The annual Huckleberry Days celebration was last weekend in Whitefish. Clancy entered a huckleberry upside down cake topped with fresh raspberries, huckleberries and a decorative glaze. The organizers of the event loved it and voted it their favorite. Unfortunately, they were not the official judges. The judges went for cheesecake and chocolate recipes - Yuck! He also entered some Pastry Pillows (raised dough with a huckleberry cream cheese filling). Quite tasty, but not as aesthetically appealing as the cake. Still it was a fun endeavor.
On the medical front, he made the trip to Salt Lake this week for his first quarterly checkup in the maintenance program. All tests went well, results were great and remission is still the official status. He enjoyed seeing the fine medical staff again and letting them make fun of his newly grown hair. A good portion of his time there was spent with advocates outside of treatment. He is involved in several voluntary research projects which require detailed data collection along with medical specimen collection. He met with financial, pharmaceutical and social work advocates to get the latest updates. The Huntsman Center has a great support system and resources galore.
The AAA Iowa Cubs were in town to play the Salt Lake Bees and he spent his two evenings at the ballpark. He was also able to have lunch with a special friend from the Utah Highway Patrol on Wednesday.
Finally, on the flight home he sat next to a gentleman whose vehicle was struck head on by a DUI driver several years ago near Somers. The investigating Trooper was David Graham who was killed by a distracted motorist just a few months after this gentleman's crash. The gentleman said David was so kind and helpful it made coping with a difficult situation much less stressful. Kindness is such an valuable thing, yet so easy to give. The tragic losses of David, Evan, Mike & Chris are part of Clancy's daily prayers and he cherishes the time he had with each of them. It was much too brief.
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