Saturday, May 26, 2012

(posted by Greg)

All smiles around our house - yesterday Marley learned that she has been accepted into the UBC Medical School. I am not sure who had the biggest smiles, Marley or Monica and I. At the moment, she is assigned to the Kelowna campus but is still on the waiting list for Vancouver. She will do the first semester in Vancouver and start in Kelowna in January, 2013. It is all very exciting! Monica and I are very happy for Marley.

Jesse finished his exams on Thursday. It's hard to believe that he has already finished two  years of medical school! He is off to Castlegar as part of a "rural" placement for month to work .  He will be working in a family practice there. He is excited about it and looking forward to hiking and mountain biking while there.

In July Jesse goes to Nepal for a month as part of a volunteer project at their medical school (Times have changed - I remember  having to work every summer.).  Jesse will be spending his 3rd year of medical school at Duncan as a part of another rural placement program. He is looking forward to it. Monica and I are happy for Jesse but will miss him. I guess we will be making trips to Duncan and Kelowna next year.

The past week went by quickly. Marley is still away visiting Ross at Purdue so it was pretty quiet for Monica and I. Of necessity my routine was a bit different. I stayed home a little later in the morning and made sure that Monica had a lunch ready. We went for a walk at the New Westminster Quay last weekend (it was a bit nostalgic as we often went there after church when the kids were small). On Sunday, Ingo cooked dinner for Monica, Oma and I. Wednesday night found us trying to catch a book reading at the Vancouver Public Library. It was alrelaldy full when we arrived. So, we took some time and drove around Vancouver and, in particular, Stanley Park. On Thursday, Ingo brought Oma into to our house and they had a visit and lunch with Monica.

Next week will be busier with dr. visits. Monica has another bev treatment next week and has her next MRI on June 1st.  I will be surprised if the MRI shows any change in the tumour as she seems to be pretty stable at the moment.