Yesterday, the core members of the Friends of the Prouty Garden had a long conference call, the main questions of which were: where do we stand now, and where do we go from here? We have been quiet for some time now. December was a hard month for us. As most of you probably know, the Hospital administration decided to cut down the Dawn Redwood tree in early December. This was a symbolic and unnecessary move, as the Hospital doesn't plan to break ground until the Spring. They were sending a message. Also in December, we lost Caitlin. In fact, she went on life support on the day the tree came down. Caitlin O'Hara was a lifelong BCH patient and one of the founding members of the group. It is impossible to emphasize enough just how integral she was to our formation and our ongoing efforts. More than anything, she brought perseverance and a sense of clarity to our work. Caitlin always saw the big picture. It was how she lived with such vibrancy, caring and beauty in her 33 years, despite the cruelty of cystic fibrosis, and it was part of why she believed so passionately that the Hospital administration could (and still can) save the Prouty Garden, as decades of administrations have managed to do in the face of expansion needs in the past. So, where do we stand now? And where do we go from here? In short, our court case goes on and so do we, but please click through to our blog for much more detail: http://www.saveprouty.org/blog/2017/1/20/zooming-out-next-steps