The Stillroom

I landed in the hospital Monday night. It is Tuesday morning. I have blood clots on both legs and and a substantial one in my lung. This is an underlying condition of cancer. I didn’t know that. Crazy thing is, I feel fine. No trouble breathing at all. I was very fortunate that I went for the CT scan Monday afternoon or this would have not been found. Apparently, what I thought was debilitating plantar fasciitis last week, turned out to be a blood clot that decided to take a road trip. I was settled into a room early Tuesday morning after spending Monday night in an unused triage room. It wasn’t horrible. I was hooked up to a heparin IV drip and a blood pressure cuff and a heart monitor. The room was big, quiet and dark and had a tv. I mostly listed to podcasts to keep my mind occupied. The mostly younger male nurses were great. I feel as if I don’t have to weep for the future after meeting Keegan and Ryan. They truly care about the well being of their patients. The picture I posted was actually taken from my room once I was settled in the next morning. It is overlooking Waterworks plaza and you can see route 28 in the background.