I know some of you are very talented at this type of thing, and I have no idea where to start so I've come to the experts!
Here's the short version of the situation: Back in November my FIL was diagnosed with lung cancer that had already begun to spread to the bones and liver. At that point he was told that most people with this type of cancer at this stage live about 8-12 months. He has been on chemo every 3 weeks since December to try to slow the growth of the tumors. Unfortunately, he has had several small strokes as well which have affected his vision and balance. He recently had another PET scan which showed that his tumors have shrunk, so they want to give his body a break and have discontinued the chemo until they do another scan in August.
So, we have a reprieve until August. He's feeling pretty good all things considered. When he was diagnosed he had mentioned wanting to go fly-fishing out west before he dies. I don't know that he could fish given his balance and vision issues. He has a brother in California, so traveling there is a possibility.
Our 2 kids (9 and 11) are their only grandkids, and they have a very close relationship. We'd like to suggest that the six of us take a trip somewhere. It would be pretty low-key ~ no Disney or anything that requires a lot of walking. And it needs to be budget friendly as this is not something that we've had time to budget and plan for.
I've looked into airfare for California and found airfare is about $500 each. Ouch! Florida was even more (I had thought just a condo near the beach would be nice).
So, that's it. If you have suggestions for finding lower airfare, last minute cruises (I saw an ad for an Alaskan cruise which he would love) or other travel packages, I would love to hear them.
BTW, I'm thinking of traveling as soon as the middle of June since July and August where we live are really the only nice ones when it comes to the weather. Also, DH and I are teachers and the in-laws are retired, so dates of travel are fairly flexible after June 15 (last day of school is June 14!).
Thanks for any help you're willing to give ~ and for reading this far!
Here's the short version of the situation: Back in November my FIL was diagnosed with lung cancer that had already begun to spread to the bones and liver. At that point he was told that most people with this type of cancer at this stage live about 8-12 months. He has been on chemo every 3 weeks since December to try to slow the growth of the tumors. Unfortunately, he has had several small strokes as well which have affected his vision and balance. He recently had another PET scan which showed that his tumors have shrunk, so they want to give his body a break and have discontinued the chemo until they do another scan in August.
So, we have a reprieve until August. He's feeling pretty good all things considered. When he was diagnosed he had mentioned wanting to go fly-fishing out west before he dies. I don't know that he could fish given his balance and vision issues. He has a brother in California, so traveling there is a possibility.
Our 2 kids (9 and 11) are their only grandkids, and they have a very close relationship. We'd like to suggest that the six of us take a trip somewhere. It would be pretty low-key ~ no Disney or anything that requires a lot of walking. And it needs to be budget friendly as this is not something that we've had time to budget and plan for.
I've looked into airfare for California and found airfare is about $500 each. Ouch! Florida was even more (I had thought just a condo near the beach would be nice).
So, that's it. If you have suggestions for finding lower airfare, last minute cruises (I saw an ad for an Alaskan cruise which he would love) or other travel packages, I would love to hear them.
BTW, I'm thinking of traveling as soon as the middle of June since July and August where we live are really the only nice ones when it comes to the weather. Also, DH and I are teachers and the in-laws are retired, so dates of travel are fairly flexible after June 15 (last day of school is June 14!).
Thanks for any help you're willing to give ~ and for reading this far!
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