Blog of Random Thoughts
Mel insisted that I go in on Monday and mentioned that I would agree to listen to her. She still thinks I am too stubborn. Realistically I only had dangerous dehydration and no immune system and low levels across the board. My score for white blood count was 0.2 yesterday and today it is 0.4…
Yesterday Mel kept on pestering me to call the cancer center to get checked out. I thought that I could handle it and that I would get better as the day progressed. I did, but not at the rate that I had expected so I told Mel she could make a call. I came in…
Last night after we arrived in Toronto, Mel decided to make the executive decision to drive home. The van was no longer making any sounds and the thought of taking all of the suitcases up to either my sister’s place or a hotel did not appeal to her very much. At this point in time…
Some days are very tough and I do not like those days. It is a stark reminder of everything that I need to be careful of and what I can or can not do. I can not use will power to overcome physical and mental exhaustion. I can try and push through but it makes…
Being a PSW can be difficult I think. Mel has been doing this for me for the last couple of months and I think she is exceptional at it. I think that I am probably a bad patient in the sense that I tend to push myself a bit too much and then i crash…
Yesterday we had visits from the international coordinator and the doctors. The international coordinator had dropped by to check in on us and chat a bit. She brought us some iberico ham, and some other treats. We chatted about our families and showed her all of the snow we had back home. She was quite…
Yesterday we had some time with the translator while waiting and Mel spoke with others to find out more about the hospital. It is considered the best hospital in Spain. The Royal family comes here as well as other high profile people. You can tell by the hospital itself. A story that the translator told…
This hospital is probably one of most beautiful hospitals that I have been in. It seems more like a wellness center than a hospital with international admissions. There are large spacious patient waiting areas so you are by yourself. From what I have seen from some of the areas, everything runs like quite smoothly with…
It is day 3 now in Barcelona and it still seems surreal that I am here for treatment. Talking to some locals as took a taxi back to our hotel last night it is a highly regarded hospital. The driver was from Pakistan and chatted with Mel the whole way in English. He asked about…
We decided to take the on off bus today to just drive around the city and see a couple of stops. We spent a couple of hours at try Barcelona Cathedral. Something that people probably do not know about me is that even though I am not religious, I have a collection of rosaries. I…