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....
by Tom Lewis | Jul 7, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
June 29, 2024. Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr. Cathy Schanzer presented “Unusual Patient Pathology at Southern Eye Clinic” to medical students and faculty of Connaught Medical School in Freetown, Sierra Leone. During her talk she profiled the impact of...
by Tom Lewis | Jun 3, 2024 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
June 2, 2024Cathy Schanzer UpdateReturn to Serabu by Tom Lewis The last couple of weeks have included a mission presentation to our friends at a local Presbyterian Church, a 2800-mile road-trip to Subiaco Arkansas, and today’s Corpus Christi Procession. During all...
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