Yesterday I went with Deborah and Austin friend Christy Moore to see "Guardians of the Galaxy" to enjoy a distraction from the mountains, waterfalls, cancer care, and Pearl District lifestyle. Very odd set of heroes have come together to save the galaxy - each has its unique look and manner. Lots of great special effects and odd machines!
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| Guardians of the Galaxy movie heroes |
Using more and more technology in my life to get around reminds me of
what a sacrifice it would be to give up a prosthetic limb, especially
for the amusement of a raccoon genius (if you haven't seen
Guardians of the Galaxy, you won't understand this reference. However if
you do go to see this movie, go late because the number of
previews overwhelms what is pretty much a very silly movie). One of the recurring gags is about not understanding metaphors ("Nothing goes over my head because my reflexes are too fast")...making for a running theme the rest of the evening. The music was inspirational - note Christy and Lynn dancing to Michael Jackson inspired by the "mix tape" featured in the movie.
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| Lynn and Christy Moore dancing to Michael Jackson |
I continue to be blessed by visitors from all parts of the galaxy, especially Austin. People from all over, including friends from my local bike club, are taking me out and visiting. I enjoyed the bike club picnic recently, where Deborah's brother David and I won raffle prizes. Friends are giving me strength, humor and optimism, and provide respite for Deborah who can go off to work, to run, to shop, and to take off for events out of town. Was able to get friends wet on a boat ride on the Willamette River.
Portland summer weather is perfect, albeit a bit dry - firefighters are fanning out around the state.
Second round of chemo last week -so fatigue has set in for a while. But with the walker, the wheelchair, a prosthetic to help me hold things and good friends and family, I am managing to do most everything I need to (except handwriting!).
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| Scene from OSF The Tempest |
Next chemo is Aug 28th. We are off to see Shakespeare and
Schenkkan before that - attending 3 plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with Deborah, Jono and brother Fred.
One play will be "The Tempest" - what can it tell us about life?
Next stop, daughter Dana's wedding north of Seattle Sept 21st with all her aunts and uncles (plus Grandma Joyce) scheduled to appear !
