Today Dennis began his day with cognitive tests that including recalling or remembering, mapping or spatial tests and word tests. Then we heard that the actual radiation and chemotherapy would start on Monday, so we took the late afternoon off, walked to a fabric store at Pike Market, bought vegetables and sweet peas and had ice cream. It was so crowded and smelly that we didn't buy seafood, it just didn't look appealing. We took off uphill...
The sun was beginning to heat up the afternoon. Seeking the shady side of the street, we walked back to Spring Street and decided to explore Seattle's Central Library.
Wow! Cool and quiet, this enormous 11 tiered glass layered library is very dramatic rising out of the concrete of downtown. Inside it is swarming with hundreds of people reading, working on the internet, doing research, having coffee at the cafe-it is like a miniature town in a city. The librarians we met were so nice and friendly, and invited us to join on a three month basis-and since Dennis was here for medical reasons, his fee was waived! So we explored all the way to the top floor, which gave me vertigo a little. You could see all the way out to the harbor and towards the stadiums. There was a history archive, and a special collections area-and on the top floor were administrative offices. We were excited to learn there are tours coming up, and one just on the architecture. Dennis has already made plans to return. The next two days are more meetings and probably more tests, the arrival of family and friends looms near on the horizon. Until tomorrow, when it is supposed to be 80 degrees, Faith and Dennis
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Dennis and Faith ... Keep on chooglin', as the song recommends. Whatever chooglin' may be. Exploring the library is good chooglin', to my mind. I like the lazy spiral of the book floors and the views from the upper reaches. We're thinking good vibes for Dennis and for you. No rain in Ketchikan lately. Our peas are climbing the garden strings hand over hand in this peculiarly summerish summer. Take care. Gregg
Great news about getting into the clinical trial! That is one wierd looking mask. Just think of the close haircut and loss of beard as air conditioning for the summer.
I am more apprecative of your desire to get off pain killers quick, as I had knee surgery last Friday for a torn meniscus and ligment. Viacidin produces strange dreams and light-headedness for me.
Faith, thank you for the daily posts and photos. You have made some wonderful new dicoveries nearby.
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