Monday September 08

I spent Sunday with Joanne Coleman and Hannah In Vancouver. My ol' bossy friend Cam Mathieson was in Vancouver for a visit too, so he got his buddy (and my Milk River Canoeing Companion) Andy to drive us around the city a bit. Driving around with Andy and Cam is like seeing the sites with a Vegas comedy team. Lots of fun and much appreciated.

We saw Andy's art Gallery and went out for lunch. Some clothes shopping for Coleman and the rest of us sort of tagging along, enjoying the downtown scene and feeling vaguely out of place in some very hip stores for the youth of today.
Then oooo, by jiggers wouldn't you know it , Brian's darned biopsy site started weeping through the bandage.
Joanne and I had to head back to the hospital to have that changed and have more blood work done to determine if we should go home to Salt Spring. It all turned out O.K. and I blamed it on the Vancouver potholes and Andy's back alley driving.
We saw the house that Hannah will be staying at while dancing at the Arts Umbrella this year. Very nice. Modern with lots of post war wooden trim at the same time. She's going to have a great year I just Know it
We made it back to Salt Spring Last night. Very good to be home. We're in a watch and wait mode; getting blood work done on a regular basis and taking care of all the paper work. The House was very clean thanks to Pam and her amazing Crew, the dog was very happy and flee free thanks to Lynn and Mike and everything was as it should be thanks to everyone.
I should find out soon If my brother Al is a stem cell match.
more postings to come.
Thanks Gary for helping to set this up!