by Kathryn | Nov 2, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
“I can’t go with you to the airport.”, Lennie said with misty eyes. “I know. I wasn’t going to ask.”, I replied. We hugged in a long, desperate bond that would have to sustain us both while I was back in Canada. There were no...
by Kathryn | Oct 26, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
It’s nighttime as I sit on the sofa in the living room watching Lennie sleep. Outside the rain is pouring straight down; something that has always amazed me here in Hawai’i. We are on the windward side of the island, so named because of the constant...
by Kathryn | Oct 11, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
I have known people that have been told that they have cancer and their immediate reaction is that they have to live because their children need them. In all honesty the only reason that you have to live is for yourself. I would love to think that Lennie could keep...
by Kathryn | Sep 26, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
It’s early morning as I look out the window of our hospital room. I can see the sun sparkling on the ocean across the street. There are two dolphins jumping out of the water and the street is quiet. Soon the streets will start to fill with people as thousands...
by Kathryn | Sep 14, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
The original surgery had been scheduled for last Thursday – the same day that the lights went out in Tijuana, and most of California, stretching to Las Vegas and leaving over 5 million people without electricity. That afternoon we were very grateful that once...
by Kathryn | Sep 12, 2011 | Health, Lennie & Kathryn
It is almost 11 P.M. on Sunday night here in Tijuana as I start to write this. In about 12 hours from now Lennie will be going into surgery. He will be coming out with a colostomy bag. He will be coming out with hopefully a lot less pain in his rectum as the...
