PRESENT

The Wayne Gretzky Fantasy Camp was under way. It was at the Beligio in Vegas. There is so much work that goes into putting a camp like this on. You have to have really great people around you. Mike had his trusted employees Drew and Mei Ling who supported Mike all the way. There are always people that try to take credit. But outside the transporters, trainers, coaches, Mike, Drew and Mei ling no one else can take any credit. This was the first camp that Mike really had a hard time with health wise. Even though he was behind the scenes making sure the important things were taken care of he was slowly deteriorating up in his suite. He lost 4 units of blood in those 7 days. He could hardly get around and relied on me to be his ears and eyes to all the functions. He wanted to make sure that all the campers were well taken care of. He also wanted to make sure Wayne was happy with the camp. We got back to Phoenix on Monday night. He was in the hospital on Tuesday morning. He was tested and given blood for a week. They let him out of the hospital giving us no answers to what was wrong with him. He seemed a little better but not my Mike yet. I worried every night what was happening to him. In the back of my mind I also what was going on with myself and only hoped God was taking care of me.

PAST

Mike was working for the Icedogs in LA before they moved to Longbeach. I was doing some catering mostly down in Malibu. He introduced me to Glen Gerson who was catering for the Icedogs. We hit it off right away. Glen invited Mike and I to the Calimigos Ranch. 170 acre facility that catered to weddings, parties, and picnics. He introduced me to his wife Monli who at first was very sweet, but not very trusting. They hired me to coordinate parties. I loved my new job and it fit into my schedule. I could be with my kids, still do my catering, and work on weekend nights for the ranch. Mike and I were really settling in establishing new friends and neighbors. We would entertain a lot. Our kids had plenty of friends tight relationships they still have. We are always being tested and we will get tested again.