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<strong>My</strong> brother Jon Shuster arrived Thursday and we shared a room at the Residence Inn in<br />
Westmount. We had a chance to spend time together and catch up. He lives in Florida<br />
and We are in California so we don't get to visit very often.<br />
<strong>My</strong> sister Ellie Shuster came <strong>with</strong> her daughter Cheryl Cruikshank and grandson David<br />
(not supposed to be named after me). He is about 14 months and very cute. He had been<br />
walking only 2 weeks but getting around very well.<br />
<strong>My</strong> brother Robert is in Montreal and is the go to person for my mother. We got to spend<br />
time <strong>with</strong> him Saturday and Sunday.<br />
We met Alex and her Mom and Dad Saturday for a family Chinese lunch. She is very<br />
cute. Her Mom Andrea and dad Ben Urovitch are doing a great job parenting her.<br />
From L to R: Me,Cheryl,David,Andrea,Alex and Ben.<br />
We got to spend time <strong>with</strong> Robert and his wife Gertie Sunday for brunch.<br />
Afterwards, Mom, Jon, Robert and I sat down for a game of bridge. <strong>My</strong> mother held her<br />
own most of the time.<br />
Friday evening was the McGill Reunion Dinner.It was at the Omni Hotel and one had to<br />
step over the protesters to get inside. This did not seem to make much difference as the<br />
place was jammed. I sat at a table <strong>with</strong> old classmates from the Honours Math Physics<br />
class. It was the 50th reunion.<br />
Ralph Roskies, who organized the table was stuck first in Newark and then at<br />
immigration and didn't make it. Doug Beder was there. He and Ralph were instrumental<br />
in my career change from Physics to medicine. I knew I could never compete <strong>with</strong> them.<br />
David Mayerovitch, Barry Frank and Lorne Mendel were also there.<br />
On Saturday night, we had a mini reunion of members of the McGill 66 medical school<br />
class.<br />
About 15 members were present. Hopefully I will be there for the 50th when many more<br />
classmates have promised to be there. Thanks to Peter Humphreys for organizing this.<br />
We had a delicious dinner at Le Caveau, near the Mcgill campus. It was raining very hard<br />
after dinner, and I thank Arnold Zidulka for the ride back to the hotel.<br />
We had a Friday brunch at Place Kensington, for which I ordered food from Snowdon<br />
Delicatessen.<br />
We had Montreal smoked meat, pickles, chopped liver, eggplant salad, cole slaw party<br />
sandwiches and potato knishes. Oh wait! Ellie left the knishes in the oven and they<br />
burned to a crisp. David ate half the party sandwiches (not me). Still, there was plenty to<br />
eat and some leftovers.<br />
Many family members took the time to be there.<br />
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<strong>My</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Merkel</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
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