Fancy Shmancy!

Hello fam and friends,

It's a bit overcast this morning, but we've found that the days start out this way and the sun comes out around noon and it's gorgeous out for the rest of the day. The weather here is perfect. It's not humid at all - what a relief! The temp stays somewhere in the 70s and there's no need for air conditioning. Who knew Tijuana had such amazing weather?!

Last night the kitchen staff put on a special fancy shmancy dinner for Shirley and Darlene, a mother daughter duo that we met here. They are leaving this morning, so last night was their farewell dionner. Darlene has a tumor the size of a grapefruit in her uterus and has had multiple rounds of chemo and radiation. After three weeks here she is still pretty uncomfortable, but her blood work and scans are already improved and she feels a million times better than she had before she came here. Even though we only met them on Tuesday, we're sad to see them go. There are never more than 10 patients and 10 companions here (right now there are a total of 12 of us) and all meals are communal, so we've gotten close to people very quickly. Darlene is very brave and they are both so sweet. Say a few prayers for them today while you're sending good vibes mom's way.

Here are a few pics of last night's feast:

Fancy juice.

Fancy table.

More fanciness!

The girls in the kitchen wrote a farewell message to Darlene and Shirley...
FOOD IS YOUR MEDICINE!

Cheers! (Doesn't she look fabulous?!)

Mom felt pretty great when she woke up this morning and says that she feels better and better every day.  We got ready a bit early for breakfast and sat outside for a bit. It's calm here. Here's the garden we can see when we sit outside of our room:

Not-so-secret garden.

And here's mom on her way to breakfast:

Beautiful!

What a smile!

Breakfast was delicious - fresh OJ! Our favorite!

I mentioned adding more info about the Gerson Therapy today, but we've got a yoga class at 11, so I'm signing off for now. More updates and info tomorrow. I'll leave you all with favorite pic of the day: Mom resting peacefully. Hooray!

All of our love,
Kate

p.s. - I've made a new friend. At first, he really creeped me out. Here's a view of him from my bed:

This morning I spent some time with him and realized he's not so bad - he just needed someone to talk to. We're pretty close now.

You really get me.

This guy...what a ham.