Sweet sixty-two

After a long year that included many trips to the hospital for radiation, chemotherapy, pain therapy, and blood transfusions, Mr. Saririan took a deep breath, reflecting on the difficult year that just came to pass. Mrs. Saririan looked on with pride, as she has been instrumental in ensuring the best care, day and night, at home. We sat at Quartier Perse, the famous restaurant of Persian cuisine in Montreal. Mr. Saririan made a wish and blew out the candles as the rest of the family all cheered him on for overcoming much of the difficulties of the past and achieving this new milestone. We all wish to celebrate the 63rd birthday together in the same location next year.