Steady as she goes

Dr. Hugh Tildesley

My health: Weight went up on the road, a good sign, energy level at 90+%, a good sign, muscle mass returning, a good sign. Infusions on Monday Aug 24 went well save the issues covered in the rant.

We flew to Edmonton and helped Catherine settle into her new apartment. Well situated, nicely furnished and unfortunately did not want to listen to what I did as a student in this regard.

In the good old days we made book cases made out of cement blocks and 2x8’s, my coffee table was a spool from hydro, my bed, night table, dining room suite were all from local garage sales or back alley ways. Ikea and the bank of dad did not exist.

The brief visit allowed for a dinner with Brian and Gwen Bruce, longtime friends who I first met when doing general practice in Matheson, a small hamlet in northern Ontario, and Bill and Lynn Dowbiggin, Bill and have been friends since childhood. A great meal in a re-located Bistro Praha, a restaurant we frequented when I was in Edmonton doing my residency and fellow ship.

We drove out to Stony Plain to see the acreage we lived in for 5 years. We had not visited there in 30 years. The house, now for sale, has been fully redeveloped; the trees have grown immensely, the back 4 relatively unchanged. Asking price 5 times what we paid for it.

I had a great lunch with my research mentor, Bill McBlain. He had me in his lab for 3 months and we actually published a report on the feasibility of a heat sensitive assay for detecting estrogen receptor positivity in breast cancer tissue. He had unending patience and was generous in his advice and cultivating critical thinking that went beyond the lab. At 70 he looks 50, I think he is holding out on me on his latest ant-aging concoction.

The day after our return Peter Butler invited me to the LPGA at the Vancouver Club. We are both RBC clients, and we made our way to 15 green to watch the action. Surprisingly we were offered a chance to be inside the ropes to Watch Stacey Lewis. What a treat. We were given instructions regarding behavior and quite frankly I was concerned, Butler almost got us kicked out of Augusta in 2009 for his second running offense! We made our way to the first tee; AJ Papp was in charge of the marshals and was both officious and welcoming. Next was Mike Carroll, past President of Golf Canada, an ex Totem hockey player (we played together for 9 years), and son of Dink Carroll. I have a soft spot in my heart for Mike at a whole bunch of levels. First his volunteering his considerable expertise to golf and golf Canada is unrecognized, secondly on the 12 hole in the late eighties as we walked of the tee he shared his insights on parenting. He stated the best thing you give a child is self-esteem, I never forgot it. Lastly, I shared with Donovan, that Mike’s father was Dink Carroll, was a long time sports writer and is famous for giving Maurice Richard the nickname of “The Rocket”. When Donovan first met Mike he stated, “ I have waited a long time to meet a man who could call his father Dink”.

Peter and I were assigned to score standard-bearer Brian Digby, who Peter knew through family connections.We were lucky enough to draw Stacey Lewis, ranked number 3 in the world.

Walking up 15,Peter and I are standing next to the guy in the bib

Stacey Lewis after her British Open win

Stacey Lewis is petite lady who radiates both grace and intensity. Although 5’5’’ she is 114 pounds. She powers the ball off the tee at about 270 yards, her short game is amazing. She was very polite on he 1^st tee and after her first drive incredibly focused. She carded 6 birdies and 1 bogie for a 5 under 67, a great round that tied her for the lead, losing in a playoff to Lydia Ko. I only intended to walk 5 holes but her performance was so captivating we walked 18, I am glad I did at a bunch of levels. Her game is impeccable, her thinking very strategic, her pace of play fantastic, her demeanor focused. A joy to watch.Importantly I made the 5 mile walk on a hot day without undue mischief.

These blogs have a recurring theme; one of the fans suggested the title:

Tesla Titillations:

The EV outlet operational at Point Grey

Chef Robert Craig looking for inspiration for a new theme dish

After juggling sockets the plug in at Point Grey is operational. Last night I dined with the men’s night crew, the car charging at 22 km/hr. I think we are the only golf club offering this service and I thank the CEO Brad Pinnell for making the arrangements. There are now 3 Teslas in the club, I predict more outlets will be in order. The latest consumers report gave Tesla a 103 out of 100 on their rating.

As I walked into the five o’clock club I noticed that all were staring at my baldhead.

