Day 5
It's Memorial Day and a quiet morning. A crane came from the backwaters and perched for a time outside the window in the attic here, perhaps to see why things seem so silent. The weather is back to cool and cloudy again. I visited a seasonal fair yesterday in the morning and John in the afternoon.
He is on track, in terms of his blood counts, which are trending down as they should be. Except for mouth sores, he is not too miserable and has been walking the halls with some purpose. He is not allowed outside right now, but they expect improvement in a few days. So far, he has come pretty far.
When I am not at the hospital, I can check on him via Instant Messaging, which I have taken up to understand how it can be used in the business world. You know you are old when you say, "I remember when...." In this case, it is when we would write memos by hand and have secretaries type them on typewriters and "Wite Out" was considered one of the top ten inventions of all time (courtesy of the mother of Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, by the way). Anyway, I can check and see when he is awake and online, ask how he is doing and if he needs anything. Food isn't on his list currently, for sure, but soon, I think.
He is on track, in terms of his blood counts, which are trending down as they should be. Except for mouth sores, he is not too miserable and has been walking the halls with some purpose. He is not allowed outside right now, but they expect improvement in a few days. So far, he has come pretty far.
When I am not at the hospital, I can check on him via Instant Messaging, which I have taken up to understand how it can be used in the business world. You know you are old when you say, "I remember when...." In this case, it is when we would write memos by hand and have secretaries type them on typewriters and "Wite Out" was considered one of the top ten inventions of all time (courtesy of the mother of Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, by the way). Anyway, I can check and see when he is awake and online, ask how he is doing and if he needs anything. Food isn't on his list currently, for sure, but soon, I think.
