August 5/6

Yesterday we had some fun riding around Stanley Park with the Macdonalds and Hansons. Sam had a tandem bike with me. The tandem bike was great until he decided that the front seat was really more suited to him than the back seat. We gave that a go for about 300m and then realized that we would probably go for a swim aftern plunging down a rocky cliff if we continued for more than a few minutes. The big heavy guy doesn't work at the back. The big heavy guy who worries about where exactly we're going and has no control over the matter, really doesn't work. I got the front for the rest of the trip.

In the afternoon we toured around China town for a bit (but the smells were pretty hard for Sam) and then went home. We played a little croquet in the afternoon and then settled down for an uneventful evening.

Today we're back at BCCH for more Ara-C and he'll have to be re-accessed. Binder says we may need a blood transfusion as well so we'll see how long a day this becomes. If he doesn't need one, we'll be out of there in a few minutes.

I bought milk the other day and noticed the expiry date is now past the date of my return to work in Prince George. That was kind of wierd. Do any of you actually think about the calendar and what you have to do on it, by thinking about the expiry date on milk products? Anyway, I'll be back at work before that milk goes bad.

Have a great day. Gotta go put the EMLA cream on Sam's VAD so that he doesn't feel the 3/4 inch needle go into his chest this morning.

It's a sunny day in Vancouver... again. You have to like this weather - a lot!

Ger