New blog, and lots of pictures

Welcome to reMarkable Courage!

We've moved Mark's updates here to the Blogger platform, because it gives us a great deal more control over content and format compared to CaringBridge.  As part of the process, I have collected numerous photos from the past few months that may or may not have made it onto Facebook, but definitely didn't get to the blog, so here they are.

February 4: About a week after Mark's initial major surgery
in Portland, having a fun moment with Mom.

Just a couple of days before half the family departed to Houston,
this was one of a set of family portraits we had taken
(picture by RLP Studios - http://blog.reversedlensphotography.com/)

March 27: Mark discovers how much he likes Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

April 4: Mark's appetite recovers, his first "real" breakfast since starting chemo

April 14: Chemo at MD Anderson Cancer Center

April 14: Mark getting ready to settle in for a round of proton radiation therapy.

April 14: Mark enjoying some peace with a
book on the rear patio at Holcombe House

April 14: Playing on the lobby piano at Holcombe House.

April 15: Chicken noodle soup was frequent dinner request

April 15: Gabriella pretty much ran the Ronald McDonald house
while she was there. She personally arranged getting her picture
taken with all of that day's youth group volunteers.
I showed up just in time to find out about it.

April 15: Watching funny cat videos with Mom before bedtime.

April 16: Patiently waiting through a consult checkup visit.

April 16: Another day at Proton with the wonderful staff.

April 16: Chilling in one of the movie lounge rooms at Holcombe House,
watching some Harry Potter, on the night before his last day
of radiation treatment.

April 17: Checking in for his last day of chemo in Houston,

April 17: Checking in for his last radiation treatment appointment.

April 17: "Ringing out" after his last radiation treatment.

April 20: Dinner at Holcombe House's "Five Star Day",
where the converted the facility into a sort of kid's 5-star resort for the day.

April 20: Mark and Dad watching something during the "Five Star Day" dinner

April 24: Departure day, chilling before heading to the airport.

April 24: On the flight home, weary of flying, just three hours left.

April 25: Mark holding his nephew Nicholas, where he noted
with humor that they are both sporting the same hairstyle.

April 27: Thanks to Aunt Cindi, Mark got a hat, jersey, and baseball bat
signed by all the Tacoma Rainiers players!