{"id":41263,"date":"2019-10-23T07:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41263"},"modified":"2019-10-27T09:19:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:19:15","slug":"life-day-21-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41263","title":{"rendered":"Life Day #22"},"content":{"rendered":"

My day starts and ends with the thoughts of you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, what is Life Day?\u00a0 Twenty-three years ago, on October 23rd, 1997,\u00a0 we went to the doctors’ office after Sue complained of a sore neck muscle.\u00a0 It turned out to be a\u00a0 lymph node that was swollen, which was an indicator of cancer.\u00a0 The x-rays showed small-cell lung cancer in the lungs.\u00a0 Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy with a distinct natural history and dismal prognosis.<\/p>\n

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The day ended right there.\u00a0 Two days later, we met her oncologist, and we attacked the disease vigorously, meaning we did everything he said to do, plus we went to alternative medicines and other specialists.\u00a0 Within a year, we stopped the growth, the lesions had disappeared, and we were pronounced “in remission.”\u00a0 We did, and we have had annual passes since then!<\/p>\n

We do not remember where we went to dinner the first couple of years, but after the opening of Downtown Disney in 2001, we have gone to Catal for dinner, making this our eighteenth year at Catal!<\/p>\n

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We are doing it again for the 21st time!<\/p><\/div>\n

Our family goes with us, and this year, we have our daughters Robin and Michele, our son Joe and his family, grandson Zachary and his family and Mitch.\u00a0 We are blessed with the best.\u00a0 We will miss Colleen, but New Hampshire is a long way away, she will be there in spirit. (Our grandchildren on the east coast have already sent cards and emailed us).\u00a0 Lisa and Pete called this morning on the bat phone! Jon and Sarah called plus several others.<\/p>\n

Before departing, I checked email, and I got a message from Gil Segal, a guy who I have known since kindergarten.\u00a0 Well, we are going to get together, thanks to Classmates.com.\u00a0 I asked if he liked Indian food, and we got a resounding “Yes, especially Himalayan!”.\u00a0 He lives in Santa Monica, so I asked if he had a favorite place.\u00a0 You are NOT going to believe this, but his favorite place is our favorite place on the west side.\u00a0 We love the same restaurant after almost 70 years!<\/p>\n

We arrived at about 12:30 PM and headed to Catal for lunch and a drink!<\/p>\n

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Sue’s 21st Life Day at Disneyland with family!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Enjoying the happiest place on earth<\/p><\/div>\n

We walked around and rode the Haunted Mansion.\u00a0 We then walked Main Street and watched the flag retreat ceremony in town square before going to Catal for dinner!<\/p>\n

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Sue’s 21st Life Day at Xta with her family<\/p><\/div>\n

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Grandma is in the corner where it is reasonably quiet!<\/p><\/div>\n

When our family gets together they really visit.\u00a0 From 5:30 to 9:00 PM is was non-stop talking, laughing, giggling, and other strange noises (thanks to the four grandsons).\u00a0 Remy, our great-grandson, will soon join in I am sure.<\/p>\n

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