Getting ready for Glacier National Park

Been a busy time between getting out of the hospital and getting ready for our trip to Glacier National Park. Lots of home health care activity - new transport wheelchair, fancy new lift chair, o.t. and p.t. and some other "t"'s we actually haven't yet deciphered. In between all these medical experiences we've had lots of terrific visits with friends and family.

Lynn's NYC sister Marta Cooper and her husband Gordon came in this week, occasioning visits from other family including Seattle sister Elizabeth (with Melinda and Aden), and Sausalito cousin Tom Aden (with Donna). Good meals on our deck, walks around our neighborhood, and talks about everything family. The family visit overlapped with a visit from Lynn's great friends Dave and Diana Phillips  who whisked us off to a loop tour of the Columbia River - spending time at   Mt. Hood's Timberline Lodge  (still skiing and snowboarding, despite warm weather) and watching the kite surfing in the Gorge.

We're organizing our anniversary trip to Glacier National Park that begins this Friday. Tom and Donna will meet us up there-  as will cousin Mel and his wife Betsy, and oldest Aden sister Marilyn.
Tom and Donna are staying in a tipi (not their usual kind of travel), and the rest of us are in a cabin.

We're all at a resort just outside the park, with plans to drive beautiful roads and see as much as we can of the park. Lynn's doctor encouraged the trip - but we changed from train to plane (because of the announced  average 4-6 hour train delays).

What have we learned recently that's worth sharing with readers? Lots about adaptive technology - there seems to be something mechanical to address many of the inconveniences of disease. Here's a photo of Lynn's adaptive hand gadget - makes it possible to stay right handed for eating and other activities.

And lots about family and friends - they are great comfort, distraction, compassion, and help!