I went to Yosemite National Park for the weekend with my dad, Joe, and two brothers, Dan and Greg (in the order seen below) and their two sons, Matt and Joel.  On Friday afternoon we drove to Glacier Point to enjoy the spectacular views.  On Saturday, while my dad remained at base camp, the rest of us trekked to the top of Yosemite Falls, a 3.9 mile 3,000 foot switchback trail with a very steep grade.  It took 6 hours to make the roundtrip trek.

Irene had a very unusual few days.

At dialysis on Friday she had an excruciating cramping episode in her left calf.  She is NOT looking forward to tomorrow’s treatment.

Fires in the region later in the day and over the weekend made national headlines.  Jocelyn is in New York/Connecticut, JoAnna in S. Cal, I was at Yosemite National Park and her two sisters (Carmen & Jane) who normally stay with her were also traveling.  Fortunately, she had a good network of friends in the region.  Shirley Churchill invested 2 hours with Irene on Saturday morning working with her on physiology techniques and Sue Martinez took Irene to lunch.  Phyllis Cauwels and Colleen, Greg’s bride, called Irene to check on her.  Irene also spoke with JoAnna several times.  Jocelyn called from NY, and, had she been home, she would have been under mandatory evacuation because of the fires.  The fires are now 90% contained.

It was a whirlwind weekend.

This coming Thursday Irene will see Dr. Damon at UCSF and the stitches should be removed from the fistula procedure.

Caminando con Fé

Dave