Sad news

It's with a heavy heart I write to tell you that on Thursday March 23rd Josée had to have Chloé, her Great Dane and lifelong companion, put to sleep. They had been together for 13 years and Chloé played a huge part in Josée's life. Chloé had been growing steadily weaker due to her great old age. She hurt her back leg on the garden steps. When Josée, Cynthia and I took her to the vet, the leg was fractured and the break was also full of cancer, which is probably why the leg had broken so easily. The vet informed Josée there was no way the leg would heal. Josée knew the consequences of that announcement and was heartbroken. At 4pm, and while resting comfortably on her couch at home, Chloé was put to sleep. We will all miss the old girl so much, but none as much as Josée. Please pray for her healing as she struggles through the days to come. 

Home From the UK

Hello everyone! I got back from the U.K. on Wednesday evening, around 8PM local time. I had been over there to see my mother who will be 94 in June. She had not been too well recently, so I traveled over to see if I could be of any help to her and also to hopefully cheer her up by surprising her. We had a good two weeks together and I think she was feeling much better by the time I had to return to Canada. She had gained weight and her swollen legs were looking much better. During the time we were together, we spent a lot of time chatting over years gone by and recalling memorable times together and from her lifetime. It was very interesting that she could recall clearly events from 50 years ago, but was now having trouble remembering things we had discussed only an hour or so before. When I left, her spirits were good, she was still able to care for herself in her own home and she made it easy for me to leave.