Jay I didn’t know what bg was either. I’m glad you asked.
JRand feel better.
I have lots of work to do today before I get a massage. Believe it or not, I still don’t have hotel reservations for my trip. I didn’t do much while my back was bad. It is improving enough for me to get things done now.
Jose where will you be on the 4th? Anywhere near Bethesda?
I'll be in Richmond on the 4th going over the keyboard book with the assistant conductor for
The Producers. I'm only playing the weekend shows, but that's the time slot alloted for the "teaching session". I was hoping to make it up to NYC during those interim days since I head to Houston the following Monday, but it looks like I'll be heading back up to Fairfax to spend some time with my folks...
-Potential Downer Warning Ahead... But, there's good news too!
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few weeks ago. I did not find out until last week, and I only found out from my brother, Jay. Even he was not directly told from my father or mother - and he's the "good son" who calls home regularly - he found out from my sister-in-law (who at the time was still living with my parents (with my brother (her husband), so...).
I still have yet to get all the details, but the bone scan tests have come back, and they came back negative. So he's not at Stage 4, the cancer has not gone into his bones. Thankfully, prostate cancer is one of the most curable cancers, and when I saw my father yesterday at the party, he looked to be hisself. He still loves being a grandfather! I'm hoping to talk to him when he gets home from work later. However, my brother has said that my Mom prefer that we not about "it" with my father, so... We'll see. In any case, it will be nice to spend some time with them tonight when I'm not so zonked out from lack of sleep.
On the "bright" side of things, things can't be that bad. My mother has a habit of hiding things from us (the four boys) from time to time. There were a few times when she had gone into the hospital for some routine stuff, but none of us had found out until after the fact. Only if "it" is really bad, and a true cause for worry and concern will she share any real bad news us about her or about my father. So... (*Of course, she wonders why her boys tend to be on the "private" side when it comes to personal matters.
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I'm just trying to stay close to home while I can. I will be heading to Houston to do
A Chorus Line at Theatre Under the Stars, but that's only for the last three weeks in October. And I've already lined up
Hallelujah, Baby at Arena Stage for December-February. I can live at home while I'm working on the show. *And since my brother Mike and his family moved out a month ago, I now have "my room" back.
So, that's that. Any Good Vibes will, of course, be appreciated. But from what I saw and "felt" yesterday, everyone seems to be doing well - especially my father.
