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Even though the trip to California was set up for business reasons,
we tried to make it as enjoyable as possible.
We spent a couple of days with my Laura, David and
the grandsons. David caught Bruce up on the latest info on MS Vista,
while Laura, Dylan, Ryan, and I made cookies and visited the
bookstore. I think I told you that the youngest grandson Ryan has an
nondescript neurological disorder similar to autism. Laura has been
working with him ever since it was diagnosed and he has made dramatic
strides. He is talking clearly, interacting with and making eye contact
with others, and laughing and smiling like a normal little boy. Laura
said that he is more interactive with Bruce and I than he is with most adults,
but I think with time he will feel confident enough in his verbal skills
to reach out to everyone.
On Tuesday I joined Bruce in Las Vegas where we ate our way through Las Vegas for a day (The
Paris Casino's Eiffel Tower Restaurant has THE BEST foie gras).
Wednesday was Bruce’s Medical exam....he couldn't
eat so we ran more errands before the test. That afternoon we booked
ourselves into the Hotel Laguna. It's right on the ocean with its own
private beach.... a good place to sleep off the Demerol the hospital had given
him. The hotel is also right in the center of the art community
so in the evening we were able to join in the community art
walk, have a fine meal in the hotel's ocean front dining room, and
still have time to enjoy the jazz concert in the hotel's rose garden.
There are a lot of things we really miss about
California: (the beach weather, the
gardens and tropical flowers, the hills, and of course family), but we
don't miss the dirty air, the traffic, or the fast pace of California life. It was really nice to
come home to a place where people smile back and return your greeting.
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