I got tired of the mal-distributed fuzz that was growing on my scalp and in spite of a 2-1 vote I got it cut in Edmonton. It was at Mickey’s, the seats were old school, the walls plastered with images of Canadian Special Forces. The signs said, “cash only”, and take a seat when called. I was clearly in the right place for a beaner!

I returned to the 5 o’clock club after a 2-week hiatus. No one said anything about my perfectly sculpted cranium, I had to break the ice by saying,” I have been married over thirty years and never knew about my wife’s fetish for bald men!”

Post laughter, ice broken, the yapping started.

The banter remains witty, and pseudo intellectual and an entertaining denouement to the day. Re-referral to the blog remains a necessity, especially for Duncan, who refuses to read anything unless he has written it, or is at least mentioned. There you go Dunc…..

Another rant

So I show up at the appointed time. I wait for over 1 hour for my blood to be drawn, this puts my poison infusion off for 1.25 hours. What kind of crap is this!!.

The dominos fall, my time is wasted, parking is charged, nurses are both under employed during my absence then extra staff is needed for the late comers. All of this because they had 2 technicians between 7-10, then 5 at 10 am. I bet the manager showed up at 1030. So because of poor scheduling, patients are inconvenienced (my conversation with the lady at the desk was unproductive (it is just the way it is she said without an ounce of insight), a millisecond in the private sector would cure that attitude! 

More importantly the agency asks for more money every year, the poisons cost a lot, they have little control over these costs. I get and appreciate that. They can control attitudes and efficiencies; the lab is a good place to start.

Until next time

I survived Toronto.

 

Dr. Hugh Tildesley

I survived Toronto. I was nervous as to how I would stand up. Four games in 5 days, temperatures at or above 30 degrees C, and I felt well. The scores another issue, in the 90’s, but I did not finish last in the tourney. The trip has done a lot for my confidence and will make me seriously contemplate further road trips. Needless to say I am feeling stronger and quite well.

There is however the inevitable hair loss associated with the poisons. I just returned from the barber and now sport a beaner, which I have not had since age 12. I suppose you could say I am regressing on a number of fronts.

The Electric Vehicle plug in by 12 th Tee

One of these reports would not be complete without the Tesla plug…..literally. A few weeks ago I talked with Brad Pinnell, the CEO at Point Grey and mentioned it would be useful to have a plug in for electric vehicles. Interestingly there was already a power feed out to the parking lot and this week the installation was completed. The beast will now be chargeable as I navigate around Point Grey. Membership has its privileges.

Family: There was a family agenda for the trip as well. Deborah arranged to meet up with as many of her sibs as possible, sister Susan last Friday, then a mini family reunion in Guelph with sister Cecelia, brothers Rob, Chris, Ted, nephews Matthew, John and niece Amy. France (Rob’s ex) was part of the visit and so nice to see her after so many years. Deborah draws great strength from these visits, as do I. Time allowed for me to visit Bill Alguire and his wife Linda Maybarduk (Canadian Ballet (retired)), author of The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev

We compared health reports, he a double lung transplant recipient, and has been treated for a myriad of associated complications. We still can carry on as if the 3 years between dinners did not exist. We both are committed to living our particular blitzes by: Just carrying on.

I promised a report on tournament shenanigans. In the interest of avoiding litigation, my news is somewhat muted. It should be noted that ½ of our group is lawyers!

Garmin in stereo: Who needs 2 talking garmins in a car. Aydin does. He was apparently highly critical of the Pope’s device. (Not really his garmin but Spencer Lanthier’s wife’s device he “ borrowed” in Belgium), feeling it did not give enough warning about upcoming turns. As Kurt got into the car garmin in hand, the Pope decreed that it should not be used. Power access was denied. Kurt was on mute sulking, feeling strongly about his garmin’s as yet unproven superiority.

I was able to spend some time with retired Senator Mike Kirby, and witness the usual banter between he and Butler on the election gossip. His insights are unique and his mind as analytic as ever.  

I have decided to hold comments on this marathon until early September as I value your loyal visitations to this site!

We had 9 Point Grey players at the CSGA (Canadian Seniors Golf Association), plus Senator Mike Kirby as our honorary member. Our participation was the largest from any of the western clubs and we can thank the Pope for his persistence in getting western members and encouraging participation. The Pope, as a governor in the association, was asked to make remarks at the closing dinner. He mentioned this year’s King Leopold lll tournament and was kind enough to reminisce about our 2013 victory.

