A Birthday

Happy Birthday Mom, I was glad we could all get together for your 56th and celebrate with family members whom I haven't seen in far too long (Hey Uncles and Aunts and Cuz M!). Mom, I hope that you know that you are loved and that you are a joy to everybody who gets to spend time with you. Sometimes I don't want to talk about cancer either, I want to talk about how we get to spend time together, the schemes we can plot and how we can tackle this whole big, messy life that's spread out in front of us. I love the comments, thanks Wendy for your faithful readership and Dad, you gotsa a poetic way of putting things that is refreshing and beautiful.

So next month my Mom and Dad are headed to San Fran, to go to the University of California and meet with a neurological team who have a partnership with the cancer center in Eugene. I have confidence despite the OHSU blip these doctors will be welcoming. More importantly, they have access to clinical trials and can discuss options with an open mind, unlike the fatalistic approach of Dr. Nasty in Portland. It helps me to remember nothing is written and that every one's mind and boday are exquisitely unique to that person. Ah, medical science the great averager, I refuse to give up the highs and lows for a median estimation!

By the way, the Cubs are going to the playoffs, we have to go!