Happy November to everyone! Where has the time gone?!? We are only 229 days away from boarding our plane to Europe–and I, for one, cannot wait. We are still thinking about gadgets and gizmos to make our trip easier, breaking in shoes, and setting aside the clothes we want to pack. I wish we were heading to the Christmas markets this Winter, bundling up against the cold winds and snow, but all of our energies are concentrated elsewhere at the moment.
Let me reassure you: OUR PASSION PLAY TOUR IS STILL ON! We eagerly wait to greet you at the airport in San Antonio to begin our amazing adventure, but our good and gracious God decided now was the time to address my ongoing health issues. I was admitted to Methodist Heart Hospital on Oct. 7 and told I was not leaving without a heart transplant. I received my new heart exactly one week later on Oct. 14 and spent the next three weeks in the hospital. I am now recovering at my mom’s house in San Antonio and doing well. My doctors are pleased with my progress, my lab numbers have been excellent, and the biopsies have shown no signs of rejection. I continue to walk daily and regain strength and hope to get back home to Rockport sometime in late January. For now, my appointments are weekly, and it’s easier to be closer to the hospital in these critical, first three months. Tom and I have been given hope that at 8-1/2 months out (June 2020), I can be released by the doctors to travel overseas. Rest assured, the TRIP IS STILL ON! Keep packing, keep reading up on the places we’ll be traveling to, keep thinking about souvenirs you’d like to bring home, and don’t forget to get your phone/camera/iPad in working order for all those pictures you’re going to take! Memories–and in Herb’s case potential PowerPoint presentations–will be important. And as soon as we know the hotels we’ll be staying in, I’ll send out a list, so you can research and look at the beautiful pictures.
I wish each of you a beautiful Fall season with oodles of loving family surrounding you at the Thanksgiving table. I know we have much to be thankful for this year. God bless you all! Talk to you soon,
Tom and Suzanne
2020Euro/"Passion"Tour 