Last Tuesday July 17th marked a significant milestone for my brother Kurt in his ongoing battle against cancer. He completed his 30th radiation treatment in Duluth, and he also took the last of his 42 doses of chemotherapy pills that coincided with those treatments. Essentia Health's Oncology staff presented him with a Certificate of Merit and Appreciation, and in keeping with the plan that he arrived at with his three doctors and the members of his family, as of last Wednesday he returned to living independently in his home without 24 hour care. After spending 48 days of this difficult time with the safety net of 'round the clock support from his family, returning to independent living has been a bit of a transition, but he is adjusting well and feeling a little bit better with each passing day.
On behalf of Kurt and the rest of our family, I'd like to once again say a very heartfelt "Thank You!" to each and every person who has shown us all such kindness and support. Whether you shot him a note by email, text, on Facebook, or this blog, contributed to his Go Fund Me page, sent a care package, stopped in for a visit, gave him a phone call, mowed his lawn, took up his slack or felt his absence at work, brought over some food, sent good vibes, or said some prayers, please be assured that it made a difference - Kurt feels the love, and the rest of us do too. As I've said before, Kurt is at his best when he's entertaining guests. If you have a spare moment, drop him a line and make plans to stop on by. :-)
