A bittersweet day

The bad news is two of our friends passed away this weekend. Our sympathies go out to Ed in Albuquerque who lost Sandra this weekend at the end of a 13 month battle with a brain tumor. And, to Jane who lost Wendell early this morning. Wendell was taken to the hospital by ambulance earlier this week and as Jane told us last evening, the problem was very serious. Our thoughts, prayers and sympathies go to them in their loss. God Bless.

Sunday appears to be Mary's best day of the week. The radiation really hits her hard on Monday. Each day after that, she seems to be down a little bit further and then Saturday and Sunday allow her to gain back a bit of her energy. Mary does well eating fruit and veggies, and is pretty good with small amounts of protein but has trouble digesting starches. Her tummy size is still pretty small so she eats four or five times a day and its a lot of fruit for right now.

Mary had a good morning. We made it to Farmers' Market and Mary did the bulk of the shopping and, as always, I did all of the hauling. Granted, I cheat and use a two wheeled dolly with an insulated bag to keep the food out of the sun and my elbows from being trashed. I mean, one of the first items she bought was a watermelon and carrying one of those around would have been tough without my cart.

We ran into Dan and Donna this morning and we were glad to catch up with them. Its good to see friends as we get back to our normal routine. Dan plays the hero or martyr, I am not sure which, by carrying all the purchased items. I have noticed him flexing his elbows after he sets the bags down. He claims its his only exercise so its ok. Yeah, right. Hey, Dan, you want the name of a good orthopedic specialist?

After shopping, we walked to The Purple Onion and met with MaryR, her nephew and his wife visiting from 'back East'. They were in this area for a couple days, then they were going to drive down the coast to Ventura to pick up their son. They were then heading back East to be at their daughter's wedding next weekend in downtown Boston and off to a family reunion in the Carolina's the following weekend. I was amazed they actually looked relaxed as we talked and ate this morning.

Radiation starts again tomorrow with Ingrid driving. Marge, Gayla, Ingrid (again) and yours truly will be the drivers for the rest of the week. Thanks to all!