I am a "blogging slacker"

"Santa Tom" and a friend



Neil ("Santa's" helper and friend)

Seasons greetings to all, boy have I been a blogging slacker.

I have so many things to post and never the time to do it.

So today I will try to better. First of all my father is back

home after another chemoembolization procedure on

December 10. He did fairly well this time, some minor

complications thatresolved themselves. He is still in a lot

of a pain and battling fevers while at home.

We pray that this treatment will dosomething substantial

to the 3 liver tumors that he has.

This is his favorite time of year, he always loved to dress

up in his Santa suit and spend Christmas eve at the local

children's hospital there in Columbia. His health the last

couple of years has just made it impossible to play

"Santa Tom". I posted a couple of pictures above that

I love, these were actually done by a newsreporter a

couple of years ago. The nurses on the Pediatric cancer

floor had the local paper come and do a story on

"Mr Tom" and his yearly visit on Christmas eve to make

sure all of the kids with cancer get something that night

from him. His helper is a great guy named Neil who

volunteered to dress up in that elf suit yearly and go

with Mr Tom to hand out presents.

Leslie