I thought I’d
write a bit about our lives for the past month.
The Canadian
Cancer Society, as I understand it, is supported by donations. It is an
organization to support cancer patients, both current and future. There are
many programs within the umbrella supporting things like food, counseling and
so forth.
The Society
provides housing, across the street from the hospital, for patients from out of
town that is free to the patients. Here at the lodge the patients are provided
3 meals a day plus snacks, housing, entertainment rooms and rides to and from
the treatment center. There is a small daily fee for the caregivers.
There are
not many rooms at the lodge so many of us are put up in hotels for periods of
time. We came to the lodge for 1 week, then a hotel for about 12 days, and then
back to the Lodge, where we are now. This is typical of many of the patients
who we have gotten to know.
The Lodge is
pleasant but the hotel was super close to Government St with Murchie’s Tea, and
Monro’s Books, both being favorites here. Alas, we have added to our stack of
books.
As far as
activities during the day, I for one do spend some time on the computer, writing
this blog for example, reading the NY Times, some of the Atlantic and playing Sudoku
on the NY Times site. Also, I sometimes play some of the games on the Marian
Webster site. Additionally, I read quite a bit. Have finished “Colored
Television”, “The Secret War of Julia Child” and nearly finished the 500+ page book
“Poisonwood Bible”. I was reading a book by Mary Beard “Pompeii”. This book I
put down as I want to wait until I have some sticky notes to tab pages of
places I want to make sure to visit on my 3rd and maybe final visit
to Pompeii.
I also
started going thru photos for a calendar. Unfortunately, my good camera was
stolen at the end of our summer trip so all of my photos were lost. I had
planned to save them but my laptop died nearly immediately upon reaching Italy
so now I need to get motivated quickly in finding my Oslo photos and then
whatever else can fill the calendar.
Otherwise,
we are like the old people at the old folks home, we wait for the next meal!
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