Captain John Nugent 2013 Leopold Champ

Spencer Lanthier,Pope,Nugent,Tildesley: Leopold Champs 2013

 

The closing dinner was as festive as ever , the sea of red jackets a source of pride. A productive outcome was the formal nicknaming of Aydin: Uber.

Prince,Graham and HT

Reid Dewson is the key member of the 5 o'clock club. His brother is a member of CSGA(as was his father) and made a visit to the table.Here we are pictured with PG member Graham Porteous.





Rantage:

Translink was out of the news last week and stupidly I thought they were re-thinking their governance model. Silly me. The latest is the appointment of Mr. Jim Chiu, the recently retired chief of the Vancouver Police Force. A very well respected man, however he recently took a job with the Aquilini Group. Knowing the relationship between transit development and real-estate development the optics are not what they should be. The other appointee, also named chair was former CEO of Westminster Savings Credit Union Barry Forbes. Again, unelected, but with tremendous influence on the expenditure of public monies with no recourse for the payers, you and me, the taxpayer!

The coming week brings another infusion of poisons.

Until next time….

Feeling Better

 

Dr. Hugh Tildesley

 The week after the poison infusion now consists of completing the taper of steroids, which out of necessity I have prolonged. This leads to a balancing act of diet and sugar levels in order to optimize my quality of life. I seem to be getting the hang of it and for the most part feel well. As mentioned I am taking a one-week vacation from the poisons with blood work and the next infusion delayed a week. Next objective data will be Aug 24.

The challenges remain as to how I will feel day to day and leads to a lack of confidence in making plans for fear I will have to back out of a commitment. I am slowly working through this and as I write this I am flying over Sault Ste Marie on my way to Toronto. The Canadian Seniors Golf Association Annual Tournament is one of my favourite activities. The Pope (Brian McGuire) is a governor of the organization and arranged for them to hold a spot for me. I am deeply grateful for this dispensation and touch wood will participate as in years past. It is reaching these short-term goals, which gives me strength, optimism and a pretense of normality.

Deborah is accompanying me and will share some of the experiences. More importantly she and I will touch base with most of her sibs, coming from a family of 8, she becomes a different person when she returns to the litter.

Pictured here is my worst nightmare of ravel, we are traveling considerably lighter!

What happens when they charge for carts

Adventures with the Tesla: Many from the 5 o’clock club and beyond now ask me about the car, rather than my health. My main concern when purchasing the car was not learning to  maximize the electronic and computer innovations. I now estimate that I am applying for a Masters having graduated from High School and just finishing my Bachelors.

I took a second road trip to Whistler with good friend and co-pilot Drew Thompson. The purpose of this road test was charger utilization and cruise control maximization. As usual we stopped at Squamish, the super charger there topped up the battery, taking as long as it took us to finish our latte. Drew took over controls and parking in Whistler village’s underground garage led us directly to a charge station. We were obliged to pay for parking but the plug in was included. It is analogous to getting a gas voucher if you were parking a gas-guzzler!

 

A fast charger

On the return trip I was on cruise control the whole way. I did not use the gas or the brake from Whistler until getting off route 99. The cruise control shift on the column allows you to drive the car: 1) set the speed 2) if you get too close to the car in front the Tesla assumes that car’s speed at a distance you can prescribe from 1 to 6 car lengths. It accelerates in tandem as that car speeds up until reaching the prescribed speed. 3) As you enter a different speed zone an upward movement of the shift will increase the speed by 1, or 5 km increments, a downward shift the opposite. 4) If you disengage cruise it remembers the last speed, which is evident with an icon on your odometer, and a tug towards you re-establishes the cruising speed.

Initially as you are approaching the slower car in front of you your foot hovers over the break, which is probably a safe thing to do, but with practice and trust this behavour is soon modified. The benefit of all this is increased efficiency of operation with my battery consumption decreasing an estimated 10% when using cruise.

Many following this blog have complained about the over emphasis of golf in it’s contents. I can assure you that these comments will be given the usual consideration.

The arch way to the hall

Our first day in Toronto was family oriented. Charlie and Sue Jeannotte made a special visit to Toronto to see us, and Donovan flew in as well as he wanted to attend some of the Para Panam swimming. Charlie, Donovan and I went to the Hockey Hall of Fame, meeting my brother Dave. The exhibits are a real challenge for a blind person but I was able to sit with Donovan and watch the summary of the Moscow games. It brought back vivid memories and emotions that I was able to share with Donovan. 

