Visitors from the East

Our friends Dick and Pam arrived from Sydney Town and settled in at our place. We took them to daughter Helen's new beachside residence for a viewing of the sun setting in the west and a few drinks and a nice meal. This morning they are collecting their rent-a-bomb at $20 per day and starting out visiting large printing companies with a view to making arrangements to have quality printing done when the W.A. branch of their business gets going. It seems that printers in W.A. have the big time gear, but lack the work of printers in the eastern seaboard and so offer more competitive rates.

Brother-in-law Mike sent a bulk email to people who have supported him throughout his Parkinson's journey. He included two scan shots of his head showing the electrodes and wiring in his skull and brain. He has to wait another 2-3 weeks until the brain swelling has subsided before they turn on the power. I don't pray, but sincerely hope he will reap some benefit and relief from the dyskinesia he now suffers from.

Lake Davilak

This morning we walked around Lake Davilak in Manning Park. The lake is quite small and has been almost completely dry during the summer. Over the past few weeks we have some good rains and Lake Davilak is once again a Lake. Not so yet for Bibra and North Lake, also near our house.

Most people think the name Davilak is from a pioneering family in the area, but the truth of the matter is that it most probably originated from aborigines believing that devils lived in the lake after dark....'Devil Lake'. Another theory is that an itinerant named Davies camped there and the Davilak name came from Davies Lake. I'll settle for Devil Lake.

This afternoon we went north of the river (we south of the river folks do venture north sometimes) to visit our in-laws Dorothy and Mike. Mike has severe Parkinsons Disease dyskinesia and is awaiting a deep brain stimulation implant operation. He has not thrown in the towel and has many projects on the go; quite a few beyond his ability. He is soon to get an electronic pump to administer his medications automatically and at lower levels over the 24 hours. Hope it improves him before the big operation.