"Eight thirty sixty-three"

When you make the cancer treatment rounds, a verbal ID you use in medical offices is your date of birth.  

So today is my birthday.  

I'm 46.  Closer now to 50 than 40.  This Thursday is my last scheduled chemo before my scan on September 21.  Doing the same since I posted a month ago.  No side effects except fatigue.  

Although.... I did "hurl" last weekend. We were on a beach trip and I joined the family in whale watching excursion.  It was a beautiful day, but the waters were choppy and I lost my breakfast. 

Our vacation ended on a serious note. My mom called to let us know that my sister and her husband were in a motorcycle accident.  My sister Blanca is fine, but my brother-in-law severely injured his jaw and shoulder.  On our trip home we stopped by OSHU, where he airlifted to from Boise.  

We are so thankful that the injuries weren't more severe, but it is going to be a long road to recovery.