Hello everyone.....2008 has been a crazy year to say the least, and as many of you know I (Edwin) have been battling a rare form of Cancer for most of it, but by the grace of God I have gotten through this very hard time in my life......I finished my Last step this last week and am fully done with all treatments, and now after Radiation I have a 2-5% chance of reoccurrence, not many people get to say that....so I am very fortunate.

I wrote this update on my personal page but thought I would share it with all of you too....as for Memphis Belle, some things are still up in the air, but you will know soon enough, so here you go..........

From My Personal Myspace;


Well, I am done with treatment I am done with the pro-active part of fighting Cancer. It has been the roughest test I have had up-to-date. I feel nothing but stronger, more assured that my life is not meant to be the blasé structure of american society but hopefully, and with more will power, what I feel God has always called me to be. Truly and fully devoted to what his will is in my life. Its going to take some time to become the person I need to be, but thats not a good excuse to not start right away, so here I go....My life will be what I feel God wants it to be, hopefully I wont fail, but even if I do.....I think the time for action is now and with grace I will be ready!!

Thanks to all the prayers that have filled my heart with the Love I needed in this hard time, I appreciate all of the people who spoke to God on my behalf and ask that it continue if possible. I also want to thank the people who showed it to me every day. Especially my closest friends, Kurt Jeremiah Jon Joey Clay JR and Nick. Also to the ones that helped keep me sane.

...........I am not fully recovered, but will be in a month or so, but I feel I have to get my life started to make ground on what is to come.....

Now, as for this great Adventure I speak of;
So as many of you know, Daniel has found the girl of his dreams, and as such will wed her in July. I have the honor of being part of this ceremony and need to get to Chicago Illinois for there nuptials.....but unfortunately having Cancer has made me unbearably broke. My solution has become a series of friends and chance that will get me from Lancaster Ca to Nashville TN to Dayton OH to Chicago Il (well, Princeton to be exact) then somehow to Edmond Ok then Back to Lancaster CA. I will have roughly $50 and hopefully enough friends to not have to spend more than a few nights being homeless (although that is slightly the allure of this venture). It will take me roughly a month to complete this journey and as such hope to accomplish many things in my life and hopefully grow close to God. I am excited and ready, but there are a few things that I will miss.....and By that I mean Kurt and JR and Jeremiah and Karin. To spend this much time away from the most important people in my life will be difficult, but I know that this will make a stronger bond for what's to come in life.

I know this all might sound crazy.....and it might be crazy, but I feel led to this and as such feel I should follow.

Now, dont worry....I have some safegaurds, not monetarily, but still very strong in place to guide me through this. I feel I am ready.

Who needs convention right??? (Not to say that that lifestyle is bad, if its what you feel the spirit leading you to)

I will miss you.

This all begins Wednesday morning. Tomorrow is my last day in this Desert for a while.