My son's birthday went well yesterday. After breakfast we had cake and ice-cream. Both were delicious. Then I took a nap for an hour because I was fading fast, because I got up at 7 a.m. (woke-up at 6:30 though). Feeling a bit rejuvenated, I was ready for his birthday dinner. We went to Pizza Hut, and we all got the buffet. It was a busy, busy day for PH, busier than I think we've ever seen it, then again, we generally try to get there before or after the church crowd. Here's a picture of the fantastic tasting cake that Rain made for him 
And here's a picture of one of the presents we got him, a bracelet .
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In other news:
Mom had her endoscope last Tuesday and they couldn't find any reason why she couldn't eat. The doctor installed the feeding tube at that time. It looks like a big straw coming right out of her stomach, according to my sister. Mom is connected to the machine all day/night except 7-10am, 11-1pm, and 4-6. That way she gets nourishment all day/night, but if she feels like eating she can. They pump liquid Ensure in through the tube, and flush it with water when they disconnect it. So she is getting nutrients and water. Something we couldn't get her to do before. She now weighs only 119 pounds. The doctor said it would probably be several weeks before she feels like eating. And so far, she hasn't/won't eat anything else.
My Aunt Bonnie Garber died on Friday evening (9/15) at around midnight from the cancer she had. She had lung cancer, cancer of the spine, colon cancer and uterine cancer. Besides being our aunt, she was also a very good friend to mom. She is taking her death very hard.
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That cake looks awesome! The bracelet's pretty fancy too. Gotta love that Celtic Swirl!
I'm so sorry to hear that you lost someone, and that your mother lost someone so close to her.
Feeding tubes do look a bit like straws. Large, flexible, foggy-clear straws. I had a 19 yo neighbor once who was really proud of hers and liked to show it off.
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