Well, after many hours of pre-admissions tests and procedures, I am finally sitting in my all-too-typical hospital bed. There isn't a private room available to me yet, so I am sharing a room with a great view and a roommate who watches TV with the sound up (thank God for headphones). I am also starting to feel a little like a 9-5 secretary for the patient who previously had my bed ("No, she's not here. No, I don't know where she is/what happened to her ... You're going to have to call the nurse's station ... Do I happen to have that number? No, I don't ... I'm just the next patient ... Yes, thank you. Good-bye.")
I hated saying good-bye to Zach and I miss him terribly. I have already talked to him twice on the phone and blown him a good night kiss out the window. Zach seems to be taking my departure really well, though ... thanks to advice we got from Kristy's friends Noelle and Lele, who run a child development practice, symbiosf.com. He's going to visit for the first time tomorrow. I can't wait!
Not to waste any time, they are starting chemo tonight (from what I understand, schedules can get tight when you're working with a donor). I'll get to receive it through my brand new catheter (which I got inserted into my jugular sans drugs, yikes!) sometime between now and midnight. For now, though, I'm just enjoying my last few minutes of feeling good.
--Katie
Comments (3)
Good Morning Katie,
It's 8:15 in Knoxville. I just walked our dog Gili and it's quickly hiking up to be 90 degrees here. You sound good. What can I send or tell you? As/When you read the Francine Prose book, let me know and we can chat about it.I know you'll do well and we're all rooting for you!
Love,Ellen
Posted by Ellen | June 11, 2008 5:25 AM
Posted on June 11, 2008 05:25
Good morning Katie. Did you get a better room (roomate)? I hope someone will take a photo of Zach blowing you a kiss. Alex came home from UCSC last night, unpacked, did laundry, packed up and left for camp counselor job for the summer. My water bill!
Hugs to you
Posted by Hilary Hyde | June 11, 2008 8:43 AM
Posted on June 11, 2008 08:43
Hi Katie:
My thots & lots & lots of good wishes are sent via the universe. I feel your foreboding having experienced the hospital ambience, chemo catheters, nausea etc etc. but what you're going thru no where compares close, so you brave, wonderful lovable soul, picture a big, tight hug many more where that came from!
eb
Posted by Evelyn Borges | June 11, 2008 12:24 PM
Posted on June 11, 2008 12:24