Yesterday, I got word from the woman who had been waiting for lung transplants for over a year, mostly because of her tiny size, had a double lung transplant five days ago. She was the person who I was told about during the family wedding on the Queen Mary and Kristina asked if I could contact her as she was so despondent over the long wait. She then suddenly had a collapsed lung, was hospitalized for over six weeks while her transplant number rose to the top of the list. She was one sick puppy. She was transferred to another hospital where she was also listed and it happened. She is now waiting to be moved into the patient residence on the property as they want her close by for testing for three months. My heart soared for her but I was thinking mostly of her young daughter. She will have her mother back soon. What a gift. Thank you to the donor and family, whoever you are!
It is the final week before Christmas. We are so not ready but I have a list of what needs to be accomplished each day. Mom's email is a problem and her new Jitterbug needs to be programed so that will be the focus this morning and we also need to pick up three Heritage Pork Chops for Christmas Eve dinner. William suggested steaks until he found out we are going to a Prime Rib place for Christmas dinner and when I mentioned the remarkable flavor of these chops, he responded with a resounding YES. I'll even make some homemade applesauce and even thinking of making an old-fashioned Gingerbread Cake, which we can take with us to Palm Springs.
This evening, Michael and I will take a drive down the coast to the fantastic restaurant with the great artichoke soup to buy their Olallieberry Syrup and some jam made with their own berries for the owner of the AirB&B as a nice touch when we meet with him to sign in.
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