Tonight is the last bag of chemo, and Jay continues to do very well. His appetite is good, even with the rather bland hospital food (take note, the omelets are surprisingly tasty; the cheeseburgers not so much). He even made a special request for a Butterfinger Blizzard yesterday and muffins today. As you can see, his sweet tooth hasn't been affected. Visitors continue to drop in - Jay comes from a huge family and at last count, he has received visits from 5 out of 7 siblings with promises of visits from the remaining two. His work colleagues and family friends have also been stopping in and sending their best wishes. Jay loves having company to pass along the time, but as always, if you'd like to visit, give a call first especially through the next few weeks as he will tire easily.
Doctor Ansari, Jay's oncologist, has come by twice this week and has delivered the news that all carpets need to be cleaned before Jay's return. We're all very excited at home because we are using this as a great time to replace the carpet in the family room which has taken on a life of its own. We really are pushing for hard wood floors; we'll see if the chemotherapy knocks out some of Jay's legendary frugalness! We also found out that the cats, Maki and Sushi, will have to go on vacation for a few weeks up to a few months when Jay returns. They will certainly be quite sad to leave their favorite napping partner for a bit. If anyone would love to be a backup foster for the two "grandcats," let us know!!
We're looking forward to watching the 4th of July fireworks from the hospital, which has an incredible view. You can see the fireworks over the Cove, the local minor league baseball park, from the room. The room also has a great view of the South Bend skyline - from the 6th floor, you'd think you're looking over a major metropolitan area. Other views make South Bend look oddly mountainous. It would be a great shot for the chamber of commerce as it makes the city look far more scenic than one would guess.
Have a wonderful fourth!
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Greetings from another "major metropolitan area" I'll be watching the Boston fireworks from a house on Quincy Bay - yes, you can see them from here. Several of us gather there for the traditional cookout and listen to the Boston Pops concert etc. Wish you could be here too.
I'll have to get the recipe for that Butterfinger Blizzard. It sounds disgustingly good. Have one on me!
Thinking of you all, Mary
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