"Another Country"

I was going through some old songs and found Tift Merritt in my catalog. I did some more research and discovered some good video from Tift's 2007 release  Another Country. The title tune is about chasing love. I chose the post title to describe the Fred Hutchison Experience so far.

I was used to the slow pace at St. Joseph's in Tacoma for the inpatient chemo and complication stays from October until very recently. I discovered that there is a big difference between Fred Hutchison and St. Joseph's, like being in a new country. Yvonne and I feel like we are back at school or at a well organized conference. We have a daily schedule which is updated as needed. They stay to the schedule but also are flexible when they can be. We arrive in the morning and check for updates. For example, today I started with a blood draw, had about an hour before the next scheduled event but went in a bit early for the bone marrow aspiration. I was taken in and after an hour I moved to the next test, a pulmonary exam. We got in early for that and were done for the day. We were able to enjoy a nice lunch in lower Queen Anne and back home in time to get some work done.

I have a tentative date for the transplant- May 13. As of now I will continue with testing until I go in for total body radiation May 7th. Three days of radiation and then two days of chemo happen just before the transplant. If all goes as planned that means my hospitalization at the University Hospital will be for about 20+ days after the radiation/chemo.  A lot of stuff needs to be done between now and then, so far so good. My hips are sore tonight, but should be better tomorrow. I hope you enjoy Tift, she has a new album coming out June 1. Live :) !