Less than 24 hours ago I wrote of Jerry’s worsening condition. As of late, the unit of measurement used for his expected remaining life has been days. It turns out, as of that writing, it was just hours. Jerry passed away yesterday evening in his sleep. While his body passes … Continue reading
Here’s a biggie all in one update. Jerry – Don’t have any details but it sounds like his condition continues to worsen. It sounds like he’s getting to the point he was at shortly before I visited him. Had he not had aggressive medical intervention then, he likely would not … Continue reading
First off, I don’t have any updates on Jerry. I should probably try to get one, and if I do, I’ll pass that along here. Scott is home and was reportedly in church this morning and doing well. I don’t have any update on the biopsy but if they determine … Continue reading
After 4 days off we made it back to the simulator today. Technically, again, it was supposed to be the last of the CPT (Cockpit Procedures Trainer) lessons, but we did it as a simulator lesson and are still ahead of the program. Tomorrow is technically simulator lesson #1. Today … Continue reading
Someone who has no idea about all the cancer cases surrounding me mentioned that Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a couple of months ago. Ironic given Marshall’s recent diagnosis… Also, I got an update on Scott. He had surgery yesterday and it turns out the cancer is not … Continue reading
Last week the news came that yet another of our friends may be dealing with cancer. This time, it’s a guy from our church, Scott, who plays the bass. His dad passed away recently from cancer. The suspicion was lymphoma and they were going to do a biopsy but due … Continue reading
… It was bound to happen eventually. We had our first sim session yesterday morning. Last night we did some of the briefing for our second session which will be this morning. After that, my partner and I did some studying focusing on getting the callouts just right. When the … Continue reading
Got down here to Memphis yesterday afternoon and went out to stock my studio hotel room (with almost complete kitchen; no oven). Found a 750 ml bottle of Brother Thelonious beer. I ran into them at the Monterey Jazz Festival last year. The North Coast Brewing Company has made a … Continue reading
I’m on my way to Memphis for part 2 of upgrade training. Part 1 was ground school. I finished that up and had a couple weeks off. Part 2 is simulator training. I have a total of 12 sessions between tomorrow and March 19th. The first one, tomorrow, is a … Continue reading
