God puts people in our path, even when we don’t know we need them. It’s always been my desire that people who follow this Blog learn about this disease and appreciate our reliance on faith and positive attitude. We’ve been lifted up family, friends and strangers. Here’s an example: I first met Joe several years ago when I was invited onto his softball team for a local softball tournament. This occurred not long after I was diagnosed with, at that time, an unknown cancer. At a restaurant after the game I learned that Joe and his wife Tammy pastor a church here in the Valley. Joe prayed for me that day and indicated he would continue to follow my situation. Last Thursday my 70+ Sidewinders softball team had a scrimmage game with the 65+ Sidewinders team. As I came up to bat for the first time the catcher was Joe. Before the first pitch he briefly said, “we need to talk after the game.” I stayed after the game and Joe told me an inspiring story about his wife Tammy and a serious
“I had more fun on my 70th birthday than your average 10 year old!” The last blog we asked for prayers for a good scan on this new trial. The scan was on the 19th and my doctor’s meeting was on the 20th. Everything you do at a hospital begins with, “what’s your full name and birthdate?” For every appointment on the 20th I had fun answering that question with, “Mark Daly, tomorrow 1954!” Before the doctor comes in for the consult, other members of the team visit to cover certain issues. We were slowly put at ease as it seemed each person who came in to discuss something seemed to be in a good mood, especially when they learned my birthday was the next day. One visitor was Patricia, my Research Coordinator. She takes care of all my details including scheduling and she brought up details for April and May visits. That seemed promising. Next, the Physician’s Assistant came in to discuss my bloodwork and the scan. It was a little unnerving as we had never met this PA. The last time