Love love love!

Here we are in Chicago as we look after the grandkids and celebrate my mother’s birthday with my brother and his family. Tim and Tara headed to Mexico for a break–belated 15th/Tim’s 40th.

I loved your words–all of them as I just read all of your journals. I could just see you walking with Charles today–feeling both the reality and hope in your words and spirit.

Jo has been staying in touch and I realize I’m always asking her “how is Connie doing”
and I’m now kicking myself in the ass for not getting the info first hand and directly. This epistle is a step in the right direction.

I was in Asia for nearly a couple of weeks. I met Jo in LA upon my return. We met at LAX with Jo coming from the midwest and me coming in from Hong Kong. Interestingly, as I was leaving, the Gary and Julie were leaving LAX that same hour but our paths did not cross–only our phone calls via these blasted and sometimes blessed cellphones.

While in LA we spent a day and half with Jim and Tracy Nelesen. It is very, very tough. They are in the midst of a very final intervention which will be completed very soon. They were seeing some hope in December but the cancer has rushing past all the interventions in the last two months so this experimental drug is it. Prayers and hope…

Jim and I had some alone time a big chunk of one day while Jo and Tracy got out of their home.

Jo just called and asked me to come down for an early dinner–the boys and mom eat fairly early.

I will call tonight!

Love you, love to Charles,

Chuck