Minstrels of Mischief

Courtney had another MRI and oncologist visit yesterday. The MRI showed a pea sized something in the back of the surgical site. The radiologist can't say exactly what it is, and we're betting that it's some debris from the surgery. As our oncologist put it, "It's still the result of the dust settling." Rather than start chemo right now, we're going to wait another 3 months, get another MRI, and see what we're dealing with. In the meantime, Cortney is doing a little better each day. She has her ups and downs, but seems to be experiencing a general upward trend. Of course she's frustrated that she's not all the way back to normal yet, but I think that's good as she continues to push herself. We just need to make sure she doesn't push herself too far. We're making some pretty significant changes in our daily lives as we become more aware of the need to help Courtney stay as healthy and strong as possible, and realize that we could all benefit for that too.

The same night we recorded "O Holy Night" (two nights before her brain surgery) we recorded a few other songs. One of them was Eva Cassidy's arrangement of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." I accompanied on guitar as Courtney sang. This song was especially difficult for her as several things weighed on her heart and mind, one of them being the uncertainty of the surgery. Our friend, Gary McClellan and his son engineered this one and added some orchestration behind it. I think the final result is touching. We hope you enjoy.