11/22/13 – So
I did make it into the hospital last night. I was in my room at about 7PM. To
keep things on track I settled in quickly, was given some pre-chemo drugs
followed by IV doses of Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide. I will get both of
these again today.
So far I am
feeling fine. The nurses here on the transplant floor (9th Floor, Pavilion
East) of Hackensack University Medical Center are simply awesome. And as far as
it goes with Dr. Rowley, the more I see him the more I like him. Also his team
is just great.
I did decide
to bring a small travel guitar. I have already had it out to help time pass. I
think this was a good move.
I had a few
visitors from the hospital staff. The nutritionist stopped by to review how they
work. Being an old pro here, I am very familiar with how this works. My
personal eating challenge centers more on smells versus the taste of the food.
As soon as I pick up a bad smell I lose my appetite. The one smell that gets me
is the smell of plastic. The food is typically transported to the rooms in a
plastic serving dish with a cover. When the cover is removed, the first smell
that is released is the hot plastic. After explaining this to the nutritionist
she said I could request that my food be wrapped in aluminum foil. This will
help me a lot. It just shows you how accommodating they are here.
I also met
with one of the resident Catholic Priests. He offered to help me in any way
that I need. He gave me the televised mass schedule and will be stopping by
periodically to bring me Communion.
On a personal
note… Both my daughters (Jill and Alli) have made the cast of the 2014 tour of “Bring
it On – The Musical” which will travel throughout the US and some parts of Asia
(mostly Japan). I am so proud of them. Their tour schedule has them in New
Jersey (my home state) in May of 2014. I am thinking I can make this. This is
certainly something I will shoot for.
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to
the rock of our salvation.
Psalms 95:1
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