Bedpan Popcorn Night

Wednesday, Harry checked back in to CNMC for the final treatment of Round Three, Interim Maintenance.  It began with a lumbar puncture to inject medication into the spine.  And Harry now takes these without anesthesia.  He says that anesthesia feels worse than surgery.  And tastes terrible.  Apparently, one's sense of taste is altered by IV drugs, as we've found out.  So Harry now prefers most medication in pill form.

After the lumbar puncture, we checked into "our" room, 423.  This may be our last stay in 423.  After this round, Harry does not have any scheduled in-patient stays.  (Any admittance will be because he is actually ill.) And, for our last stay, they spiffed up the room!  It was repainted, and the floors so polished it looked like the set of a Mr. Clean commercial, replete with new furniture and new bathroom fixtures.  I think my complaints about the "crack den" last time really resonated -- and they are fixing up all the rooms.   Or they think I'm so crazy that they wanted to clean up before our next visit.  Maybe both?

Thursday, after Harry had 24 hours on methotraxate, Tzvi Haber came by for movie night.  Now for Tzvi, it would not be movie night without the popcorn...and the popcorn had to be official and fresh, so he came prepared.

yes it is bedpan popcorn!  Levi & Tzvi dish it out.

Second, you need a big screen!

projected onto the window shade

Third, you need a great movie.  Or one Harry, at least, thinks is great, so it was "Stepbrothers."

Tzvi volunteers with Chai Lifeline, which supports children and families going through serious illness through Camp Simcha  (http://tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/180424/camp-simcha), trips and other fun spirit-lifting activities.  But Tzvi has been much more than just a volunteer to Harry, as he comes every hospital stay to visit.  He has become a real friend.  And Tzvi, a Baltimorean, was accompanied by his friend Levi, from Monsey, New York by via of Novosibirsk.

Visitors whose photos I forgot to take included the Lehrich family who brought an amazing dinner of tofu veggie, stir-fry & mac and cheese (she let her kids choose the menu). And Dr. Kurt Newman, the President & CEO of Children's who came by for a long visit with our beloved navigator of things CNMC, Eileen Walters.  (Sorry I forgot to take photos !)

Tonight, we look forward to Alex Boyar's falafel & schwarma Shabbat dinner.  Shabbat Shalom!