Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Pickles - (Sweet and Sour)




Each morning, I read the cartoons and do the crossword puzzle from the newspaper. It seems to keep me happy and keeps my mind thinking. One of the cartoons that I enjoy the most is Pickles. It brings the crazy things in life down to a few animated panels. Many of the strips remind us of our own family.  I can't quite figure out how to make these cartoons larger.  If you know how, please contact me right away - I am not very techy.  


The first cartoon, reminds me of my grandson, Thomas Gardner trying to figure out what is on my mind (1/2 mind these days).  The second cartoon, reveals the clue of the religious affiliation of this cartoon family.  See if you can intelligently guess --- clue:  look at the picture on the wall, it is the depiction of a modern LDS temple.  


Well, as life goes on in the Pickles cartoon, likewise it goes in the Morrow household.  I went to both physicians recently and just had an MRI day before yesterday, Thursday Dec. 9, 2010.  The MRI showed what the doctor described as a "probable recurrence" of the tumor.  My physician thought it appeared to be troubling and something we need to watch carefully.  Unfortunately, that physician, Dr. Ali Choucair, has received a rather prestigious position (can't share where yet but soon).  We have been extremely fortunate to have him as a physician along with the other physicians on the team.  I will miss his excellent care and in particularly his friendship as well.  I will be fine but the good news is that a new Neuro-oncologist has joined the staff of Huntsman Cancer Center.  His name is Dr. Tom Colman and we already have an appointment with him on the 28th.  I will try to get a photo for the next blog spot posting.  


In the meantime, I am grateful this holiday time of the year for the blessings I've received.  We are planning to share the following pictures of our parents with our siblings this holiday season. The first picture is of Jeff's mother, Charlotte Morrow.  The second picture is of Jeff's father, Robert Morrow.  The third picture is of Terri's parents, Ray and Elda Rae Gunn.  Terri and I wish you all a Merry Christmas.