Thursday, December 17, 2009

Day 2


Talked to Vlad about 8 a.m. via Skype. He is experiencing diarrhea, but that's the worst of it. He had been up since around 5, when they awakened him for his vitals. He ate a big breakfast. And now he was sleepy and headed for a nap.

Today's nurse is Catherine.

Valiya and Sasha visited last night. Valiya took him Yan's fried chicken (Paula Deen's recipe) and potatoes au gratin (my mother's recipe). Vlad loved it. Valiya has another friend at MDAnderson, who is having chemo for some kind of cancer that's in her liver now. She lost an eye in the last couple of years to it. And she just had a baby. Some people need special prayers.

Mom and I stayed home and watched the Top Chef reunion, ate grilled cheese sandwiches and wrapped caramels -- the almost-as-good-as-Aunt-Hertha's caramels. She's trying to head out this morning but may wait till afternoon when the rain is supposed to ease up.

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