As I said in my previous post, Keith and I left Cville on Friday after work and got to his mom's apartment around midnight.
On Saturday, we slept in a little bit and then got up and went to breakfast at one of our favorite "northern" restaurants - Perkins. I love it because they have breakfast all day so even though we didn't get to the restaurant until 11:30am, we were all still able to get breakfast (which, by the way, is my favorite meal to eat out!). After we had our meal, we went to a nearby mall and did a little bit of shopping. It was good for Marge to get out - and it was a beautiful sunny day. I think she was really happy to get a new book and some handsoaps from Bath & Body Works. (If she is anything like me, shopping makes her happy!)
After we left the mall, we decided to go to the Flight 93 Memorial (the spot where the United Flight 93 went down on September 11th, 2001). The Memorial is located about 10 miles from Marge's apartment, in Somerset County (the same county she lives in). I was bummed because I left my camera at her house and therefore I wasn't able to get any pictures of the Memorial area. The actual crash site is about 100 yards off of the road and it is fenced off. No one but family members of the victims can go out there. But right off of the road, there is an area where many memorial stones and such are placed. The benches have all of the victims' names listed on them and there is an angel for each of the victims with their name on it. There are also many things that people have left in memory of the victims. Let me tell you - it was very emotional for me to see the things that are there. It was very sad to read the memorial stones and things that people wrote and to think about the awful way that those innocent people died on that day! What a tragedy. I am hoping that we can go back by there when we go up to PA again soon so that I can get some pictures and post them for you all to see. It's truly something to see.
On Sunday, we got up and went to church (Marge even went with us which is a blessing because she hasn't been to church in a long time). After church, we went to Keith's aunt's house for a picnic and some fun time with family. Keith's cousin and her family were there too so we had a great time catching up with them and enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. After we ate the ton of food that (Aunt) Kay had prepared, we played the outdoor yard game "Washer Toss" - which is a family favorite! It was a fun day and so good to see everyone. We ended up staying pretty late and chatting with Keith's aunt and uncle. Good thing Keith was driving, because I fell asleep (big surprise!) on the way back to her mom's apartment. :-)
On Monday, we lounged around a bit before getting up and heading out to see a small snippet of the Memorial Day parade that takes place on a street one block from Marge's apartment. I could see some of it happening by standing on her balcony (she lives on the 6th floor or a high-rise apartment building) but we decided to walk down and see it a little closer. We also ran into one of Marge's closest friends and the woman who has been taking her to her chemo treatments. Bobbie, is a woman that also lives in Marge's building. Her husband died 25 years ago and she volunteers at the Somerset Hospital that is near their apartment building. Bobbie has been such a joy to have in Marge's life and they have really formed quite a bond lately. We are very fortunate to have such a caring person to look in on and take care of Marge during this difficult time.
After the parade was over, the four of us (Keith, me, Marge and Bobbie) went to lunch at another one of our favorite "only found in the north" restaurants - Eat 'n Park. Again, this is a restaurant that has breakfast available all day, plus they have a great buffet AND they are very reasonably priced. We eat at least one meal at this restaurant every time we visit Marge - yes, it's THAT good. haha Here is a picture of Keith, Marge and Bobbie standing outside of the "famous" restaurant:
After lunch, we said goodbye to Bobbie (she had plans to go fishing with her daughter and son-in-law....she is always doing something!) and we went back to Marge's apartment to pack up. We left around 2pm so that we could get back to C'ville at a reasonable hour and have some time to unwind before we had to go back to work.
All in all, it was a very pleasant weekend. Keith commented on the way home that if we didn't know that Marge had cancer, it would have been a visit just like usual. She was mostly in a good mood and didn't seem overly tired. She ate pretty well and didn't seem to have a loss of appetite. She did complain a few times about her ankles and knees hurting, but we are all attributing that to arthritis. She even had a bulge on one of her ankles but she didn't seem too overly concerned about it. She still has a hard time walking great distances (or even small distances at times) but that is no different than in the past. We are hoping that things continue to go well and that she doesn't see a whole lot of negative effects from her chemo treatment.
We are heading back up there to visit her for her bday (which is June 8th) so between now and then we will get reports from her via phone and I will post updates as I have them. Please continue to keep Marge and Keith in your prayers.
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Glad to hear your weekend went so well and that Marge is doing as well as she is. Tell her I saw her picture and she looks really good. I think she looks better than at your wedding. (You probably won't want to share that tidbit.)
Love,aunt Sharon
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