I am still waiting
for the results of the CT scan from last Thursday. I know there was a weekend
in there, but neither cancer nor anxiety seem to take the weekends off. I called
MSKCC a little while ago and it sounds like the results are there but have not
yet been “reviewed” or “released” by my team. I tried to sound as nice and
friendly as I could as I begged a young fellow named Conner, who likely spends
his days listening to patients like me complaining about how long this takes,
to see if he could get through to my team. I also sent an e-mail message to Dr.
Iyer, the medical oncologist who seems to be the most communicative. Otherwise,
I just wait.
I certainly hope the
news is better than what has been on my mind for the past day: the tragic
stabbing death in Jerusalem of a 45-year-old fellow named Ari Fuld ע״ה
(May he rest in peace). We are familiar with this family in two ways: first,
because his father was the Principal of the Jewish Day School in Riverdale that
Dina attended in 7th and 8th grades, and second, because
his mother is a cousin of our son-in-law’s mother. There are simply no words.
Meanwhile, in an
effort to pass some time, and actually before we had heard about the terrorist
attack, we did manage to go see a movie yesterday, a documentary called “Science
Fair.” The movie, which scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, tracks nine students
among the nearly 1700 finalists from around the world who gathered for the 2017
fair, one of whom, Ivo Zell from Germany, won the top award. The students
profiled are a bright and sometimes quirky bunch of high school students,
making for a very enjoyable film.
Of course, I still had to miss some amount due to bathroom trips. We have to situate ourselves as near as possible to the exit so that I can come and go as needed without being too disruptive. It was the first time we had tried going to see a movie in a while, and all in all it did not go too badly.
I will pass along my medical update once I have it.
Love,
Rebecca
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