Hello. It's been such a long while since I posted, and almost three months since Ron died. I have noticed that the Edmonton Sun's web site no longer carries his columns and I plan to put up an archive of his healthcare series, including two columns which were not published.
Our family has been tremendously supported by friends and family, and we continue to feel your warmth and comfort as we adjust to our lives without Ron.
Jenny and Angus have been attending a grief art therapy program at the Pilgrim's Hospice. We're halfway through and it's been very helpful for them. Rose and Morgan are both in school this fall - it's midterm season so they're cramming and cursing as they balance their business with school obligations. Rose is living on her own after managing to purchase a condo in Edmonton's downtown. Kevin has also just purchased a new condo in Calgary. Stephen returned to Taiwan and continues to work as an editor at the Taipai Times.
I attended a milk banking conference in San Jose last week and it was very informative and i'm looking forward to working on re-establishing our human milk bank here in Edmonton.
Fall has certainly arrived and winter will be here soon - after a very long period where the leaves seemed to hang on the trees - unusual for Edmonton - most of the trees are now bare, except for a brilliant orange/red Mountain Ash across the street. Oddly our huge mountain ash in the back yard is still green - it seems to do that, holding on to healthy green leaves and then loosing them all in a flash, before they've turned colour, when a hard frost comes.
Take care, all, hold your friends and family ones close and never miss a chance to tell them how much they are loved. Enjoy each day as it comes. -- Jodine
