Post Labor Day update

Meg's health continues as it has these last couple of months - pretty good, but with some tiredness, and still some pain while eating.

The neurosurgeon was not concerned about the jaw pain, and Meg continues to find ways to work around it, by avoiding eating anything that's too hard or too thick.  Elspeth, the fish biologist, has declared that Meg is "gape limited".

Meg was concerned that these jaw issues might impede her clarinet playing, or might be exacerbated by them, but it does not seem to be an issue.

She's been practising her clarinet diligently, and has happily rejoined her clarinet choir and community orchestra, both of which have just restarted after a Summer hiatus. She was very pleased with her playing with both groups, and they were all very happy to see her among them again: she got a round of applause from the orchestra when she walked into the rehearsal room. (The picture shows her cataloging and organizing music for the clarinet choir.)