We were able to share tactile times, as we both embraced the Stanley Cup!

Donovan made his way to the swimming finals, independently taking the GO train about 20 stops to the pool. Not bad for a blind guy in an unfamiliar city.

Rick and Donovan in Beijing 2008

David, Charlie and I made our way to Deborah’s brother’s favorite local restaurant, Allen’s. Dinner with Sue (Deborah’s sister), Charlie (Sue’s husband), their actor son Dan (Good Witch, on Hallmark TV), Deborah, Ted (Deborah’s brother) and my brother Dave were great. As we were preparing to leave Rick Mercer (who lives in the hood), came to the table, he recognized Ted as they have met before. He was extremely gracious and I was able to remind him of the scenes he did with Donovan in Beijing. He remembered the episode well and we reminisced about his “ injury”, during the shoot. His inquiries about Donovan, his career path and general well being were very sincere. It was a treat to meet up with him again.

The Mercer segment is covered in my blog ' Hugh Tildesley in Beijing", 

http://hughtildesleyinbeijing.blogspot.ca/2008/09/rick-mercer.html

also the CBC episode on youtube

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygskyNRQaCE)

The world keeps getting smaller!

Suggested reading: Oliver Sacks: On the Move

For those of you who have read Uncle Tungsten, Awakenings you will discovery another side to this highly intelligent and gifted physician and author. Rambling in parts and with an irritating and repetitive use of first names, it nevertheless provides insights into this unique character.

Movies: Ricki and the Flash

Meryl Streep is exceptional! The writing and story line a little suspect but highly recommended.

Rantage: No Translink stuff. No juicy press releases this week. I will continue to monitor the situation closely, as their collective behavours have been such an easy target.

Hockey Hall of Fame. Just for clarity this a freestanding entity with its board of directors made up of ex players, NHL owners, and influential friends of hockey.

As you follow the signs to 10 Front Street one enters a food court. Next to the left is a rather understated sign directing down a beautiful corridor. Next there is a classy sign directing you down an escalator where you encounter a bustling food court.

NO SIGN!

We walked for about 5 minutes getting to the door of the train station. After receiving helpful directions we retraced our steps to the original escalator. Still no sign but a line up. Twenty minutes later our turn to pay, one person at a counter that could easily handle 3.

The question is who does this? No signage, inadequate staff to handle holiday crowds. Pathetic.

There I feel better.

Likely another blog, mid week as I report on the Canadian Seniors Tournament and the various shenanigans associated with my friends and competitors.

Positive Distractions

Dr. Hugh Tildesley

First a shout out of thanks for the many cards and messages of support. They are very much appreciated, and please understand if I do not reply directly.

The blood work prior to Tuesday’s poison infusion showed some cause for optimism, White cell counts are stable and normal, thus risk of infection does not appear to be increased, bone marrow effect is a cumulative issue and anemia is present but not enough to cause any symptoms, by the same mechanism platelets are trending downward but at this stage marginally depressed. Liver function tests remain improved, total protein normal and albumin steady. The CA-19 tumour marker fell significantly over the last 2 weeks. Most importantly, I feel well, with a return of my appetite and weight at 159 pounds +/- 2 pounds on any given day. Deborah’s magic is working and my obsessive calorie counting reveals on average 3000 calories per day. Due to a planned trip to TO to visit family and to play in the annual CSGA Tournament my next therapy will be delayed a week. Probably a good idea to see if there is some marrow recovery.

The Tesla is a learning curve but a very enjoyable process. I took the family for a road test to Squamish and enjoyed some of the many features. The cruise control is smart; it can be programmed to follow between 1-6 car lengths behind the car in front. Deborah, who usual has white knuckles on the Sea to sky volunteered her love of this option, hand tension was absent.

The beast being fed

We plugged in at the Tesla Super charger, which delivers 500 KW per hour. This compared to my home system which of my 240 circuit delivers 233, my 110 outlet 110. The difference is that I can get a complete charge (400 KW) off the super charger in less than 1 hour. I have now activated my iPhone App so I can monitor the charge over the Internet as I grab a bite.

Using BC Hydro rates the cost of the 160 KM round trip was $2.95, but ½ of that was free as the Tesla charge stations are free. Total fuel cost $1.50. My EOS would get 420 KM per tank, using high octane with approx. $80.00 per tank. Estimated gas cost $30.00. This is consistent with other estimates of fuel cost being 1/10 of conventional vehicles.

