{"id":4761,"date":"2006-01-15T21:33:56","date_gmt":"2006-01-15T21:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4761"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:34:04","slug":"day_seven_and_m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4761","title":{"rendered":"Day seven and more pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The attending physician and the nurse practitioner were both very optimistic this morning about how things are going. In fact they suggested I might be out in ten or 12 days rather than in two weeks. Hope they&#8217;re right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nurse practitioner, who has been talking to me, Lorraine, wont be here tomorrow for re-injection of my cells. But the last thing she said as she left was &#8220;I&#8217;ll remember you in my prayers&#8221;, which I appreciated very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Had more visitors this weekend. Yesterday the Novotny&#8217;s and the Cannon&#8217;s. Wine in cups is Beaujolais &#8211; I had to offer them something!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_saturday_jan_14_2006_novotnys_cannon_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13347\" title=\"Msk_saturday_jan_14_2006_novotnys_cannon_1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_saturday_jan_14_2006_novotnys_cannon_1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_saturday_jan_14_2006_novotnys_cannon_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then today, the Riner&#8217;s arrived. Here&#8217;s Mike and Karen, as well as a little view of the foot of the bed and the artwork on the wall, the room computer screen, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom picture is of Matt and Lauren, Mike and Karen&#8217;s two children, who also schlepped into the city today! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all helped finish the beaujolais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13349\" title=\"Msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_003.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_003-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13348\" title=\"Msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_002.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/msk_11506_riner_visit_and_phil_002-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And my brother Phil also came by. He stayed around about two hours, and had the Maryland crab cakes for lunch. But no picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mentioned it before, but it&#8217;s worth saying again &#8211; for institutional food, the food at Sloan Kettering is very good. This evening I ordered the &#8220;classic pub burger&#8221; for dinner, thinking I&#8217;d get a small hamburger. Instead &#8220;room service&#8221; brought up a huge cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, a pickle and vast amounts of french fries. And really quite good. I am gaining weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attending physician and the nurse practitioner were both very optimistic this morning about how things are going. In fact they suggested I might be out in ten or 12 days rather than in two weeks. Hope they&#8217;re right. 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