10 Tidbits

1.  I got my swan pulled yesterday and got to shower and have dinner in the hospital atrium. I'll get a new one in a few hours. It is getting old.

2.  There is a new girl on the floor! She is young! I know that isn't a good thing but it is nice to know I’m no longer one amongst the older gents. 

3. One patient who has been here for a while is Mr. Spero. His dog Nero comes to visit nearly every day. Nero Spero.

4.  The hospital I'm at is in Chinatown. Apparently this has made a major influence on the dietary decisions for the "heart healthy" menu. Listed as a breakfast option - Heart Healthy Egg Foo Yung Omelet.

5.  I FaceTime with Ritz every night.

6.  There is a helipad right outside my window and I watch the medflights come in and out. 

7.  There is another patient waiting for a heart like me. He has been here since December and every time I watch a medflight land I hope it’s a heart for him. Apparently he was backup for a heart recently so I hope that means it is his turn soon! (They select a primary recipient and a backup. If the primary spikes a fever or something happens last minute where they can’t transplant the organ goes to the backup when possible.)

8.  My nurse is a beekeeper and I’m somewhat interested in starting a hive myself.  I’ll probably need to wait until next spring but it could be a new hobby! Although Ritzy's eye will look like this if he doesn’t leave them bee…

9.  I do reiki, reflexology, meditation or aromatherapy at least once a week. The hospital offers spiritual care and Eileen comes to visit me and is amazing.

10.  I have a roommate! Just when I was thinking that I needed a pet fish my aunt arrives with the best fish bowl ever. I've owned many fish in my lifetime and even drove from DC to NYC with my fish safely in his travel mug. He then lived another year in NY! Many of my fish have been named after presidents so I went with Teddy Roosevelt. The fact that Ted also resides inside the stomach of a teddy bear seems appropriate.