We had a sad week as Gene, our next door neighbor, who has been suffering from cancer, passed away Saturday morning. Marie, his wife, had told us the day before that he was not eating anymore and he had, had the palliative care nurses coming to care for him the past few weeks. We were out working in the front yard when Tom noticed a van pull up and two men take a stretcher into Gene and Marie’s home. We knew he was gone and we discussed what we should do next and decided we would stand and show respect as they took him away. I went across the the street to discuss the situation with our neighbors Kirk and Krista and while talking with them the gentlemen brought his body out and we all just stood out of respect and love. When we spoke with Marie later that day she told us how much that show of respect meant to her. We are concerned for her now. They have no children, just their two dogs. Gene was 69 and I think they got married later in life. She is from the North Shore and has her mother, brother and work still there. We are hoping she doesn’t move away. She has her horse stabled nearby and they have a cabin up North and I think those interests brought them here to Langley and I believe this was their dream home. She has a lot to think about and to take care of.
We have been busy with gardening this week. Our big bag of soil arrived on Thursday while we were out getting groceries. We came home and started spreading the soil on our flower beds and then spreading seed and soil on the grass for “top dressing”. That continued into Friday and we finished on Saturday. We also went to the nursery on Friday and picked up some plants for the garden as we had removed the bulbs. The weather has been beautiful and the yard is looking lovely. We, however, are exhausted and our bodies sore. I hope I didn’t work Tom too hard.
Our days continue to be full. I have been asked to teach Relief Society this coming week and I have been working on that lesson. It is based on President Nelson’s April 2021 priesthood talk entitled “”. Charmaine sent us some of her recent piano performances from her university in Salzburg, Austria. She is so talented and we thoroughly enjoyed hearing her play. Her mother, Jean, worries that she is having too much fun and not giving her full attention to her music. What can I say, she is 18 years old and away from home. We listen each week to five different “Come Follow Me” broadcasts and get so much out of them. We watch them after dinner each night. I have taught seminary and institute thru the years and am still gaining so much from “Come Follow Me”. It is truly an inspired program. We still hear from friends regularly checking on us. Sonny called to let us know that his mother had passed away. She was 101 years old and had been one of Tom’s patients and we loved her.
We had blood tests for Tom’s oncologist this morning and are at the urologist’s office now for Tom to receive his second lupron hormone shot. He is to receive lupron every 4 months. Treatment are looking hopeful and our prayers are for that to continue.
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