Note from Stacey

On Thursday, I had a wonderful dinner with Isa and Andrew, and played with their adorable dog, Rupie. Friday, I had my monthly octreotide shot at the hospital. It was not too painful, but made me sore so I just watched at badminton practice instead of playing. Saturday, Rene and I took a walk along the Steven’s Creek trail in my old neighborhood in Mountain View. I have many memories of walking along that trail with my oxygen tanks, and it was nice to travel without all that equipment. It was the first nice day in a long time. It has been raining constantly all throughout the month of March and the beginning of April. Sunday, I spent at Twisters with Ilan, Mary and Michelle. I did a climb and much to my surprise, flashed a 5.11b! Then Rhona invited me over for lunch and then we took a walk to the Dish from her house, near the Stanford campus. Later that evening, Dave, Eva and I celebrated Eva’s birthday at my house. I made avocado and tuna sushi for the occasion. Somehow, it did not turn out too pretty but it sure tasted good. Monday, I had clinic at the hospital. The x-rays showed that the fluid is dropping so I do not have to have a thorocentesis, (tap of fluid around the lungs.) Also, my PFT showed that I am now at 63% of normal, the highest since before my setback last year. Later, I attended a support group for patients with LAM at Stanford. Tuesday, Robin took me to lunch and we had a great time! We went to Kamei Sushi Restaurant in Mountain View. It was wonderful to see her, since she is a very busy lawyer these days. Later, I climbed with Mary at Belmont. I perservered up two 50′ 5.11 climbs but fell quite a bit! Stacey, from Belmont