A good Thursday

It sounds like Thursday was a good day, perhaps a bit tiring for having to be at the Radiation Oncologist's at 0-dark thirty to get the mask made (it is white) and radiation simulation done. Alison says she is able to rest better during the day, though she is back on the big dose of decardron (steroid), so it's hard to actually sleep until the peak of the decadron dose wears off - and thank you to the makers of our current favorite sleeping pill. She says she feels better in that she can read a bit (that was too hard to do last week). Kirk continues to make her meals worthy of a Gourmet magazine photo spread, and Alison remains highly enthusiasic about these meals (so says Nine Fingers Kirk). For someone who was previously appreciative of food but certainly not a Foodie, this is quite entertaining to those sharing a meal.

Bird-watching: send all the colorful and personable birds in the Bay Area to the bird-feeders on their deck; she has become an even more avid bird-watcher these days. If anyone runs across a simple laminated bird ID card with the common Bay Area birds with pictures and names, that would be a cool thing for her to have in her sitting chair, since names of things sometimes get a bit jumbled. (We had these kinds of cards for fish on our Hawaii trip, and it was quite helpful).

Her daugher, Dani, will be there for the next few days and will give us some first hand reports. Dani brings such joy to Alison, the next days will be very bright.

And, a Woody Allen quote, because I like it: "I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose." - Deborah