August 14, 2010
The much anticipated day at the Getty Museum was finally here. The significance of this day was that Alisha loves art, but her visit a year ago on 08/29/09 was quite traumatic - two days prior to her leukemia diagnosis. Last year on the day of visit, her eyes were all of a sudden puffy and her lymphnodes expressed under her chin. She dragged herself around the art museum because she so wanted to enjoy the artwork and listen to the history behind the masterpieces. We finally put her inside the stroller meant for Ashley due to the bone pains and had to shorten the trip.
Ever since last year, Alisha had requested numerous times to visit Getty Museum again. When we arrived, the girls immediately asked to sketch their own work at the sketching center. If left up to Alisha to decide, she would be sketching at the center for the entire day. Afterwards, they participated in the Family Fun Center where they learned about French/Chinese artwork involving gold plating and made a gold-plated pot of flowers. We circled around the museum visiting various masterpieces and the kids ran outside on the lawn. The girls played with art model, bending it to different shapes. We are all thrilled that Alisha was able to enjoy the museum on this visit!
Yes, I still remember your visit from the last year. I'm so so glad Alisha was able to enjoy it this year. =)
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