Recuperating Very Well

Morning Shipmates:

Has taken me a couple of weeks to post again to this Blog with some updates --- only because I was allowed to take my wonderful wife and I, after over 7 years of marriage, on a honeymoon to an all-inclusive resort spa in the Dominican Republic. Got back Saturday. Finally, and I know many husbands/wives understand this -- with deployments, work-ups, etc. over the years, we never had a chance to go on a Honeymooon. Worth every penny and am convinced this trip helped my recuperating from the IL-2 cancer treatments in early November. Now time to determine the next steps.

Schedule is a full-body PET Scan this morning (Monday) to check the results, sit down with the Oncologist on Thursday to go over the details and what we are going to do next. If first IL-2 round successful, we'll go for a second. I'll know, from this exteremly toxic treatment how the side effects will go this time, so my wife and I are ready.

Will be back at work onboard PCU George H.W. Bush this Friday with my shipmates....and I know that my fellow Chiefs, some of the greatest young Chiefs you will ever have the honor to work with/for, have taken care of business without me for 5 weeks. You should remember this: a Pre-Commissioning Unit environment is one of the most exciting, frustrating, overloading, and proud work you can ever accomplish in the Navy (this from a 21-year Senior Chief who has found that you learn even MORE than you ever have before in the SK rating). It is extremly satisfying though once you develop a GREAT team as new personnel check onboard.

So have a great Navy Day today.....will post more tomorrow on my thoughts and advice on developing a GREAT team in a PCU environment.

Many regards,
SKCS Chuck Zwierzynski