This post is brought to you by the number 57

Great news! My CA19-9 cancer tumor marker was 57 today. Normal is 55. I am 2 points from normal. I think that is reason to celebrate. I think I will take a cruise. Oh, wait, we already have a cruise scheduled to start tomorrow! YAY!

So we have lots of great news to celebrate. I am doing better after getting out of the hospital 2 weeks ago. I am still on oxygen, but my breathing has improved a lot, so I need less: 2-3 liters per minute instead of 5. A chest x-ray done yesterday showed my lungs are healing. My blood work also looked good. I am still working on getting my energy back.


We are taking a 7 day Western Caribbean Cruise. We fly out on Saturday to Florida and board the ship on Sunday. We disembark and fly home the following Sunday. Our itinerary includes Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica. The kids are signed up for shore excursions at every port. They will be visiting the Mayan ruins at Tulum during our stop in Cozumel. They will swim with the dolphins and visit a turtle farm at Grand Cayman Island. In Jamaica, they will ride a gondola to the top of a mountain and then ride down on a wheeled bobsled all the way to the bottom.

Bill and I are going to take it easy and just enjoy the amenities on the ship. I am excited to have some time away from medical stuff, and looking forward to spending some quality time with my sweetie.

Love and God Bless,
Michelle