salad dressing. We will continue to take short...
by Tom Lewis | Aug 4, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates
Love Cathy was diagnosed with glioblastoma seventeen months ago. Her courage seems endless despite the building momentum of her glio-symptoms. Her steps are shorter and less certain. Her confusion is a bit more and her memory a bit less. Our embraces and hand holdings...
by Tom Lewis | Jul 21, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
We are home and getting back to our normal routine after our latest mission trip to Serabu, followed by a checkup visit at Duke Cancer Center. Our Serabu experience was bittersweet. It was the first time in 37 mission years that Cathy had not performed eye surgery....
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