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Well, its been a while since my last blog entry. My oldest nephew and his family (wife and daughter) will be extending their stay in Santiago Chile. My nephew was invited to play in the Chilean Symphony Orchestra for 2 months and they recently asked him to stay on for at least another year. At first he declined but then he reconsidered. After contacting his school in Michigan he was told they would not hold his spot in the doctorate program if he stayed in Chile so rather than losing his spot he will stay in Chile thru the summer and come home in the fall to begin his doctorate. He plays the trumpet and I must say he is very good. Am I a proud aunt or what ?
That was the good news so to speak.

My bad news is my other nephew. He was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This runs in my family so I am not too surprised. I was diagnosed last year and so was my brother. Mine is under control with medication, diet and excercise. My nephew right now is having a problem stabilizing his blood sugar levels. His blood sugar levels are anywhere from 200 - 400. This is not good. A person without diabetes, their normal range is 70 - 100 fasting. I wish there was something I can do but there isn't much I can do except be there for him and support him thru this difficult time. It's really up to him to turn things around.

My news in general is that on Sunday it's my birthday. I can't wait to see what my husband has planned for the weekend.

In 3 weeks, we are going to see Camelot at Lincoln center. I can't wait. The only person I recognize thats going to be be in the cast is Christopher Lloyd from Taxi and Back to the Future. It should be fun.