My week in Minneapolis to visit with my brother and his family has flown by in an instant.  According to his doctors, only 1 in 100 survive a heart attack with so little subsequent impairment. This due, no doubt, to his healthy lifestyle and having received high-quality CPR immediately.  The cause of his heart attack still remains something of a mystery but with Marie on the case I have little doubt she will extract the answers from his medical team or, more likely, will figure it out for them. The implanted cardioverter defibrillator he now has will detect and correct anomalous heartbeat patterns and restart his heart in the event it tries to take another siesta. Although he still suffers discomfort caused by an assortment of broken ribs and sternum, Mark has appeared stronger each day and is on a path to full recovery.

This evening I was treated to a wonderful lasagna dinner at a fine Italian restaurant after which we returned home with a nice collection of ice cream.  Later my nieces taught me how to play Catan and I taught them the swing to the music of Diana Ross and the Supremes.