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Satellite radio pretty much saved the day for me on this trip to San Antonio.

Out of somewhere in the neighborhood of 140 trips, I have enjoyed the company of my best friend on all but two of them. Of the other two, one of our daughters accompanied me on one, and on the other I went solo. The first thirty or forty times we made the 300-mile drive, we both would stay awake and enjoy the drive, switching out behind the wheel a time or two. But after trying every different route possible and memorizing every bend in the highway and driving in every kind of weather, one of us now usually sleeps while the other one is driving, though we still share the driving chores. Having company on all of these trips has been an incredible blessing for me!

Helen began to feel pretty badly a few days before our appointment date, and by time to leave, she still wasn't feeling very well. We made the decision for her to stay home and try to get well. So for the first time in several years, I went without her. I have said that we have made the trip so many times that our car could do it by itself. But I really wasn't willing to try it out this time.

I began the drive by listening to a sports channel, but before long it became monotonous. So I started switching between music from the 60's and the 70's. I heard songs I hadn't heard in probably thirty years, and I was able to easily stay awake and alert by playing my version of "Name That Tune." I find it funny that I can't even hardly remember what I did two days ago, but I was right on about 90% of the names and artists from four and five decades ago... A mind is a terrible thing to waste...:)

I found out that my sister- and brother-in-law must really love me, because they allowed me to stay in their home even though Helen wasn't with me. Who knew? But, seriously, it is not lost on us how richly blessed we are and have been by them over these years. We have felt so at home there in their home that when I introduce them to people who don't know them, I say that they are the couple that lives in our home in San Antonio. And Janis keeps telling me that she is claiming us on their income taxes as dependents.

Anyway, my day at the clinic was quick and mostly painless, but quite different without Helen. They did have to get more hair follicle samples, taken from my chest. Not too painful. No other new developments, nothing much out of the ordinary. No scans scheduled until next visit, so it was pretty routine (Praise the Lord!). I still did not meet my new doctor, but that should happen next time when scans are done.

Having four weeks at home between visits is really nice. We are enjoying having more time at home. God is so good to us!