I went to the hospital again yesterday. My room-mate was more alert most of the time, but he was also more scared about what was going on. His brother came up and was with him for a few hours – and helped feed him and make him comfortable. I gave them a little privacy and took a short break. As an aside, the cookies in the health food shop in the hospital are pricey and not very good.
I stayed for a few hours and tried to keep my room-mate company. Not much more that can be done until they do the biopsy tomorrow. I left around 6:30 and his brother stayed a few hours more. He was going to be staying at my apartment – but got lost in cleveland. He called me from his cell phone for directions – and given how little I know about that city, it might have been more helpful to give him directions by way of the moon.
“Okay, you see that big crater? That’s the Sea of Tranquility. Turn left there and keep an eye out for the flag, that’s your exit”
We managed to get him on the road and I stayed up make sure he got in and got settled. He’s going back to the hospital today and will let me know how things go with the biopsy. They keep going things to deal with the increasingly serious symptoms, but still haven’t gone after the man problems.
So, I’m back to work and wishing I had gotten more sleep.