An uneventful day (uneventful is good). The staff came in, said things were going well, and I got another platelets transfusion.
My mouth and throat seem better. Perhaps because of the lidocaine mouth rinse and the morphine pump. The nurses can see how many times I’ve given myself a dose, and said that I’m using it sparingly. But I’ve used it whenever I’ve had to.
For the first time in five days I had something to eat besides clear liquids and a little jello or ice cream. I had some vegetable soup at lunch and dinner. Thought I should see how it feels and it wasn’t too bad. I had some mouth and throat pain, which quickly dissipated.
Also had a visit from my good friend Bill Connolly (not the Scottish comedian; the New Jersey businessman). Bill and I played rugby together in the 70’s for the Essex Rugby Club (North Jersey RC traces it’s history back to Essex), at the time one of the top clubs in the Northeast United States. When Bill went into coaching, he was hugely successful, especially at the All-Star level (in rugby they don’t call it All-Star, they call it “select side”, but that’s what it means.) For a time Bill was on the coaching staff of the U.S. Eagles, the national rugby team.
So what did we do while Bill was here? Watched bits and pieces of a 2001 Ireland v. England rugby international match, of course.
Here’s Bill – you wont be able to tell because of the quality of the online picture, but he’s got a huge grin under that mask.
Leave a Reply