Yesterday I learned from Jane that Nancy Mackay, Robin's sister-in-law, had taken a really bad fall and is in the hospital. I talked to Jane and her Dad last night. Nancy will be transferred to a hospital in Nelson for continuing care. Contact Jane for more details.
Matthew came for a brief visit, but it was in depth. We discussed many things. Trevor and Robyn came over and we watched some cardistry. He is interested in the interface between computers and people, (which is what Wendy and Michel study), and may follow a similar career path.
He messaged me from the airport saying he got there OK, but he had to sit on the plane for two hours, then they let him off so he hung around LAX for several more hours leaving early in the morning. He had, even less time to get his stuff cleared out of the Seattle place and onto a flight for Boston the next morning. But he made it, and is busy settling into a new semester at Olin.
The other bit of news concerned my leg. I had this persistent sore on my shin, went to a skin doc who watched it for a month took a biopsy and said I should see a Dr. Fincher who could treat it. Yesterday Trev went with me to see Dr. Fincher, who has a beautiful new office in Torrance, but also works in Beverly Hills and Encino along with a team of other dermatologists. They have a very clever way of telling if they have got all the cancer cells. First Dr. Fincher cut a bit of tissue and analyzed it with MOHS. Half an hour later they read the results and told me I should get some more cut out. Another half hour, then good news, the MOHS system reports that he got it all. Sure beats waiting weeks for a biopsy.
Trevor had a glorious day at Space X on Sunday with his Hyperloop team, now called Paradigm, winning the fastest speed through the tunnel. Around 60 miles per hour. He is something of a legend, since he helped the initial team find a place to park, fed them steaks, and helped them with tools, electric feed etc. He chatted with with Elon Musk.
The flooding in Texas and Louisiana has added to an already extraordinary weekend.
Wonderful blog. I was so impressed with your grandson Matthew and his developing views on "life" His maturity was astounding. I loved my introduction to cardistry. I wish he could've spent the night but we didn't know about the delay. Nice writing.
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