Round 4

Mon. May 7, 2007. 8:05 pm. What a busy day. Early call to the H, had to be here 9 am. Setup in the room by 10:30, then Bloodtests, EKG, wheelchair to X ray, 2 doctors checkups/interviews; later the team showed up to meet me. Then the social worker (always a joy to visit ), the Music therapist (more fun with the guitars), then Ellen, the diabetes nurse. Good talk. Again, like a therapist. CB was with me until 6 pm when Deb came by and CB went home. Spent some time drawing as well. So we're busy here. No roomate yet, but did meet another musician, Peter, guitarist. Carol and I are thinking about Brad. He's downstairs, we want to go see him or throw kisses and hugs, but we probably shouldn't visit yet. Maybe in a few days. I'll try to call him tomorrow. So, as the docs say, boring is good. We're hoping for a boring round here. Had a great visit with Rebekah, Greg and the kids over the weekend. Fun. Beautiful. Azeleas were out in full bloom. NYC is also very beautiful this week. I feel so good its a drag to have to come back into the hospital, but that's the routine. Gotta do it. Bustup those cancer cells. So, I have a few magazines, cds, dvds, art supplies, guitar, diary, and time. We'll make due. SummerMusic and MapleWoodstock plans are on their way. Susan wrote a nice article in Matters. I tried to visit with some folks between Chemos, but there's less time than you think. So I still look forward to seeing many of you in person when I can. We had a great lunch and visit with Susan and Ken last week. 2 weeks ago Steve and Barbara were by to see us. Saw a number of musicians and community friends on the gigs last week. Played tbone 4's on Friday. Went with Ron to checkout basses. Took a guitar lesson with Courtney and went to hear him perform. Gas!! So considering this disease, we're trying to maintain some sanity/regularity. Thanks again for your prayers, blood donations, calls and cards. All are very welcome. Carol is amazing handling all of this. Thanks for supporting her as well. Peace. Love, JIM