[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

Friday is here at last and that means two more doses of the chemo pills today and I am done with the bastards until I return from Europe! I am happy to be near the end with the pills, since they've been messing me up. Low blood cell counts leading to no endurance, a chest cold, a strange knotting of a muscle in my shoulder blade at night which keeps waking me up and at times makes my right leg jerk, feeling queasy all the time, and thankfully just once an attack of the dry heaves... I won't miss any of that stuff when I am once again on the soil of my ancestors.

I can't wait to get over there. I have many new adventures ahead, both in Denmark and Scotland. As much time as I have spent in Aalborg, I still managed to find 4 "new" points of interest for me, so it will add some newness and discovery to that part of my trip. I love the old, familiar things I do in that town, and it is a big part of what keeps me coming back, but a few new things to see and do just adds another element of joy to the trip for me.

Seeing family and friends again will be wonderful, too. My cousin's daughter Helle and her husband Martin will be treating me to dinner my first two evenings in Aalborg, and it's always great spending time with them. They are equal parts family and friends to me. Martin is saving me a Jacobsen brown for my arrival. He knows that is one of my favorite beers of all time. I love the aroma of the six malts blended so masterfully together in that brew as well as the flavor. I like to close my eyes and just smell that beer for about 10 seconds before taking my first sip. Then I feel like I am truly home again in Denmark.

Hang tough my friend, fight like hell...