Day +18

Today was our first full day at the Hope Lodge. I was able to drink a little bit more today, but I still can't taste anything. We watched a lot fo the Olympics today, it's great that they are on tv, because it gives Mindy and I something to do. I have an appointment on tuesday afternoon with my doctor just to get bloodwork and a physical exam. We greatly appreciate all the cards that everyone has been sending us lately, but we feel so blessed that we have everything we need right now ( my health), so we are asking that instead of sending any cards or care packages, you instead help keep the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge up and running by sending things as simple as dishclothes. We figured that the average card costs the same as a dish cloth. The Hope Lodge has been another blessing for us and they function basically on donations. I have attached the link to the list of things they need as simple as paper plates and throw blankets. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/subsite/hopelodge/NY_NewYorkCity/nyc_our_wish_list.asp

You can send any donations to us at:
Derrick Dull
c/o American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
Po Box 2284
New York, NY 10116

Please don't feel obligated at all to do this, but we just want to see others helped in the way that we were.

Having returned from Sunday school, a little boy was playing with his dog in the front yard. A neighbor, a local cynic, walked by and stopped to visit with the boy. He asked him what he had been doing that morning, and the boy told him he had been to Sunday school, where he'd learned a lot about God. The neighbor laughed derisively and challenged the boy. " Well, if you can tell me where God is, I will give you a quarter." The boy responded in a polite and calm voice, " Sir, if you'll tell me where God isn't I will give you a dollar."