As we were admiring the scenery on the return drive Donovan was reminded of being in Colorado and wondered if we could get his favourite station there. The magic of Internet radio! Catherine, the return co-pilot got it up in seconds. The menu is world wide, the sound system surround with Dolby, and of course syncs with the 3,000 plus tunes on my iPhone.

As mentioned in a previous posting our golfing group celebrates the ethnicity of the major golf champions each year with a dinner and wine pairings reflective of their home. This year’s US Open champion, Jordan Speith created a challenge , as we had to repeat another Texas theme (he won the Masters in April). This dinner was simple but elegant:

Appetizer: soft pretzels

Salad: Frito Salad

Main: Retire to the deck and individuals to cook their NY steaks

Served as side dishes

Cornbread

Baked Beans

Home fries

Desert:

Pecan Pie a la mode

Wines:

Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc (Napa)

Jordan Cab Sauvignon ( Alexander Valley)

 

Butler doing his best imitation of " Please sir, may I have some more sir", 

Picture thanks to Joseph Chan, missing, Gorgeous George Seslija,likely taking a selfie

The pictures capture the camaraderie. Also the cooking expertise of McBride, his stature perfect to avoid any smoke inhalation.

Rantage Translink Again

Maybe they are listening. A cabinet shuffle has given the file to Mr. Fassbender. I hope he lives up to his name. His public pronunciations are saying all the right things; yes there is a governance issue, yes there needs re-organization but adroitly stepping around the key: taxpayers need to elect the board directly. T0 reflect on silliness of it all, we in Vancouver elect a parks board for goodness sake, the names are on the civic ballot, just replace this redundant bunch of clingons on the ballot with a translink election.

To demonstrate  how closely Mr. Fassbender is listening he reviewed his management 101 Coles notes and appropriately decided to suspend the translink CEO search. He noted the obvious. What competent candidate would take a job reporting to a board with no clear governance, mandate or public support? Seems like Fassbender is now the board.

Ongoing messes are being dealt with. The compass card method of payment has been watered down. The program was to allow differential fares depending on the length of trip. The whole idea was to capture user pay revenue, this will not be realized. This has now been abandoned so that one fare gets you anywhere. The payments to the contractor, San Diego based Cubic, are difficult to identify and are far from transparent in any public documents. The estimate is that the contract was for $171 million, with already $200. Million spent.

Anyone who has been to London is familiar with the Oyster card (London’s iteration of the compass card).  In my experience an efficient system with discount rewards as it is fully automated with the associated cost savings. Why did these clowns try to re-invent the wheel?

This program was also to be linked with gates to actually make people pay to use the system, you guessed still not operational with blatant cheaters taking millions from

Translink revenue.

Just walk right through and pay if you want to

But get this quote from the CFO of translink, who will soon be the third CEO in 6 months,

“Our plan of delivering Compass in phases is working,” said TransLink chief financial officer Cathy McLay. “We listened to our customers and what we heard was they were concerned about tapping out.”

I think in future perhaps Fassbender should speak.

Until next time

Another Interpretation

Dr. Hugh Tildesley

The health report: I met with Drs Renouf and Wong to go over my CT results. They actually had a more positive interpretation of the scan than I had. My initial CT at St Pauls was in early April; this essentially made the diagnosis confirmed by a biopsy a few days later. This was described in my initial blog:

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4765583819184202368#editor/target=post;postID=5326657798622048953;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=15;src=postname

At that time after seeing my oncologists I decided to wait. I wanted to know the “ footprint” of the cancer, was it deep, meaning aggressive or soft. A second scan was done a month later and changes suggested a soft footprint, there was growth but it appeared slow. It was only then that I decided on therapy, which did not start until early June. I completed 4 cycles and the last CT scan done July 24, was as described last week, that is the multiple “ small” deposits in the left lobe of the liver had shrunk considerably, the larger lesion in the right lobe had grown slightly. Their interpretation of the changes in the large liver tumour was that it had probably shrunk if we had had a scan from just prior to the start of Chemo. A very positive message that was welcome. The decision therefore is to carry on with what appears to be working with a comparative scan scheduled in mid September.

At today’s meeting we discussed my POG results. ( POG: Personalized Onco-Genomics). Outlined were some of the observations, which I will share in a general sense.

