Avionscreator

It is with a heavy heart that I regret to inform you that my sweet big brother, Joe, has lost his 8 month battle with brain cancer this morning at 5:30am. He passed peacefully in his sleep at home, in his own room, surrounded by his loved ones. He fought a courageous fight with the love and support of his friends and family. Joe will always be remembered for his passion for life, learning new languages--10 to be exact, 8 self taught--and cultivating his artistic abilities. Not only did Joe have a talent for drawing, he also had a talent for polishing aluminum motorcycle parts, not to mention helping our dad in his shop with the restoration of countless antique motorcycles. Joe also had a passion for all kinds of music, especially classical. His favorite composers are John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and he especially loved Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He also loved everything from 'Try To Remember' by Kingston Trio to Weird Al--he new every song by heart--but, he especially loved The

As many of you know, I was released from the hospital on the 5th and time has been passing really slowly. I hope you had a happy Easter. Mine hasn’t been so good. I had to have my sister help me type this journal. I’ve actually been quite miserable. I don’t know if you’ll ever hear from me again. I’m still recoverying. I hope the therapists come in time to help my condition improve, as I feel miserable because I’m having difficulty accomplishing even the smallest of tasks. I wish you all the best and i'm hopeful for my own recovery.

Well, I was quite tired yesterday despite it being my birthday. My sister had a cake made featuring Avion printed on it, and I think it was really cute. We had pizza and I got some Tolkien books to read. It was good to have my family over for the party, and I ate plenty and had fun. Today I also went to the clinic and found out that the surgeon, on the day of the surgery, had removed mostly dead tissue, with only a small trace of living cancer cells he had to find under a microscope. Removing dead tissue helped, of course, and about next week I will have my sutures and staples removed before starting again with chemotherapy. I'll be looking forward to that. Meanwhile I have been busying myself watching videos about cleaning dirty rugs, restoring antiques, and reviews of Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. Why the last one, you may ask? Well, because I bought a set of 24 of them, and am anxious to be able to finally use my right hand again. Then again... I suppose I could