Family Visitors from Toronto!

This weekend was very special for us.  Stephen's brother David, and my neice and nephew Alora and Mitchel visited us from Toronto!  They arrived Thursday, driving all the way from Chicago's Midway Airport.  They spent a good part of their visit with me in the hospital; otherwise, they were visiting St. Louis with Alana and Saul.  Today's guest blogger is David.

David, me, Mitchel and Alora

Well here we are at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis - i guess i never really thought we would ever be visiting this city, especially in the dog days of summer. but here we are! hanging out with our family and supporting deborah through these difficult times. my impression about this disease is that it is a long process with so many variables- i confess, i don't know much about the specifics but we are sharing information and hoping for successful results from the 2nd round of chemo. The hospital is impressive as they even have valet parking! as well, the staff at the hospital are amazing... family and friends have been so supportive, and loving.  stephen, alana and saul are here and there is such a positive vibe in the room. we missed daniel but i'm sure he is having a great time in quetico. as for st louis, everyone we have met has been super friendly- i cycled around forest park this morning and have been ingesting a lot of carbs thanks to saul and mitchel. (i think the hospital scale is off by 10lbs). alora and alana went out last night but they have been pretty tight lipped about it, the only clue is alora has been wearing sunglasses inside!  we are leaving tomorrow morning and hope to stay in touch on the blog...love david, midgey, and alora.