Last week I attended the formal commercial launch of our new drug. This was the 3rd time that I had worked on a successful product (one with Genentech and one with Inhale). Product launches mark high points in people's careers in development. This one was bitter sweet for me. I always loved sharing with her some of the technical portions of my work. I recall when she was working as an intern at UCSF. She was so jazzed to be running some gels. We'd sit and talk about what she was doing. Her eyes would light up just thinking about it. She absolutely loved her time at UCSF.
Art... it just has a way to finding it's way into our lives. Since Alicia's death we have been given and gathered some lovely pieces. This past weekend, we were struck by wire sculptures crafted by Sunila Baraj (see picture). The piece was created with wire from window screens. Wow. There are several more pieces in the collection but this one was special. Separately it reached out to Cathie and me.
We received several lovely notes and flowers last week. Thank you to all. It is comforting to know Alicia will live forever in our memories. I feel the hardest part for me is now past and the memories still remain. The metamorphosis of our lives will continue while we struggle to keep parts of Alicia still within our us. Her playfulness ... her zest for new experiences... her off kilter sense of humor... and of course her love of Disney movies.
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