Thursday June 11th

hello all,
well, we are doing just splendidly here; Denise is truly vibrant and looking a feeling well.
yesterday we had a lecture from Charlotte Gerson; she is 87 years old and straight as a ramrod, no degenerative diseases, sharp as a tack and funny too....so i guess there is something to this lifestyle!!!!

our days as i said before are just filled with taking care of business, Denise is almost up to the full regimen now and doing just splendidly....our meal times are so lovely...we take about 90 minutes or more just eating and chatting with the other folks here
as you can see from the photo, we go through a lot of fruits and veggies every day here..and a lot from California, as you might expect.
the one in the dining room gives a glimpse of our lovely companions.

unfortunately today, Maria (from New York)(see photo from last week with her daughter Cynthia) decided to go home; she has a degenerative back disease, as well as lymphoma, and her back has been hurting her a lot (the beds are not the best and for her she could just not get comfortable) so she has learned what to do for the therapy at home and both of her kids have had the chance to be here with her and so she will be better in her own bed. we are sad to see her leave, but no sleep is not a good thing, so we understand her decision.

it is really great to see Alexander (from Romania) doing so well, when i arrived here on Sunday he was gray and looked really bad, and now in just a few days he has color and was smiling yesterday....his wife is just a doll, she spends a lot of the day with him in the room...he is still mostly in bed...but we have had the chance to chat with her at meal times. yesterday she showed us photos of their daughter who is 19 and dances with the Vienna Ballet Company....a beautiful girl.

As Denise said, everyone has their stories.

well today is gray and a little cooler so it might be indoor Canasta today:)

Denise and i were going to get a massage therapist in, but have decided we know enough to massage one another...i have training in this field so don't worry, i won't hurt her:)!!

we hope that all of you at home are well and happy
lots of love
Denise and Hilary