Reality Check, Big Time!

All else pales in comparison to the news my wife recently received.

Kathy was diagnosed with breast cancer.

We have a great Doctor, who has really taken her care on fulltime and has made some wonderful changes.

Kathy has gotten most of the preliminary tests out of the way. The PET scan shows that the cancer has not spread and is still very localized.

Kathy decided to participate in a clinical study about cancer treatment and as part of that study, they took a biopsy and sent it to California for classification. Then the chemotherapy starts after that.

After ~6 months of chemo, then they are talking surgery, followed by radiation therapy, and lastly hormone therapy for about 5 years or so.

Anyway, they are very hopeful it has been caught in time and they are very postitive that Kathy will beat this.

I have created a link to her blog site at the top of my page. Thanks for all who have visited it already and given her the positive reinforcement she deserves.

On a side note, it is great to have family around to help with things and I'm sure we'll lean on them more in the coming months.

As of now, I am still planning on doing the Arizona bike trip with the Silver Boys (with Kathy's blessing of course or you could say Kathy's permission).

Life sure can change in an instant...

Sooo, true!

Jeff and Steve out for a spin...guess which one's Jeff.

"Is this the lightest bell you have?"

Middle of January

I'm riding mostly indoors during the week, mainly because of the darkness and I'm not a big fan of riding on the roads at night (even with proper lighting).

But, I did get in a nice (but windy) 20 miles outdoors on Sunday.

The roads were mostly dry, except for some shaded areas. Those areas were wet going out and were just starting to ice up as I rode back home.

Good thing for studded tires. :)

Is this real life?

40 degrees in early January???

Well, I had to take advantage of that.

So on Saturday, I met Dr. Tim, Beebe, and 3 others for a nice 45 mile ride to Byron, Genoa, Douglas, and then back to Rochester.

Then on Sunday, I made my way to Simpson, Pleasant Grove, Chatfield, Dover, and Eyota, all by my lonesome. Tack on another 51 miles.

The winds picked up as I neared home. But Hey, I was outside riding on the road in January.

2012!!!

Beautiful weather, but I'm not too thrilled about riding the roads at night with lights.

So, mostly indoors this year (so far).

But I plan on getting out for some outdoor miles on the weekend. Mid to upper 30s is pretty good for January.