Thursday, May 17, 2012

(posted by Greg)

Monica goes today for another Bev treatment (it is amazing how quickly each two week period goes by). We are fortunate that the treatments do not bother Monica in any way other than the inconvenience of a trip to the Cancer Agency.

Monica's condition continues to be stable and she seems to be feeling quite well. She has been busy organizing her photo albums and putting pictures into an online photo album that she purchased through Groupon. Like all tasks that she undertakes, she is working with a lot of determination to get it completed before her Groupon coupon expires. We have had a lot of fun looking at the old pictures ( I had forgotten that I was relatively skinny and had red hair at one time and that we were all so young!). Over the years Monica has taken quite a few pictures so we have quite a large selection to look at.

Last weekend Monica and I went to the Shadbolt theatre in Burnaby to watch the Vancouver Thunderbirds Men's Chorus perform. It was very enjoyable and more so because we knew some of the performers. The theatre requires you to enter by going up stairs and down stairs into the theatre. I had called about wheelchair access and was told that the "house" manager would take us to a wheelchair area. I was surprised when we were greeted at the door (I guess the wheelchair gave us away.) and escorted like VIPs to a wheelchair accessible area in the very first row. While getting around with the wheelchair poses some problems, many places (like the Shadbolt theatre) are very accomodating and considerate.

On Sunday, we had a nice mother's day dinner at Ingos. We picked up Monica's mother from the care home in Langley. Ingo cooked steaks and made some fantastic potato salad. He has a wonderful view of Semiahmoo bay from his deck so we had a great dinner and enjoyed the weather.

Monica's mother continues to do really well and seems to be completely enjoying the facility in which her apartment is. She is making lots of friends and enjoying the activities. She is learning how to shoot pool now!

Marley is off tomorrow for another visit to her boyfriend Ross at Purdue. So, it will be quieter here and my work/home routine will need to change a bit.