He's been battling this stubborn cancer for a long time now. No wonder he needs lots of beauty rest every day.
It's so heart-warming and encouraging for Graham to know that he hasn't been forgotten at work. People from Genentech continue to let Graham know they are thinking of him.
On Thursday, Reuben and Nathila brought warmth and good cheer, the latest news from Genentech, not to mention an amazing yellow, pink and purple melon mousse cake that looked like a work of art. We almost didn't eat it because it was so pretty, but we're glad we did!
On Friday, Heather, Natalie, Jen and Kim from Genentech came by and were so upbeat and fun; they really put us in a good mood. And the goodies they brought...oh my gosh. We've never had such rich, tasty pudding before.
On Saturday evening, Graham was feeling so decent that we joined Laura and Cary at Armadillo Willies, a BBQ restaurant. We always love going out with them because they are such good conversationalists and take an interest in all kinds of topics. And they can disagree with us about politics and candidates without being disagreeable. That's an important character trait all too rare these days.
Sunday afternoon, another Genentecher, Deborah, came over and we played Scrabble. It was a little worrisome because Graham was quite foggy and not up to making his usual high scoring words. Deborah was great about it. As she says, she has the "gift of gab" and just kept up a cheerful patter so that the game was incidental and not the usual (good-natured) competition.
Genentech people are so genuinely nice. I can see why Graham misses work and looks forward to returning there.
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