Mark's new marine aquarium: A very special diversion

     After months of chemotherapy, hospitalizations, IV fluids, morphine drips....nothing has made Mark feel better and more restful than the marine aquarium good friend Paul Choe set up for Mark when he came home at the end of May.
   Paul is known to most of South St. Louis County as "the guy at Tee Time." Mark's nephew, Michael, refers to him as "The Fish Man" and prays for him everyday. Paul has been a good friend of our family's for several years. We first met him when he hired John as a go-kart guy when Tee Time first opened. He also hired...and later fired!!...Mark as well.
   We are so very grateful for this diversion Paul has made for Mark. Studies have shown that fish tanks can be very relaxing for people who are ill and Mark spends much of his time watching his fish. Everyone who sees what Paul has done comments "Does Paul know how happy this has made Mark?" We are hoping Paul does.
    There has been a lot of different emotions during the past week...and one of the most positive has been the feelings the family has for Paul for giving Mark something else to look at and think and talk about.  Thank you so very much, Paul.
    Everyone go to Tee Time....and after you ride the rides, play the games, be sure to take time to thank Paul for what he has done for Mark. He made Mark's days a little more pleasant because of the aquarium and his friendship.

This yellow tailed black damsel is camera shy...everytime it sees the camera, it darts away.

Some of Mark's fishes

There is a small snail in the center of this picture

Purple reef lobster and its friend, the serpent starfish.

Blue-green chromis...they stick together in the tank. More power in numbers.

Clownfish who of course is called Nemo by Danny, Michael, and most everybody else.

Flame scallop...moves around when no one is looking. It is really cool looking.

The sargeant major looks like an angel fish but is a damsel. Called that because of its 5 stripes.

Sea urchin..not the best picture and we couldn't get him to smile.

Blue chromis and blue,yellow tail damsel "Dory" by the striped mushroom coral.

Side view of the aquarium

One of the most interesting...coral banded shrimp. The lobster ate its arm off in its first 30secs,

All the different corals are beautiful.

Its fun to take pictures of Mark's fishes