April 1st – April 9th
A great visit from home – Brandon, Karen, Ben and Anna came to visit for a week – We all had a great time. Went to the Living Desert, Hanging out by the pool (Kids loved swimming) Many golf cart rides J , spent one very long fabulous day in Disneyland, the guys played golf and the gals went shopping on El Paseo
April 9th 2006
Ruby has fought the good fight. She developed pneumonia and was given a trach with a ventilator breathing for her. Even with many attempts to wean her off the ventilator, her body just can’t seem to breathe on its own. Another complication – she has lost all kidney function and is on dialysis 3 times a week. Mike and I are fortunate to be only a 5 hour drive from Las Vegas and we have been able to make several trips to see Ruby and offer some support to Chuck. On April 9th, Ruby lost her valiant fight for life and she slipped away from us. Ruby will be missed by many people. We have invited Chuck to stay with us for a while.
Late April 2006
We have taken a short drive east and toured the General Patton Memorial. A very good WWII museum – well worth the admission price. We also took the Palm Springs Aerial Tram up to the top of the Mount San Jacinto range. We took a short hike – So very beautiful at the top.
