Whitesides Celebrate Birthday, Teamwork

On July 5 your editor received an e-mail from Maxine Fieg Whiteside.  It was the date of the 90th birthday of her husband, Dr. Bob Whiteside, and her message is as follows:

An AMAZING  cake arrived from a FIRST- RATE bakery shop for Uncle Bob's 90 birthday.  It's from Greg, Lisa and Ed [Fieg].  Will  you please do whatever it is you do to keep in touch with Greg with a big thank you from us?   I have Lisa's and Ed's addresses so I can write to them.  Marsha and Bill [Adams] will be here for the formal lighting of the candles. (!) and the yum of joining in the eating.   Love   Aunt Maxine

We also are grateful to Greg, Lisa and Ed for their kind consideration, and I'd like to add another note in that vein.  Greg ordered a bucketful of white bracelets that read "Team Maxine" and had them send to Iowa for distribution to those people who are on that particular group of family, medical personnel, friends who are all rooting for Aunt Maxine and lending their support.  Herewith a photo of three familiar wrists, submitted by Marsha Whiteside Adams, Maxine's eldest: