SO... here's to my sister Hilda...

My sister Hilda reads my blog off and on, and she's been complaining that there are no pictures of her son Gustavo on it. Which is true, but it hasn't been on purpose. It's just that teenagers don't like posing for pictures, particularly boys. BUT, just to honor her and get her off my back, here goes to my dear nephew...




As for me, I've been a little bit down. I don't like to blog when I'm down, I usually like to wait for better times. But, as it turns out, we had bad news with dad again. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease last Saturday, as I was in the middle of an awesome scrapbook retreat that Jodie organizes twice a year. However, one of the ladies that attends each year was telling me that her husband has the disease, and he's doing very well; they are controlling it with medication.
That made me feel a lot of relief... only yesterday I learned that, in my dad's case, they will not be treating it. The drugs and treatments for it have very serious adverse effects for my dad's blood health, so in order to keep his treatment against the blood clotting he suffers from, he won't be treated for Parkinson's.
Brian was telling me that it is difficult to imagine our parents' death, but it is not his death that concerns me, but the quality of life that he will have. I just can't even begin to imagine to see my dad without control of his face, or his arms, or legs. That is what hurts the most.
Sorry to blog when I'm sad... I guess God will find a way to help dad and my family, either way. Sometimes it just feels a little overwhelming. I need to pray for more FAITH and PATIENCE.