The Kwaj Kat Blog

Those of you who know me from Kwaj also likely know Deidre Wingate (Lloyd) who was in our class. I was privileged to get a note from Deidre today, but was discouraged to receive the news that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She began treatment in January with a lumpectomy and lymph removal followed by the start of chemo this month. The chemo treatment will continue for the next 4 months.

I’m sure her prognosis is good at this point, given recent advances in cancer treatments, but that doesn’t ease the difficult road she has ahead of her. She has asked her friends to support her through prayer, so I’m passing that request along here. Please keep Deidre in your thoughts and prayers as she and her family navigate the rocky terrain before them. Deidre’s close friend is supposed to include me on periodic updates, which I’ll pass along here as they become available.

A terrific O’Donnell Web post from Chris reminiscing about the rise of the video game age in the 80s reminded me of my first real introduction to video arcade games, one that occurred some years earlier during my Kwaj tour and in a very unlikely place. That experience dovetails into a separate discussion about the place that, in many ways, became my least favorite destination on our vacation trips: Honolulu. (more…)