We Arrived and Moved In

 We moved into the Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.  They were all ready for us with a parking pass and a welcome packet.  We spent the evening sitting on the slightly uncomfortable couch watching a few simultaneous movies (Jon-style), having melted cheese sandwiches and learning about the rules of living here.  They have lots of covid-related policies and the most difficult one for us is that they don't want us to leave the premises until this is all over, even if the medical team says it is okay to go. They don't want any covid coming through these doors, and we get that.

Today Jon went in for his first appointment. They took his blood and asked a bunch of questions. After about two hours they decided he didn't have to wait for the full results because they could tell from some preliminary information that there wouldn't be the necessary amount of stem cells.  He goes back/ tomorrow for the same check-in.  

*****

It is so nice to have a place to stay, and to have it be fully furnished. It's like an AirB&B without any condiments. Not even salt and pepper in the shakers.  We have a full kitchen with full sized appliances and a washer/dryer.  Two beds. Clean and quiet and designed for exactly two people. We can each watch a separate television in a separate room. It is really created for this purpose -- one person taking care of another person.

There is a bit too much furniture in here, but it is all around the edges of this little living/dining area. I don't know why we need so many coffee tables or whatever these are.  The color palette is intentional but not my first choice, kind of an avocado green/pale aqua/brown/busy floral thing going on.  I think it just may be outdated, but I am not an interior design person. I feel like my interior design girlfriends would have some opinions about this.

So we are going to break the rules and go home and get some more supplies, now that we have seen what is here. We won't go indoors with anyone, we won't do anything that would increase our chances of getting covid. That would be so dumb. It seems smarter than going to a grocery store in Baltimore and Jon is completely opposed to online grocery shopping. That could change over time, but for now we will shop from home. He will stop eating much pretty soon anyway. 

We are in the system and on the path to this transplant.  Amazing.

Comments

  1. Anna NewcombMarch 17, 2022 at 12:43 PM

    There will be a time when Jon won't have an opinion about online shopping or pretty much anything else. Then you can call the shots on that process. Apparently it's a thing, that online grocery business.

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  2. Cookie MandellMarch 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM

    He should embrace the online grocery business. It's keeping some people employed...including one of our daughters partners. It costs a bit more...but worth it sometimes.

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