On the road to normalcy

Back before Bob was diagnosed with CLL, he was a very active person. He always had a project going. One of his favorite things to do was rebuild cars. Right now, we own a restored VW Thing and a WW II Army Jeep. Both of these vehicles were in total states of disrepair when they were brought home. The VW was pulled from the woods next to the owner’s house, and the Jeep was brought home on a trailer with a lot of pieces in boxes. These project cars were a labor of love. The Jeep was actually finished during Bob’s transplant recovery. He was able to order parts online and work alone in his barn. It was a great distraction and kept him busy when his contact with the public was limited. Then the graft vs. host disease struck and all projects stopped. We finally have a sense of normalcy again – a VW Bug was brought out of storage last week. This car was purchased during a trip to Florida after Bob got out of the hospital. We stayed in Florida for a month with my mom, enjoying the nice weather and giving Bob a chance to rest and me some help with the twins, who were only 10 months old at the time. We towed the car back up to New York with us. It wasn’t a fun trip with two babies, one dog,and a car that people would stare at when they passed us. We got a lot of strange looks during those 1100 miles. So the restoration starts, hopefully without too much aggravation, so Bob’s blood pressure doesn’t get too high. My son loves to help in the barn with ...
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