Peg's Legs Update: Happy May

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Aloha Peg's Legs,

Happy ALS Awareness Month! To find out more information about this national event as well as the ALS Association Advocacy Day conference in DC, please visit the ALSA website at http://alsa.org/

Elroy will be representing the Chuns at the conference this year as a guest of the ALS Association. He is excited to meet with the Hawaii delegates and hopefully Barack Obama (who graduated from Punahou just like Eric!) to share Peggy's story and help raise awareness. He hopes to bring home information on the latest ALS research as well as advocacy strategies. Go Elroy!

Peggy is busy working on her latest art project which is a watercolor mosaic of Father Damien. Peggy has been working with the children at Holy Trinity school on this project and is moving into the final stages of the project which is very exciting.

Peggy's new cats Jack and Cola couldn't have adjusted better or faster to their new surroundings. It is as if they have always known Peggy and lived in her home. They both sleep on her bed - especially Cola, who loves to sleep on Peggy's shoulder (right where Sara aka "Boo" used to sleep).

We're happy to report that Peggy's 16 year old giant orange cat Bug has adjusted to the new arrangement as well. In fact, late at night you will often find all three of them sleeping with Peggy. In fact, Bug has become somewhat of a father figure to Jack. They spend a lot of time together and you'll often see Jack following Bug around, learning about big boy cat things, no doubt.

If you are in Hawaii, please consider adopting from Joey's Feline Friends - the no-kill shelter where we found our precious kittens! They have so many adorable cats who need homes. They are a wonderful organization! And if you're not in the position of adopting, please consider a donation or volunteering for their non-profit organization. For more info, you can visit them online at http://home.hawaii.rr.com/joeys/

Peggy's health has been fairly stable. She has been having some trouble with the trach, but nothing unusual for someone who has been on a trach for so long. We are so blessed to have weekly telemedicine visits with Peggy's doctor and a great nursing staff, so this issue has been and will continue to be closely monitored. Peggy will be going in for a trach change in a couple of weeks. She has done this before and it is not fun, but it may bring some relief to some of her current discomfort.

Hope all of you Mothers out there have a fabulous Mother's Day! You deserve it! On Sunday, we are doing something very special for Mother's Day. We are bringing Peggy to our house in Kalihi Valley. Peggy hasn't been to our house for years and so she is coming to see all the work we've done on the house. We have also just completed redoing the kids' room. Eric did a beautiful mural in their room that Peggy can't wait to see.

Me ke aloha,

Kimi, on behalf of the Chun Ohana