April 20, 2022 Update

Well, as of today we are at T minus 6 days until Jackie is admitted into the Tom Baker Clinic at the Foothills Medical Centre.  It has definitely been a long few months of waiting with the previously mentioned delays.  All in all, things have still progressed very quickly with the process compared to what we were expecting and we are grateful for that.

The one thing we have definitely learned so far is you have to be flexible and adaptable.  We have had to switch gears a few times and even take a couple of detours.  The most recent is Jackie and I needing to relocate out of the house prior to our temporary move to Calgary.  We have managed to keep Covid out of our house so far, but the inevitable happened with two of the kids testing positive earlier this week.  But fortunately, as Jackie's parents have already relocated to our house to help out, we were able to second their house.  It is hard to complain about staying in a house in the country next to a lake.  We have been testing regularly and so far so good.

So we have been here all week and are leaving on Friday.  Jackie has a few final appointments at the Cross Cancer Institute and then we will be heading to Calgary Friday afternoon and getting settled before her admission.

I know there are probably a few questions about the relocation and where we are staying.  We are trying to keep these posts short and will touch on that soon.

Thanks for reading.

Mike

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