Denver

Mary, Jan, Gus and Dorothy

Katherine and Gus

Gus loved his trip to Denver. He stayed with his sister, Mary. Monday afternoon, his other sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Ray, came from Paige, AZ. He was with his Mom four times. They took Dorothy to lunch on Tuesday, before Ray and Gus spent most of the next three hours lost in the rain somewhere in the Denver area.

While in Denver, he spent time with his nephew, Jeff, and his family. He visited his cousin, Nancy and her husband, Vick. Gus also went to Kiowa, CO, to see Katherine and her husband, Randy. Katherine is the daughter of one of my favorite cousins from Washington.

Gus was able to golf only one time while there. He and Mary went Monday morning. He thoroughly enjoyed himself, but rumor has it, no records were set on low numbers. Gus never felt well enough again and the weather never co-operated. In fact, Denver even had tornados on Tuesday.

The struggle continues for us. Food no longer tastes good to Gus. He lost three pounds in the few days he was gone. Our next step is to start on the calorie rich weight gain drinks that Gus detests. There is a powder that the doctor gave us to try. You mix it with whole milk and get 600 calories in 8 ounces. I will probably gain weight just mixing it for him.

We talked last night of the things we refuse to give up. No matter how hard golfing is on Gus, quitting is not an option. Golf is one of the things he loves. Even if he can physically do only five or six of his nine holes, that is enough. We are going to force ourselves to focus on what he can do, not on what he can’t do.