Last day of Cycle 2! We spent the day relaxing and enjoying the Labor Day weekend. We tried out the board game Flashpoint. It's a cooperative game where each player is a firefighter and players must save people trapped in a house. Putting out fires is actually a secondary goal as there are explosions occurring every turn! Here's a recreation of the board (I forgot to take a picture of it after we were done).
Half of our team died each game because the building collapsed on them. It didn't help that the residents kept multiple gasoline cans in various rooms of the house. Also, me chopping down walls to get to people probably didn't help either. :\
Roberto is doing well but is not looking forward to the next cycle, understandably. In a weird way, I'm no longer anxious about the cycles. There hasn't been much difference between the first and second cycles. Enduring the week while watching Roberto won't be easy, but at least I know what to expect this time around and have plenty of soup, ginger ale, and ginger candy stocked and ready to go.
This is the end of week 6! Only 50% left to go. :)
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So, as a bonus, I took some pictures of the hospital so everyone can get a visual of where Roberto spends his week of terribleness (a.k.a. chemo infusion week).
The Infusion Center is on the third floor, so we take the elevators. Once we reach the third floor, this visual greets us:
No, this is not an episode of Dexter brought to life. The building is undergoing a renovation so parts of the floor are blocked off.
Turning right, we have a more friendly scene.
Below is Roberto in the cozy waiting room. We usually don't have to spend too much time in here because Roberto gets the 8 am appointments.
The whole waiting room. I know, these are getting really exciting.
A view of the Infusion Center from our little room. Each patient gets their own little, private space. Each space has a tv also so patients and visitors can watch tv together to pass the time. I put black dots on peoples' faces to keep them (sort of) anonymous.
They keep the center cold for some reason. So, they have this nifty blanket oven to keep blankets nice and warm for patients. There's a little kitchen area to the left side of this picture where they leave left over bags of chips and pretzels, juice boxes, and water. I recently discovered the pretzels, which might not be good for me in the long run.
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Cycle 2 - Day 21
Half of our team died each game because the building collapsed on them. It didn't help that the residents kept multiple gasoline cans in various rooms of the house. Also, me chopping down walls to get to people probably didn't help either. :\
Roberto is doing well but is not looking forward to the next cycle, understandably. In a weird way, I'm no longer anxious about the cycles. There hasn't been much difference between the first and second cycles. Enduring the week while watching Roberto won't be easy, but at least I know what to expect this time around and have plenty of soup, ginger ale, and ginger candy stocked and ready to go.
This is the end of week 6! Only 50% left to go. :)
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So, as a bonus, I took some pictures of the hospital so everyone can get a visual of where Roberto spends his week of terribleness (a.k.a. chemo infusion week).
The Infusion Center is on the third floor, so we take the elevators. Once we reach the third floor, this visual greets us:
Turning right, we have a more friendly scene.
Below is Roberto in the cozy waiting room. We usually don't have to spend too much time in here because Roberto gets the 8 am appointments.
The whole waiting room. I know, these are getting really exciting.
A view of the Infusion Center from our little room. Each patient gets their own little, private space. Each space has a tv also so patients and visitors can watch tv together to pass the time. I put black dots on peoples' faces to keep them (sort of) anonymous.
They keep the center cold for some reason. So, they have this nifty blanket oven to keep blankets nice and warm for patients. There's a little kitchen area to the left side of this picture where they leave left over bags of chips and pretzels, juice boxes, and water. I recently discovered the pretzels, which might not be good for me in the long run.
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Cycle 2 - Day 21
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