SEP 2, 17 .. AND NOW.. THE BIG LET-DOWN.. THE AFTERMATH.. HAS ENGULFED THE TWO OF US..

Constantly, beginning on Tuesday the 15th of August, when I visited my Mongolian doctor in Ulaanbaater, and I was diagnosed as having a tumor in my left kidney, both Patti and I have been living-with the great fear that this issue with my left kidney was going to become a major health problem for me.

When we got the good news from my doctor yesterday afternoon, we were both just numb with relief. Yes we were happy BUT numb more describes what we two felt. It did not even come close to feeling giddy and joyous and happy. Numb with relief. Stunned with relief. Unable to truly comprehend the good news. For one thing both of us were exhausted from just getting here.

Both of us KNEW, at the very least, that I would most certainly undergo a biopsy procedure to determine if the unknown mass in my left kidney was malignant. Both of us were stunned when we learned that this was not going to happen.

Now to the reality of this situation.

I am experiencing a 12-hour jet lag. This, in and of itself, is a difficult thing to slowly work through. It takes me a minimum of several weeks to even begin to get over the jet lag. Patti too is dead-on-her-feet from all of the stress getting all the details set up for my admission into the Mayo Clinic here, getting airline flights set up for her and for Tom who drove our GMC Suburban from Detroit to Minneapolis and needed to fly back to Detroit, getting motel rooms in Minneapolis and Rochester for us, getting packed etc et al.

By the way, Patti also scheduled my flight from Hong Kong to Minneapolis because we two wanted to meet in Seattle en route East. I was not able to do this in Hong Kong.

So we two are using all of our skills so as not explode!

Last night Patti had one of her nights-from-hell sleepwise. I on the other hand was up early with things to do. Finally I realized that I had to get out of our room so Patti could attempt to get some sleep.

It isn’t a pretty picture. It IS real life. Fatigue, exhaustion and overwhelming stress take their toll on any human being.

Our big picture.

I am NOT going to immediately return to Asia. I thought maybe I would but I am NOT going to do so.

Next Tuesday we plan to go North into upper Minnesota and East into Northern Wisconsin.

Then we will continue East into the upper peninsula of Michigan. We will end up in Detroit, Michigan and environs. We may, we may not, do some further travel. At some point we are going to then fly North back to Alaska. This travel will be slow and easy and relaxed. We have no time schedule whatsoever.

Then what?

I have no clue.

Sign us as Clueless..

Patti and Cap

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