Happy Birthdays

Happy (belated) birthday, Bob. Sorry it slipped by!

Happy (early so I don't forget another one) birthday Mike and Kathy, aka The Bookends.

Love

Neil

Happy Veteran's Day!

To all of our veterans, thank you for your service!

Neil, Tim Demming, Mike Koch, Zach

And, thank you to our active duty family members!

Claire, Aubrey and Tim

 

Ringing the Bell

Completed my last radiation treatment (#28) yesterday afternoon.  Feeling well and happy to not worry about having a full bladder when I arrived for treatment.  The radiation oncology team at North Florida Regional Cancer Center were outstanding and extremely caring.  I rarely had to wait more than 5 minutes to be escorted back to the treatment area and usually went right in.  Took about 10 minutes and I was on my way.  Appointment in late October will review new PSA lab results.  Thank you all for keeping me in your thoughts.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

 

White Coat Ceremony

 Helen is officially enrolled in the University of North Texas School of Pharmacy. New students are presented a white coat after term begins.

Charlotte and Rose's 6th Birthday

Rosie, Liz, Jim, Rachel
Ruth, Rose, Brooklyn (the dog), Elliott, Steve

 Liz and I had a fun, quick trip to Charlotte on 7/22 and were able to celebrate Rose's 6th birthday with the Hallmarks.  Also want to shout out to Larry and Georgia for making the trek from Asheville so that we could visit and have lunch together.  (FYI: Bennett was away at camp when the picture was taken.)  Many thanks to Ruth and Jim (and Copper) for hosting us - we had a restful and memorable visit.

Hurricane Debbie

We had about 5 inches of rain yesterday and a few trees down in the neighborhood.  A chainsaw made short work of the one which fell across the common driveway which give everyone access to Hwy 441.  Lost power early in the morning and fired up the generator once it was clear it wouldn't be restored too quickly.  Thought we would have to spend last night in the dark but it suddenly came back on about 8pm.

All the family is safe and none suffered any worse results than us.  Margie is in a cottage next door and experienced the same outage.  Pets are back to normal (2 outside cats).  Shannon's girls came over today and brought 3 baby squirrels which fell into their backyard. Looks like a few days taking care of them if they survive.  Still misty today and likely will wait the weekend to begin picking up the tree debris littering the yard.  The old golf cart will come in handy for that.

Hope everyone else is safe.

Golf Course Gopher News!

Golf Course Gophers is now available on Amazon AppStore for use in their Fire Tablets! The QR codes below will connect you with the Google Play Store or Apple AppStore for download.

App is doing well on both platforms, fingers crossed for the Amazon devices.

Did I mention, app is FREE ?

Android QR

Apple QR

Youtube Video

Happy Birthday Jim

You're catching up to me, bro!

Love,

Neil

Prostate Progress

I had my first radiation treatment today and will continue every weekday until August 30th.  Takes less than 10 minutes so I'm in and out of the clinic in less thirty minutes.  I am fascinated by the technology and the process.  Modern medicine simply amazes me.  I am told to expect fatigue, but imagine that may set in after a few more treatments as I feel fine this evening.  I'm looking forward to putting this behind me and am grateful to have so many family members close by who support me.

Tomorrow I will continue my preparation and arrive with a full bladder and an empty bowel! I'll let you imagine the strategies I will employ to achieve these goals.  :)

New App !

 

Downloads available from Google Playstore (Android) and Apple App Store. Easiest way to find it is to search "Neil Rohan". I've quite a few, so you may have to scroll to find it. 

Every download boosts my standing ($$ 😊) even if you don't keep them.

This looks like a kid's game (they tend to "sell" better) but trust me, the higher levels will challenge the best of you.

Nurse Retires

 Reporting from Houston, TX: It has been discovered that a nurse has recently retired from her long career (subjective statement) in Nursing.

Yep, that's me.

Couldn't be happier! 

Thank you, University of Florida for accepting my application on 2nd attempt to "get in" to Nursing school. Thanks to Ruthie for encouraging me to try 2nd time.

Such great memories and experiences to reflect upon.

Peace and Love.

Go Gators ;)

Happy birthday July Babies

 I don't want to leave anyone out, but I can't name all of the July birthdays we now have in our family, but a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all of you.

Larry and Georgia

You'd think they'd get the name right..

 

.. since it's right on the SIGN ! 😅

Glad you were able to make a full recovery, Mike.

New blog

 Thanks Neil

 Information for calendar:
Susie September 20 birthday

Ken and Susie anniversary June 18

We have moved from NC to Atlanta, GA. Would give my address, but were renting and hope to buy in the next couple of months. Why ATL? NOT for the weather! Ken retired and his two sisters live here. It seems pretty central to a lot of Rohans or at least the airport to get to Rohans! I was really worried about moving to the big city, but I'm finding that here are pockets of neighborhoods with their own stuff to do, places to eat and shop and some very nice outdoor parks and trails to bike and walk on. So, once we're settled, I'll post my address and would love to get together with anyone in the area or a couple of hours drive! Rosie has already visited and it was great to see her!!!

Love to all, 
Susie

Happy Birthday, Ruthie!

Prostate Cancer

In the last year an email began circulating among the brothers about the incidence of prostate cancer among us. It noted four of us (Larry, Bob, Jim and Tom) had been, or were being treated for this disease.  The other three either didn't report or noted a concern about at least one Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) result.  I had been monitoring mine for about 10 years during annual physicals and for the past 7 years with my urologist.  In February, a prostate biopsy confirmed cancer was present.

Although I had long been comforted knowing prostate cancer was very slow in growing and unlikely to dramatically shorten my life span, I never considered the possibility it might metastasize into a more aggressive form of cancer.  Fortunately, subsequent testing indicated the prostate cancer had not spread.  I have opted for a radiation solution and will begin treatment in July.

Because of the sibling history, I recently provided a blood sample for genetic testing.  The lab looked for anomalies known to indicate a tendency to develop a variety of cancers and fortunately the results found no such mutations.  Even so, I would urge everyone to let their families know of this history and suggest annual PSA testing for the boys beginning at age 40 as part of their physical exams.

P.S.  Love the new look of the "Herald" and the positive mission statement.

Durango to Silverton Locomotive Cab Ride

 Ann bought me a cab ride seat on the Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for a birthday present. Man what a view!