Gotta love spring time in Texas. All the rain greens everything right up. Trees start sprouting, bluebonnets come into full bloom, and the brown winter-worn lawns become a vibrant green – almost overnight! It’s time to get out the mower and keep that now fast-growing grass from getting out of control. Well, as soon as it stops raining …

On April 1, 2013, I went with Rod to our family doctor to address some on-going symptoms he’d been having that seemed to be worsening. The doctor believed the problem was in his gall bladder. He sent us to the lab to draw some blood, and said he would follow up with us if the lab work confirmed his suspicions and what our next steps would be.