From 0 to 90

Christmas Day brought good food, family fun and a few hours at the hospital waiting for my blood to be drawn and reviewed by the doctor on call. The doctor wanted me to wait at the hospital in case I needed platelets or a blood transfusion. Fortunately, I needed neither. My platelets and white blood count are very low, but not as low as they were after the initial chemo session. I just have to avoid germs and I can’t use sharp objects – like knives! Whitney, Steve and Deborah are doing all the cooking. I’m doing all the sitting.

My 90 year old mother lives at Stratford Court, a senior living community in Boca Raton. She has dementia but was thrilled to know that she was a great-grandmother. My kids thought it very important that we bring her to the house on Christmas Day for dinner. She enjoyed her few hours out of her apartment and the delicious dinner Whitney prepared but mostly she really enjoyed her few hours holding Sophia. The photo included with this blog represents 4 generations of females in my family – my mother Helen Mowbray, 90; me, years younger than my mother; my daughter Whitney, 28; and Sophia, 0 (3 months).