Firstly I have the commonly observed mutations, KARS, being one of them. This really has little bearing on choice of therapy.

A very positive observation was the stromal mutation was weak. Simply put the biology that makes pancreatic cancer so resistant is that the tumour surrounds itself with a thick wall, which does not allow chemotherapeutic agents to penetrate. My walls seem to be weak.

There were also promising observations that would predict my potential response to immune therapy.

Just Positive Vibes Man

To sum it all up we will continue to follow a pragmatic approach, using what is currently working and evaluating the biology and genetics of what we know about my disease to target therapy.

As Donald Sutherland often repeated in Kelly’s heroes… “Just positive vibes man, just positive vibes”.

I am so proud of Catherine! Finished her 10 K race in 47:17. Well under her goal. To be frank her training was limited by time, working and preparing for interviews re a summer job in local law firms and pesky knee discomfort. To her credit we discussed a race strategy, which she executed beautifully.

 

Catherine running smoothly at 5 K

At Rosemere High School I was coached by George Gluppe, before he had any Olympic experience, in fact, he was still competing at a national level in the 400 in his mid 30’s. He grew up in Hawkesbury and won a track scholarship to Michigan State. Can you imagine, he hitchhiked from there to Ann Arbor as funds were at a premium? He eventually got his Masters and was a highly successful coach and educator. You had no option but to respect him

Great Race Kid

He was a great believer in the 12-minute run as a test to screen for elite runners. It was with this test that he found Nancy Rooks in a gym class. She had no running experience and he coached her to be a 1988 Olympian. There is a correlation with distance run in 12 minutes and ultimate distance abilities. There are now tables to rate these performances. Catherine was in the 97 Th percentile for her age. Her inaugural race was consistent with her 12 minute run data. Like all who race, focusing on process rather than outcome, is a huge challenge, although she kept nagging me for her predicted time all I said, “It will be better than you think.”

July 30 was big day. I took delivery of the Tesla. We said goodbye to the red EOS and Deborah and I spent 2 hours learning about the new beast. I must admit I now have my high school leaving certificate in the car and am working on my bachelors! The PhD is a few weeks away. Every drive I find some new nuance.

Each day at Point Grey there is a gathering at the bar of a group of pals I affectionately call the 5 o’clock club. All of my children have attended this gathering and writer Hamish mostly sat and listened. He volunteered that the banter was some of the most intelligent and entertaining he had ever witnessed, unscripted with good-natured zingers with no prisoners taken.

Work in Progress

I showed up with my new car the day I took delivery, but nobody asked me about it! I left after the usual hour a little disappointed. The next day, fortunately Bob Duncan was there and that was the first question he posed. Happily his query allowed me to recount the virtues of the car. As 6 o’clock rolled around the collective group headed to the parking lot. We loaded up with the judge (Bastin), and Duncan in the back seat, radar (Reid Dewson), in the front. The short trip included some nice acceleration onto Marine drive; the faces in the back seat were contorted like astronauts during lift off. The judge, not known for exaggeration stated it was the best car he has been in, the every penny pinching Scotsman, Duncan, had already done the comparative math with a Mercedes and decided it was a good deal. Dewson was atypically silent.

A future posting will give both positive and negatives about the car but such commentary is premature at this point.

Rantage continues: Vancouver Sun Headline

TransLink bus driver left me at the curb, 100-year-old B.C. woman says

Many of my comments have been highly critical of Translink governance, inflated middle management numbers and salaries. For the most part the employees have escaped negative commentary.

This 100-year-old lady could not get her walker on the bus. The female driver refused her request for help citing “ insurance reasons”, so Mary Anne Cooper, asked 'Does this mean I can't ride on your bus?' And the driver said, 'Yes, that's what it means.'"

 

Mary Ann Cooper 100 years old

Although 100 years old she has a PhD, and still her wits if not her previous strength.

Unbelievable treatment !!

The rot has spread from the top down, would this woman have treated her Mother or Grandmother in such a callous manner.

Now the real problem. Jennifer Morland, a “spokeswoman “ for Translink stated: "We regret to hear about that incident and she should file a complaint."

File a complaint!! You got the story lady, get off your ass and get to the bottom of this. Got knows what she is paid, but sounds like she and the driver should be culled (defn: to remove undesirable characteristics from a group).

Until next time.