DAY EIGHT

Hello again from chilly downtown Tijuana-

And yes, I realize chilly is a relative term :-) Maybe chillier would be a better choice.

So, another day at the salt mines. Today I went downstairs at about 9:15, and didn't make it back until after 1:30. I was advised before we came down that the IV would take maybe 2 hours a day, and then we'd have the rest of the day free. Not. Got my regular bad of IV stuff, plus B17, plus IV Flagyl (which is way easier to take than the oral stuff), plus a bag of sodium bicarbonate, to alkalinize the system.

There are two ladies who put the IV in your arm, and keep you supplied with new stuff. I particularly like the older shorter one (I'll try to send a picture soon). She is a Christian lady - says she loves Christmas, but not Santa Claus. At her house they only allow presents for kids 6 and under, lest present giving become pre-eminent. She has 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys, and is just expecting her first granddaughter. Her biggest regret is that she will probably only see her grandchild once a year, as her daughter and son-in-law live a 3 hour flight away, near Mexico City.

When I was 14 I read a book called "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living". I thought that I had mastered the principles at that time, but lately I realized I've been spending a LOT of time worrying about all kinds of things -J, kids, health, MLW. I'm guessing that it is a factor in the cancer. And worry is a most unproductive activity - debilitating actually. So I started reading the book again today - it's excellent, and I'd recommend it to anyone. I know people always say that about the books they're reading, but seriously folks, its very useful.

After IV session, we helped Peter (Parkinson's) and Lorna (his wife - has ALS) get to the little lunch restaurant near the clinic. They're going home to Edmonton tomorrow. He was a dentist in his previous life, which ended when he got Parkinsons. Both very nice folks.

After that it was an hour in the hyperbaric chamber, where we watched a video called "Little Monsters" - I don't recommend it - the video I mean. Apparently the chamber is good stuff.

Evan and I haven't gone much else of note today. Tomorrow we may go out and try to find a sweater and a jacket. Like it really is chilly.

Sorry to not have a livelier blog. Our life is boring, my blog is boring. In literature we call that verisimilitude. On the Net we just call it a boring blog.

God bless you all. There is much to be said for living in Alberta (or Canada anywhere, really), although clearly weather at this time of year is't really a plus.

Love from the South,

Grant