My 21 Days in Mexico: DAY TWENTY ONE

Greetings to each of you-

Today we said goodbye to all the friends we made at the clinic, both patients and staff. They're a happy bunch for cancer patients and caregivers. I gather that to go to "the Cross" in Calgary is pretty morbid. Here they laugh and even sing, and optimism is the order of the day. We managed to pack up all the meds (including 45 single use hypodermic needles for the B17 shots - oh joy. We made it across the Mexican/US border without too much trouble -

just a brief delay to check all my medications.

We are now in beautiful San Diego. I was getting used to Mexico, and we met some delightful people there, but I have to admit to being a bit relieved to be back where people speak a language that I understand. And where you can go out on the street after dark with relative safety. We were lucky to be able to hitch a ride to SD with a Phillipino couple who live here, but who come to the clinic each day for treatment. They have a special status, and can enter the border crossing in what they call the "medical line", which is a good deal quicker than the rest. On the way we got rear ended by a Tijuana taxi, but no apparent damage was done, and minimal whiplash, so our host and driver just said forget it, and we drove on.

We had hoped to attend a wedding in Oakland on Saturday, but that now seems a bit optimistic...

so we will have some R&R here before heading home.

To sum up - met some very nice, caring and helpful people -

got my health on the right track - and in general had a good experience here.This will be the final installment. Thanks for listening, and for the kind thoughts and prayers. It truly is good to have friends, and we love an appreciate you one and all.

See you in snowy Alberta, AND BUENOS NOCHES!

Hoping to successfully attach some pictures we took today....