my grandaughter

Today, my grandaughter stayed with us at home from morning until evening, and we played with a picnic basket of Hello Kitty, and she was the waitress.
This evening, I went with my daughter and grandaughter to see my mom, my sister and my niece who has a baby girl of 2 months. I was looking at the  baby and thinking that very soon, in about a month, we will be grandparents again, another little girl. We are very happy about it, but I wish I could take away from my daughter part of the tiredness I see her going through.
We always worry about our children no matter what age they are. Maybe worry isn't the word, but concern. I try to help them in any way I can, maybe I spoil them, but then again, I don't know how to be any other way. It's not work for me to help my kids, I like it, I think I was brought up that way, that's what I know to do and it's what makes me happy.
Essie

Liver transplant for my friend

My friend, the one I was worried about, had another liver transplant last night. The surgery lasted 5 hours and he is doing Ok, although right now it's too early to say anything.
This is his second liver transplant because after many complications in the las year, he needed another transplant to survive. He didn't have to wait too much after they told him the news, only a week or two. I hope he does well and wish him a fast recovery. He is very strong emotionally and his wife is too and that helps a lot for these matters. I went to see him last thursday and had a chance to talk to both of them and they were very hopeful to get a transplant soon and with good results.
Life is a blessing that sometimes people take for granted, but others appreciate and hang on to the last hope to go on living.
Essie

Tomorrow Asociaciation meeting

We have our annual asociation meeting in which I give the information about treasury. The meeting is in the hospital so I will take some time and go visit a friend who is very sick. He had a liver transplant about the same time I did but I heard that lately he has had a lot of complications. I am worried about him, I hope tomorrow when I see him he will be better.
Essie

Success

We had a great success yesterday. Everybody that came loved the play, they laughed a lot, and they complimented us on our acting.
I admit I was a little nervious, but we did it!!!. We will be on tour soon enough, in other places around Sevilla and Huelva. I hope we take the play to many places, because it's a lot of fun, and that way the company Oh-Menage will start being known, and the director, David can have a chance at this. He is really good at writing and directing, and he is very young. Theater is what he likes so I hope he will make a living at it.
I am tired today but happy.
Essie

Tomorrow: Theater

Tomorrow will be the first day we do our play: "Pa-Ta-Ta". This is the same as when you say cheese for a picture, in Spain we say patata. I have one of the main roles and as ussual before the big day, I am nervious now. I go through the script many times in my head, but it's not the same just knowing the words, as it is when you get up in the theater in front of many people and try to put the sentiments, passion, in those words. I have to act mad, sad, happy, I have to put ridiculous poses for the supposed pictures, etc. In the end I must admit I love the play, and I like what I do in it. I love acting, it's so different to my normal everyday life, and it's always great when you get the applausse. Well, I may be too tired to write tomorrow because I will arrive late from the theater, but sometime this weekend I will try to say in this blog how it went.
Essie

Weekend!!

I had a wonderful weekend. The sun is out and it's so warm I could be in short sleeves outside. Finally spring is coming, you can tell from all the people out with their kids, happy faces, bicycles everywhere, etc.
We went yesterday to a Motorcycle party, more that anything because we wanted to see some friends who are coming to see me at the theater and I wanted to give them the tickets. In the evening my daughter left our grandaughter with us to spend the night. We had a ball playing with her and as ussual, she was very good when it was bedtime and slept all night without a problem. My daughter came to pick her up in the morning, we had to go somewhere and she also had plans.
We went to a Park here in Sevilla, where an Olive tree has been planted and a commemoration plaque put in honour of Donors. Thanks to people like that, to family that say yes in the worst time for them, people like me can have a second chance to live. I always try to go to events like this, because it's the least I can do to express my gratitude.
Essie

Mixed feelings about the Dr's appt.

Today I was told about all my results. So, the biopsy is great, the liver is doing good. No virus attacking or anything weird. The the blood test, even better that the last one. But according to the MRI I have a little stenosis and so they want to do a RCP to see if I need a stent in the bile duct.
Anyway, I don't understand if the blood test don't show anything why they want to do this. After all, it's a type of surgery, and I am not sure if we shouldn't wait until it starts bothering me, like getting a little yellow, or something similar. I think I will talk to another surgeon of the team and see if he can explain to me why I should do this.
Well, I have until the 29th of April to think about it. That's my next appointment.
Essie