Note from Cherie

Get in your corny jokes in now! As Aunt Loraine says, Stacey’s gall bladder surgery is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Stacey and I had a spirited discussion today over whether her latest, hard-won accomplishment: climbing 4 flights of stairs counts at 3rd or 4th class according to the Yosemite Decimal system as explained here. 1: Hiking on a clear, well-maintained trail. Could do it on a bike. 2: Hiking that requires route-finding skills, through thick brush, or over fallen trees 3: So rough you must use your hands to keep from falling. 4: Steep terrain, rope often required. 5: Technical climbing. We finally agreed that those stairs in the Stanford Hospital 2nd class, but 3rd if the vacuum-bot or preoccupied doctor doesn’t look where she’s going. 😉 In the middle of a giggle-fit, I realized that post-surgery, deep belly-laughs may be uncomfortable for our favorite patient, thought it would be good for us all to contribute silly jokes for Stacey’s giggle-cache. 😀 On another happy note, while flipping through Stacey’s past notes, Stacey was told that she’d have to wait up to 6 weeks to be well enough for gall bladder surgery. It’s only been 9 days. Yeah, Stacey! Even in the roughest times, you managed to beat the odds and rise to the challenge. Good luck with the surgery tomorrow! We’re thinking about you! Cherie, from Oakland