Note from Stacey

Last Thursday, Marilyn and I brought a cake to the Stanford heart/lung transplant support group to celebrate Isa and Ana’s birthday. It said, “Happy Birthday, Isa and Ana. 34 and not dead yet.” (A take-off from a Monty Python theme…and a tribute to them for surviving and thriving well past the average Cystic Fibrosis patient lifespan.) Things must be going well for me, because I actually forgot how old I am. My step-sister Angie reminded me of my age…much to my surprise I realized I am actually 38 and not 37 like I told everyone in October… On Sunday, Ana and Isa had the most glorious sushi dinner birthday party at Ana’s new house. The food was spectacular. There were edamame beans, homemade miso soup, platters of Japanese veggies, sashimi, eel, seaweed salad, cucumber salad, and sushi rice. Everyone made their own hand rolls with the ingredients. There were 13 people and the setting was very elegant. We all stuffed ourselves for hours and topped it off with ice cream cake. Andrew, Isa’s husband, did a professional solor of the “Happy Birthday” song with beautiful tone. The sushi party will be an event to remember all year. Stacey, from Belmont