As many of you may know, my Grandma Jo has terminal cancer. Currently she is participating in a special type of radiation therapy that will hopefully shrink her tumors to prevent them from reaching her nerves and causing pain. Unfortunately, one of the few places in the world that offers this kind of treatment is in Seattle, WA. My grandma was going to just come up to Seattle, get an apartment, and go to the hospital each day for the five and a half week treatment. However, a few weeks ago she had a terrible fall which hurt her feet really bad. No one wanted my grandma to be alone, but no one could just take five weeks out of their every day life to move to Seattle with her either.
Cue, recently graduated, with no idea what to do with her life granddaughter! About an hour after my graduation from college I drove with my mom and brother up to Seattle to take care of my grandmother. Erik was only here through the weekend, but my mom stayed until the following saturday. No I am here for two weeks with just Grams, until my mom comes back on the 17th to talk to the surgeon.
So far it has been really fun. I have really enjoyed being thrown into a city which I knew nothing about before I came. (except of course that it was near Forks, WA where Twilight takes place!) Each day my grandma and I go to radiation at 3:30, and then the rest of the day is ours! Tonight I made my sister's famous and ultra-delicious chicken enchiladas. I was a little worried because my grandma usually doesn't like mexican food, but she loved the enchiladas!
I am looking forward to the next week and a half. We are going to look into aquarium and zoo tickets, plus maybe even Mariners tickets! (You all know what a baseball nut I am!) Here are a few pictures of our time so far:
Erik in front of the huge guitar
Statue at The EMP (Experience Music Project)
Us at the Cheesecake Factory
My cousin CA at his
golf tournament
