Mike Glassow Updates

 We drove up to WW, leaving in the AM on the 8th and returning on the evening of the 10th.   Arriving at 1082 Lark after noon, our support, Dick Holmes, had the house opened up and hte fridge plugged in.  I had to haul everything in -- at that, it turns out to be not so easy for just one person.   The visit was great; it had been a year since we were there, and outside, we had lost lilacs, and some other vegetation was very shriveled. We hope for revival. Mike was extra tired; we suspect it was the altitude.  Santa Barbara is at the sea and WW is at 6,ooo feet.  Still, we enjoyed our stay.  It was quite warm, so Mike would not have to worry about feeling cold.   We joined his walker friends for dinner at Mexico Lindo on Friday night, and Mike negotiated the steep stairs for hte patio table setting.  Pat Trujillo, the original organizer and contact for Mike when he went on the WW hikes, and Shannon were there too.  No hiker group since CO...

 It was a busy week.   Brenda drove up with Jan Gasco and met with Andrea Gerstle to visit their old haunts and stay with Barbara Voorhies .  They all came over for a pizza dinner to see Mike and me on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Brenda sought a one-on-one with Mike.  She brought a lunch from our fave Buena Onda and spent several lively hours with Mike.  Mike said they talked about everything... I am imagining from the "good old days"  (ha ha) to the challenges of today!

 New strides for Mike!  Past the Courthouse, up stairs at the High School, at the Alice Kekck Park Garden, and the streets of our neighborhood!  The courthouse is about a mile from our house! And so it the park! Into the High school. And up the stairs from Cannon Perdido.... Instead of the elevator, he took the stairs to the ophthalmologist who will be conducting the cataract surgery, first eye next week. John Johnson visited him and shared thoughts on California Archaeology.

 Regular exercise is the drill, and with that come better health and better capabilities!  Mike has a long walk and a short walk. And he is also on the rowing machine, he did 30 minutes! Also hydration!! Maria keeps on him -- Water Water Water!! At the desk! On the walk! at State Street... Along the sidewalk  .... Stopping at the wall! At the park!  

 A regular walking destination just across the street, our neighbors for the half century we have lived on East Anapamu! We first were renting and then the owners sold us our home...  now more than 52 years, a full Maya calendar round. The walk takes up on stairs with elevation gain and flat, flowers and boulders with plaques. Here you can see his navigation! He crossed Anapamu mid street to see the abandoned vehicle in the high school  parking lot. It's a Mustang and it is still there.  Why? Walking around the green near the vehicle entrance to the high school Her he is going up the stairs, while the next trip he is going down the stairs.  Good exercise and efforts. After the stairs thers is a ramp that goes down to Canon Perdido Either way it is a challenge to negotiate... up elevation, down care in the position and balance. Here he is passing the HS tennis courts on Nopal  He enjoys his walks and the chance to inprove his stamina. His long walk takes him...

Water with Lunch Water at Desk Water in his chair Water before and after a walk! Hydration is the rule, elixir of life!~