Steve Williams, Brita Williams, and Linda Gromko celebrate Fourth of July 2006 on a houseboat on Seattle's Lake Union (Photo by Carol Frieberg)

Dr. Dr.SmileyThakur (Steve's Nephrologist), Sydney the Kidney, Steve Williams, and Linda Gromko at the Northwest Kidney Centers' Breakfast of Hope, May 2009

 Bob Bost, Linda, and Steve with the beautiful cover Bob designed, 8/7/09

 Linda discusses "Complications" at Seattle's Third Place Books on 10/17/09

 Linda Gromko and her mother, Florence Gromko (at ninety!) at Linda and Steve's wedding in January 2008

Tim Franklin (Linda's son) in 2009

Alan Mearns, PhD, Bonnie Gromko Mearns, Steve Williams, Linda Gromko, Florence Gromko and Carole Williams at Steve and Linda's wedding at Alderbrook Resort on Hood Canal in January 2008