Good Day, Bad Day

Work has slowed down a lot in the last couple of weeks. We have one more job this summer and my role is fairly limited in it. I am helping out where I can. I have an all day training session this Friday covering Grade Checking and Layout. Sounds fun, huh? It will be fairly close to home so my commute will be short that day.

Yesterday was cruising along and around 2pm my mom called with some bad news. A good friend of mine who I grew up with has skin cancer and it is not looking good from what I have heard. I won't say the person's name because it is not my place to spread the word, but it has really affected me more than I thought something like this would. This person has a family and is a great person and since we got out of elementary has been a good friend to me. I hate cancer in all of its forms.

While we're on the subject though, an update on my brother Scottie. If you don't know him or his story, he was diagnosed with Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) at the beginning of last September. It is pretty rare for a kid his age (14) to get it. It usually hits before age 11 or later in life. So his case is one many are interested in because of its uniqueness. It has also probably helped get him extra funding and grants to pay for his treatment I am guessing.

Scott is doing okay. His chemotherapy has slowed down and he is getting ready for radiation treatment to his head. His website with the best updates by my mom is http://www.ldschinese.com/scott/. His latest passion is bass fishing. Dad got a boat for them and after some mechanical setbacks it seems to be working fine. His hair is back for now and last I heard, he and Sam are getting along.

After a couple hot weeks, last night's thunderstorms have settled in and are cooling things down. It is a good relief from the hot weather. The thunderstorms in the afternoon are fun to watch. I've seen some of the best lightning ever here in Denver. That is coming from a guy who lived in St. Petersburg and Tampa, FL.