March 30, 2008

Never one to let grass grow under her feet, lovely Rita has temporarily returned to Asotin. Her next chemo treatment will be on April 11th. This lapse between treatments gives her the opportunity to go to her home and get out of the snow which is still plaguing Spokane.

On Saturday, cousins Jonna and Vicky drove from the coast to see mom. They had quite a harrowing trip having decided to leave their homes on Friday night rather than Saturday morning. They got caught for about 45 minutes when Snoqualamie Pass closed, then proceeded to Spokane where they planned to get a hotel room for the night (so as to not awaken mom and me). Oops! Forgot that the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is in town! They had to drive all the way to Coeur D'Alene to find a room. They both laughed about it knowing they could have found rooms in Moses Lake, Ritzville or Cheney! What a trip! They graciously offered to drive mom back home which saved both Charm and I the drive. Thanks cousins!

We want to thank all of you who have written or called to express support for mom. She does fatigue easily so we ask for your understanding if she doesn't respond to all calls or visits. All in all she has handled this challenge as she has everything else in her life...with humor and strength!