After a quick stop at Radiology Oncology to get pictures of the receptionists and the Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Quang we finally headed back to the motel. By now Gators voice is sounding pretty damn good! I can’t shut him up! LOL He even tried singing “Doe a Dear” and teared up a little. We made 38 phone calls to let people know his voice is back and many of the people we talked to ended up in tears because they were so happy to hear his voice. I only let him talk for a couple of minutes to each person, (some were longer there was just no stopping him! LOL), he’s supposed to take it easy for the next couple of days. The next morning at 6am I picked up our continental breakfast from the front desk and we just sat there and talked. We haven’t been able to really sit and bullshit for 5 months! My hearing isn’t all that great and it’s really been frustrating for both of us with me having to say “huh” all the time and him having to repeat whatever it was he whispered. He woke up talking this morning! He said; “Good morning…I love you!” he sounds like the old Gator.

The back of his neck, his chest, and throat are a little sore this morning, he says it feels like they used the paddles to bring him back after the procedure! By 7am he was trying to sing “Hey there little red riding hood…” sounds GREAT! LOL He can’t wait to get back to the studio and practice some songs. We have a show this weekend at Rounders in McCleary, I hope he doesn’t overdue it and lose his voice again before then.

We checked out of the motel at 11am and started to make our way back home. About 7 miles from the motel the rear right tire on the Beamer had a blowout! We called our friend Scott Weldy in Seattle and he brought a car jack and changed the tire for us. We thought we had a jack in a little locked compartment in the trunk, but it turned out to be a battery! So Scotty got us on the road again and after a couple of stops we finally made it home.