So there's this~~

Following along my path of too much information and informing my friends about what's going on, here it is.

This has taken us some time to get answers on. What we thought was gallstone issues turned out to be...ta-da...a kidney growth. At just over 9cm (same size as my kidney) it's a good sized grapefruit. Apparently I have a thing for citrus fruit 😁. While it's connected to both my kidney and bowel, it originates from my kidney. It's got a 60% chance of being malignant, so on Sept 9th I'm having it removed along with a small portion of my left kidney.  My urologist from ARH along with a urologist from RCH will work on making my kidney functional.  If they can't make my kidney work then they'll take it out.  I am hoping that the pain associated with this disappears fairly quickly. Dwayne is sweet and kind and worried and wants to just fix me. If you know him, or either of our kids, please lift them up, love them, reach out. This is stretching us. 

Love you all,

Di

xo

Family

This month has been big for our family so far. Sarah graduated university. Graduated! We are parents of a graduate!!! She came home to Abby for a few months and then will go back to Toronto. 

Also this month , Cam registered for university. How is it possible that he is old enough to do that, or we are old enough to have children who've gotten to this place in life? Cam has registered for his level 1 RedSeal Mechanic. He continues to work at BA Customs where he restores vintage vehicles and builds custom hotrods. He literally has the dream job!!!

We attended Sarah's final show, Footloose, and graduation in TO last on Aug 6/7th. Cam and I arrived on the 3rd and we were tourists! We walked and toured, did the hop-on-hop-off buses. Aquarium and Kensington market, Dwayne arrived late on the 5th and we started the morning of the 6th with the CN tower. What a view!!! Dwayne and Cam hit up the one day only Import Fest Car Show and loved the new cars (and women draped over the cars 🙄). 

After seeing Sarahs show and celebrating her graduation, Dwayne departed for home early on the 8th and Cam left for a trip with his paternal grandparents to NYC. Sarah and I jumped into moving mode and packed her apartment, loaded it onto a cube van and drove it to a storage unit. So, I've driven a cube can in DT Toronto!!! I can do anything!! We packed her clothing into suitcases and left for Abby the following morning. 

What a whirlwind! 

We are so proud of both of our kids for where they are and what their passions are. Always follow your dreams!!! 

Mucho love,

Me

xo