Birthdays

Sandy's been feeling well lately. Her platelets are low, however, so there's a question as to whether she'll be able to have chemo next Thursday. Hematology results taken this coming Tuesday will tell the story.

Yesterday we went to the birthday party of Gerrit, grandson of the folks next door. He turns 3 on Monday. I regret that I don't have pictures of the event because it's hard to believe how much stuff he got from everyone who showed up. More than that, the expression on his face when he knew everyone was going to sing Happy Birthday to him and that he could blow out the candles on his cake was the definition of happy.

Here's Ava with Gerrit on July 4th at Gerrit's grandpa's house:
















and here's Ava with friend Zoey (A.K.A. Gerrit's aunt):





















After we left Gerrit's party, we went to a party for a neighbor across the street, Jeff. While there, Sandy met a woman who had once had ovarian cancer and lived to tell about it. She's been cancer-free for 17 years. They talked at length and I know Sandy came away with a greater hope than she's felt for a long time. It was a real blessing that she met this woman.