First, the news of the weird. I got a call recently from a colleague asking if I would be interested in helping start a union on campus for staff. I politely told him no. Seems like a strange thing to do – money out of my paycheck for the idea that someone else would act as my liaison – whether I want them to or not – with no certainty that they can improve things that aren’t really broken and the chance to actually break things that are fine.
In other news… I was planning on going up to see my room-mate again – and meeting a couple of our mutual friends there as well. While I was on the road, his sister called and said he was being transferred to a step-down facility – which is good. But she didn’t know his status, the plan for his treatment, h0w he was doing, exactly where he was going – or when he was going. I asked her to call back and find that out.
I ran some errands, got some food, and cooled my heels for a bit at home for about 45 minutes – then I called her for an update. She still didn’t know where he was or when they were transferring him. Told me she’d call again. So, I patiently waited for another half hour before she called again.
This time, she started the conversation asking where he was. I replied that that was what she was going to find out. She then complained how tough it is for her to keep track of everything when she’s not there. I refrained from reminding her that she was here and left and that she could come back at any time since she isn’t working. Instead, I told her how important it is for the hospital to have one point of contact and for that person to then share information with everyone else. She snippily told me that she knew that and said she would call the hospital again.
In the meantime, their other brother called and set me straight. My room-mate is not being transferred, though it has been discussed. He’s still at the Cleveland Clinic and doing as well as can be expected. I just talked to my room-mate and he advised me to not listen to his sister anymore. Which I had already figured out.
So, video games and an early night for me, I think.