Yesterday was a special day both for us and for Anne Marie. She was so happy that her dear friend, Betty Ann, had made the trip from St. Stephen for a visit. Betty Ann, God bless her, had brought Anne Marie things that she wanted from home and even surprised her with Chinese food!
Derek, Ella, Eli, Henry, and I got to have a wonderful time at my family's annual get-together. Almost every descendant of my paternal grandparents were there: 6 of 6 children plus 4 of 5 of their spouses, 8 of 10 grandchildren plus 4 of 6 of their spouses, and 11 of 11 great-grandchildren. Derek and I were completely surprised and extremely touched when we were given a gift from everybody, at the instigation of one of my cousins, to put towards gas for our trips back and forth to the hospital. Yet again I felt honoured to be a member of so kind and generous a family.
Today has been tough on Anne Marie. She's dealing with anger and frustration, which is perfectly natural for her circumstances. She'll be starting radiation either later today or tomorrow. I don't know which for sure because Derek forgot to ask! Some side effects of the chemo seem to be abating, but since it stays in the system a long time there could be more in the wings.
Ella's doing better: no more abdominal pain or fever. We should get a call this week about an abdominal ultrasound.
That's the update for today. We will be going into Saint John tomorrow and will probably have more news then.
~Alisha
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