Re: Peggy, Beth

[Guest guest]

Kathie

Read about how great the gathering was and I know that was such a

wonderful time. I also know that it personalizes the support for Steve

and Vicki more to them. Steve doesn't just have all of us from the board

but they know better those they have met. I wonder if not for that trip,

planning it and then experiencing, would we be getting all the updates

on Steve. I see Joe and Joanie with another probable meeting ahead. I

can't describe how special to meet those I have but also where I have

met a spouse or more family.

Now, i'm compulsive too, but given up on reading all posts when away. I

just scan quickly. It's great to see all your trips and to read that you

got the infection quickly. Your post is an absolutely perfect example of

how to live with PF.

>

> I've missed you (and everybody else) so much!! I got so far behind on

the postings and I

> wanted to read them all before I posted. I can't help it, it's my

compulsive nature. I'm

> down to only 2100 more to go!!

>

> A quick summary of the last month or so- Memorial Day weekend we took

a long

> weekend and took our motor home (mh) up to Birch Way. That is near the

US/Canada

> border. The weather was fair but we were able to get some beach time.

>

> As you know, some of us up here in the NW met in June. I haven't read

any of the postings

> about that but it was a great experience for me and my husband. We

laughed, we cried

> and then we laughed some more. Everybody took pix, except me I forgot

my camera. duh

> I am so glad that I got to meet Steve and Vicki before she became so

ill.

>

> The next day I went to my daughter's for a week. It was good to spend

the time with them

> but they are so busy! Just listening to them made me tired.

Basketball, soccer, golf, tennis

> swimming lessons and camp. But I loved the time with the grandsons

(pix of the boys in

> my album).

>

> The weekend I returned from my daughter's I was starting to get that

" uh-oh " feeling and

> cough. Monday I just happened to have a Dr.'s appointment so we caught

that little

> infection before it went to far. Two weeks of levaquin and increased

dose of prednisone

> seems to have done the job.

>

> The first week of July we took the mh to Deception Pass for 6 days.

The grandsons came

> to visit for the day, twice. We walked on the beach, read and relaxed.

>

> Last weekend we went to Sequim, the sunbelt of western WA. Weather was

gorgeous, we

> ate some great seafood, dungeoness crab my fav, sat on the beach

watched the sun set

> with friends while the husbands made s'mores over the fire.

>

> This week, I've done nothing and plan on doing nothing until Friday

night. I'm tired, tired,

> tired. I'm sob. This summer is the first year I don't have my

container gardens and

> hanging baskets. The distance i could walk on the beach was so short.

grrrrr

>

> I'm going back to read more posts. Welcome to all the newbies and I

have missed all of

> you.

>

> Love,

> Kathie Tacoma, WA

> NSIP '96, PAH 03, Bronchiectasis '05, etc.

>