Figting for survival

I suppose the few of you who follow this blog have wondered what happened to my postings. Where have I been? Here's the scoop and I know it will upset some of you.
June 20 I had to drive myself to the hospital because I could no longer keep food down. When they did a routine blood count they found I had a count of 3. Normal blood counts are around 9. Needless to say, the doctors began looking for searching for the cause for all the blood loss and they found it. A tumor had developed on my esophigus and it had been leaking blood for a long time. A biopsy revealed the tumor was cancer and was spreading as well as inoperable. It is treatable however and I've been getting Kemo but I'm fighting for my very survival now.
Now, for those who know me personally or have been students on my bus.
I have no intention of giving up and letting this take me. I'm determined to kick it's ass and kill it but, I won't be driving route 13 this year. Simply put, I do not have the ability to do so thanks to this battle.
Tony, please relay this to the rest and tell them It's been my pleasure to drive all of them. You can point them to this web blog if you need to. I wish all of you well and will miss every one of you. Please treat your new driver with the same respect you afforded me and give them a break. 13 js not the easiest of runs but it has the finest of students and I've been privileged just to be a part of all your lives. If ever I can recover enough I'd love to take the run back but it will be a long time and I'll be on disability for all of it. Become the best you can be for me and remember me kindly as I will you.
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The Traveler (AKA, Pete)