Aug 18 2013
A big chunk of our local family members gathered for a dinner in honor of my sister, Beata, whose (mumble)th birthday we were celebrating. Dinner consisted of two types of pizzas, one meat-covered and one veggie that were generously supplied by my nephew Stephen and his girlfriend Jeri, along with some side dishes of beans, …
Jun 30 2013
What was supposed to be a scheduled Skype video chat between my family here and our relatives in Hungary became more of an impromptu stand-up routine with only half the participants. My mother, sister and I exchanged prop-comedy with my cousin, Gábor, and his wife, Kati. A half-hour exchange became, as usual, twenty-five minutes of …
Jun 23 2013
Partook in another Skype chat between my mom and me and my cousin and his wife. This one lasted just long enough to see some of the inside of his house and to set up a more involved chat for next Sunday with additional members of both families on either side of the planet. This …
Jun 14 2013
Today my mom and I had an interesting Skype chat with some of our relatives in Hungary. My cousin had his father visiting his family and he thought that my mom (his father’s wife’s sister) would enjoy a brief video chat to say hi and find out how things are going in both countries. While …
Jun 05 2013
I attended the final in a series of six lectures on ethics in science at the Center for Ethics inside the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. This one was a bit more special than the others as my older brother’s ex-wife was one of the three speakers presenting, and I got to …
May 28 2013
Took my mom to three different medical appointments this morning, one on each floor of a three floor building up at Thornton Hospital. The first was to see her primary care doctor for a regularly scheduled follow-up. That was on the second floor. Next was to get some blood drawn on the ground floor so …
May 16 2013
Took my mom for what was probably her final physical therapy session with Celeste at Thornton Hospital. Her shoulder is almost back to normal and she’s off her pain meds so it only makes sense, especially since she can keep doing the stretching exercising at home. We celebrated afterwards by going to The Cove (the …
May 13 2013
Delivered my mom to her appointment with Debbie, a hearing specialist. From the way Debbie listens and speaks you would never know that she herself has to wear two hearing aids. She took my mom into a tiny, sound-proofed listening room where she sat on a kid’s chair in front of a kid’s table. (I …
May 09 2013
Took my mom for her second physical therapy session with Celeste. Her range of motion has definitely improved since her last appointment. My mom’s not doing badly either. The exercises seem to be doing their job really well and increasing her flexibility. Again, my mom’s not doing badly either.
May 07 2013
Took my mom to her first official physical therapy session with Celeste this morning. She had my mom do some mild stretching to measure her maximum arm rotations and then she had her do some shoulder exercises, a couple using a cane as a prop. She seems already to have improved since the first assessment …
May 03 2013
Took my mom for her first ever physical therapy appointment today. She had recently strained her left shoulder and her primary care doctor thought it might be a good idea. Spent a productive and reassuring half an hour with RPT Nicole, first answering many questions and then assessing the problem. After having my mom try …
Feb 06 2013
My sister, Beata, and her husband, Bill, were on local San Diego TV this morning promoting the upcoming International Dance Festival happening this coming Sunday in Balboa Park. Besides promoting the festival, they were asked to demonstrate some dancing live on set and they obliged with a couple of waltz-based performances. My mom waved at …
Jan 25 2013
Took my mom for a followup doctor visit to check on her cat scratch wound from last Saturday. After waiting only about five minutes we were ushered into one of the exam rooms by a polite and very friendly new nurse named Regina who basically narrated everything she did, including which buttons she clicked on …
Jan 19 2013
So before she went to church, my mom stopped at my brother’s house to drop off a kitten calendar that was a gift from my sister. My brother has five cats, three of which are black siblings and one of which is named Mr. Blue. My mom reached down to say hi to Mr. Blue …
Jan 01 2013
My younger brother and his family came out for a New Year’s visit, which is when we decided to hold our annual family Christmas get-together and dinner. No photos of the actual dinner exist because it was a bit of a haphazard, some eat now, some eat later deal, but at least we got everybody …
