Saturday, April 11, 2026

Swimming with Pigs

Bahamas


May 30, 2025

to

June 7, 2025


Swimming with Pigs in the Bahamas was a dream father-daughter trip for Egypt for many years and we finally made it happen in 2025. I decided to use most of my airline and hotel points to give Egypt a special trip since she had been asking for this for many years and I realize that one of these trips will be our last trip as she starts her adult life in the near future. I'll still hope for many more.


Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Heart-Shaped Stone


This is the mysterious story of Kellisa’s 25th surgery which took place in February 2025 at Suter Roseville Medical Center. The surgery lasted three hours when the surgeon told us it should only take 60 minutes.


October 2024 – Kellisa had her first riding horse therapy session in more than 10 years and loved getting back in the saddle. Unfortunately, she started complaining of pain in her hips shortly after the ride. We took her to the doctor when the pain didn’t go away after a few days, and pain relievers weren’t helping. Tests were run and a few x-rays were taken. Nothing was obvious as far as her pain in the hip area, but in the corner of one of the x-rays, the radiologist saw something they couldn’t explain. A dark area of the stomach led them to believe a foreign object was “trapped” and would require further investigation.