Rudy and Denise: truck

Saturday, July 11, 2015

A Very Cool Ride

Daniel has made amazing progress on the '65 truck in the last two weeks, thanks to a little help from friends and family. Luis and Carl (Daniel's dad) have been especially helpful.

Last, but not least... Wanna go for a ride?

Sunday, June 28, 2015

The 65 Truck is Officially Handed Over

Daniel and Luis worked on the old Ford pickup today. They replaced a battery, some belts and a few other things. It runs great!

Here are some photos from the day. You can click on photos to see them larger.

What needs to be done?

Time to begin

First Time Sitting in the Driver's Seat

Supervisors

Luis - "Head Mechanic"

The Audience

It runs!

Runs Great, But Boy is it Dirty!

Cleaning Off Years of Dirt

It's Looking So Much Better!

Isn't She Beautiful!?!?!?!?

A Proud New Owner

Even the Dash is Incredible

It Was a Fun Day

Want to hear the engine purr? Click on this video -

Life Can Change on a Dime

In October, 2014 my husband, Rudy, went to the doctor for what he thought was a mild case of bronchitis and it turned out to be stage 4 lung cancer. He passed away peacefully at 9:15am on May 7th, 2015. We had been married 36-1/2 years. I lost the love of my life.

We had lots of support from family and friends while Rudy was ill and those people have continued to support me as I try to make sense of life without Rudy.

This blog was originally started as a way to keep our loved ones informed of Rudy's journey. It became my journal. I had a hard time talking about how I was feeling, but writing about my feelings helped so much - it was a conversation with myself. If my friends want to know how I was doing and they were tired of hearing me say, "I'm OK", they could look here. But more than that, I found that this journal was help for others on a similar journey.