Day 335, Year 10: Happy 100th Birthday to Aunt Ethel
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Weather: Overcast and Rainy
Location: AstraZeneca Hope Lodge, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood, Boston, MA
My Aunt Ethel had her 100th birthday today. She had been called by the NBC Today Show to let her know that they would be airing a tribute to her this morning, but that didn’t happen. I think she got upstaged by Justin Bieber. Unfortunately, no one called her to tell her what happened, so we’ll hope the tribute is aired tomorrow morning. But tribute or not, she is an absolutely incredible person and we are looking forward to seeing her this weekend. She is my aunt by marriage so unfortunately we don’t share the same gene pool. But regardless–Happy Birthday, Aunt Ethel!
Heather had to be in Boston today, so I picked Sam and Jonah up from school. Once Jed got home with Ollie and the rush hour traffic was settling, I headed for Boston. When I got here I found that Mark is not doing as well as I had thought. The issues with his stomach persist and he is totally wiped out—no energy. The plan is for us to leave here tomorrow after his 1 pm radiation treatment and head for Virginia for Aunt Ethel’s birthday party, but we’ll just have to wait and see how he is doing tomorrow. One day at a time.
