Hiking with Christian
Lyon Arboretum - September 27, 2014 It was good to see Christian Y. today. He is battling stage 4 throat cancer. Its a rare form and I don't know the scientific name for it. It's been hard trying to schedule something with him because I've been working throughout the week and can only go on some weekends. After some messaging, we agreed on a date. The hard part was trying to find something to do. Christian had surgery a few months back to remove 25% of his lung. He does have some problems breathing. His lungs will have to adapt, but it will take some time. Because Christian is walking about 1 hour per day, he is able to do basic hikes, which is an amazing feat considering what he is going through. I picked up Erik and Aprille who wanted to tag along. Since we have been running together so frequently now, it is easier to plan things. We met Christian at Safeway Kinau at 9am. From there I drove us to Manoa and the Lyon Arboretum. This place is run by volunteers and students ...