On Our Way

Entry 67

Having been encouraged by my urologist/surgeon to enjoy the summer, I will return to see him in the fall after a six month period (instead of the usual three month interval) to have a check up. The last blood test in March revealed that my PSA is still slightly under 1 ng/ml. It's hard to believe that it has been more than four years since we learned that I had prostate cancer and began to explore the options for treatment.

The summer continues to be a busy time for me. I drove with a long time friend to Nova Scotia then flew home in June, drove to Vancouver and back in July, and tomorrow I'm heading out on a paddling adventure in northern Manitoba to commemorate Harcus Strachan, the only member of the Fort Garry Horse to receive a Victoria Cross and for whom a lake in Manitoba has been named. We will be placing an engraved aluminum plaque in his honour on the shore of the newly named Strachan Lake.

We expect to be on the water from August 10th until the 22nd.

Update: We have returned from the canoe trip. I added a few pictures below that were taken by Ed Loewen, one of the paddlers in our group.

Commemorative rock cairn beside plaque

Harry cooking

The paddling group. (left to right, Brian Greenberg, Joe Greenberg, Mike Sellors, Ed Loewen, 

Bob Williams, Harry Stimson lying in front)

Bob Williams and Harry Stimson

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