Dulcie

As you read this, please send positive vibes, or a prayer, or something along those lines, to our little sixteen month old niece, Dulcie. She was recently diagnosed with retinoblastoma, an extremely rare form of eye ball cancer. Tomorrow morning, she'll have surgery to remove her eye. For the next couple of weeks, she'll be wearing an eye patch, so she'll be a little pirate of the Caribbean. I only write lightly in hopes of relieving some of the stress of the matter, which needless to say is large. But as they say in some situations, if you don't laugh, you'll cry.

And really, it's pretty darn serious. We are all hoping for the best. At this stage, the best outcome would be a safe removal of the eye, a diagnosis that the retinoblastoma is a random condition and not a genetic condition, and most importantly, a finding that the cancer is limited to the affected eye. The stress is serious, particularly because the alternative to the positive outcomes is not even worth discussing. The good news is that the surgery will be short, will be done by the world's experts in retinoblastoma, and Rani, Danny and Dulcie will be able to go back home to Dallas by Wednesday night. And another good thing is that the miracles of modern technology have led to major advances in artificial eyes, such that when this whole thing is over it will be nearly impossible to tell the difference between the real and the artificial eye.

So, the end result is, we are sending maximum positive energy towards Dulcie Isis Garcia in Philadelphia, and Dallas. And we are also sending positive energy to Rani and Danny, and West and Torin, as they lovingly escort Dulcie through her time of healing. We hope you'll send some positive energy, too.