Thursday, 23 November 2006
A caregiver/friend from the ALS support group sent this email today: "May we all find the blessings behind the problems brought by illness and be ever thankful for life, hope and each other."
The day started out with my butt-kicking yoga class at 9 am. Wiped me out! Not to mention there were about 45 people in class, so it was crowded...as it always is on holidays.
Came home to Jay and Shelley cooking as I prepped my salad. Chris helped wash dishes while we flipped channels between football, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, and took time for some napping. Chris and I headed to his parents' house in the afternoon. We helped prepare the meal, which they had ordered from the Hyatt Regency, so it was just a matter of reheating everything. We enjoyed a nice dinner by candlelight, and enjoyed the company of Chris' best friend Vince, who came over for a late bite to eat. He must have taken funny pills because he was a riot!
Chris and I left to head to my Aunty Sandy's house in Kailua for round two. We "talked story" with Dad as he lay on the couch with the bi-pap machine. Nowadays, he needs that machine to help him breathe and to talk. We enjoyed desserts and listened to my Uncle Greg's story about catheters. Helped Bernie load Dad in the car and then we left...probably got home by 11:30 pm. When we got home, Jay was shredding up the kalua turkey we had left in the oven all afternoon. We were stuffed and exhausted, just as a successful Thanksgiving ought to be.
It was a wonderful day, spent with family and friends, celebrating life and each other. Hope yours was just as special.
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