We arrived this
afternoon, checking into a B & B that we’ve booked for a week. We’re not far from some streets whose very
names convey celeb status: Wilshire, Sunset, Avenue of the Stars. But we are not here to catch a glimpse of the
rich and famous; we chose this place because of its proximity to UCLA, where
Jean has an appointment to see the Vice-Chair of neuro-surgery, Dr. Linda Liau,
on Tuesday morning. We are asking Dr. Liau
to enroll Jean in one of her clinical trials, which would entail another round
of brain surgery, followed by an experimental treatment. The surgery could even happen this week,
which would doubtless extend our stay in the southland
