From Kim:  Hello Again, our dear family, friends new and old, and any of our PALS (People with ALS) that may be tuning in now and then.  We would love to hear from any of you that may be reading our blog.  We would love to be corresponding with each of you individually, but there is not the abundance of time we thought we would have.

We left Brownsville, Tx on February 16 and headed to Louisiana.  We loved the weather there.  We can count the "cool days" on our fingers.  It was rather funny to watch the Texans bundle up whenever the temperatures dropped below 60°. 
 
We headed to Louisiana to keep a meeting with Dr. Paul Harch, a hyperbarics specialist MD that has been following our ALS battle with keen interest.  He blocked two hours for us, but the "visit" went a full four.  He was excited about our fight.  He reviewed the key test results that brought the dreaded ALS diagnosis.  He also did his own "examination" and is amazed with what has happened to us.  He told us it has, to his knowledge, never been done before, someone not only halting the progression of the disease, but reversing it.  He is sending the neurological tests (EMG & NCS) to a nationally acclaimed ALS clinic in Houston, and has asked them to review the case, and even bring us in for further evaluation.  We don't know if they will do it, but he and we are hopeful this will lead to possible treatments for others with ALS.  We will let you all know.

We have now moved over to Houston, where baseball and softball are KING.  And you can guess, we are promoting the Sling Pitcher.

The following pictures are a bit delayed. We will try to do better next time.

We love you all.  We are planning to return to Idaho in early May.

We went across the Border into Progreso, Mexico for dinner.  It is not often we get the chance to be in two countries at once.  We went across with new friends, Bob and Carmela Vernieuw from Brownsville.  The food was great and more than reasonable, and the people were friendly and interesting, but there is no place like the good old US of A.

We had all the grapefruit we wanted from an orchard right behind our RV while we were at the River Bend Resort in Brownsville.  We have become completely spoiled by wonderful oranges, grapefruit, pecan nuts and avocados.  They have been the staple of our diet.

We were a couple of kids at a Valentine Party at River Bend.

Yes, she is still my Valentine.

We spent a night at a Lakeside Resort, Poches RV Park coming up out of Texas.  There is nothing quite like a lakeside blow on the harmonica at the end of a beautiful day. You need to watch out for these mature photographers that sneak up on a guy when he is trying to relax. You can see our RV and truck in the background, bikes and all.

We stayed at the Abita Springs Resort in Louisiana, just north of New Orleans, where we met with Dr. Paul Harch.  He is excited enough about our success, he is going to place our story on his website. He also mentioned adding a chapter in his next book, "New Miracle Cure for ALS". (The name of the chapter is my doing.)  I am not sure how you prescribe everything involved in our miracle, especially Priesthood Powers and the prayers and love of family and friends.

This is a little friend Kay met in a resort in Livingston, Texas, just before we got to Houston.  Her name is Snowflake.  They say she enjoys looking at her reflection in the shiny RV hubcaps around the park.

We met our special long time friends in Houston, Bonnie and Norm Jensen, and also Norm's brother, Greg, and his family, who live in Houston.  We attended the Houston Rodeo, a 21 day extravaganza.  We guys also got in a couple great rounds of golf on some  beautiful courses, while the gals took in a movie and did some other "girl" things I haven't yet figured out.  But after 43 years with her, I aught to be close to figuring them out.  FAT CHANCE!!!  Have any of you guys ever figured out why our wives enjoy grocery shopping and reading the labels on every can before they put it in the grocery cart???