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Posted by: Dan @ 8:39 pm
And we have arrived in Palo Alto…
After leaving Ashland, we had another perfect weather day of driving, thank goodness. Only 400 miles today, but it took almost all day to get here, with construction and traffic. We went past beautiful snow-covered Mt. Shasta, glistening in the sun… 
And toward the end of the day, we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. The oak-covered hills all along the way are glowing with bright green grass. The beauty everywhere has been comforting. And though it is somewhat surreal to be here again just six months
later, we are so relieved to be here. The familiarity of the town and
the hotel with its beautiful, peaceful grounds is also a comfort after a
long, sometimes tearful trip. Tomorrow, a day of rest and maybe walking around the Stanford campus. Friday the appointments with doctors. And Saturday we have plans…
We called Sandy’s “Brain Tumor Buddy” tonight (she’s the woman who had brain surgery by the same doctor on the same day as Sandy, and shared her hospital room back in October — she lives here in the bay area). In yet another bit of incredible timing and meant-to-be-here now, she told us that she is participating in a fund-raising walk on Saturday at Golden Gate Park… for, you might have guessed it, the National Brain Tumor Foundation. So Sandy and I are going to join her for this big event. They get about 1,000 participants, and it sounds like a very inspiring convergence of camaraderie. It’s called “Angel Adventure.” We are really looking forward to it, something very powerful and positive. So I better sign off now and get some rest…
Good night,
Dan