We must have unknowingly snuck into New York City yesterday. I thought we had told our friends and family but all of a sudden we receive a few calls on the way up from friends who had no idea we were out of town.
We woke up at 5:30am and left the house at around 7:30 or so. Graem was not in the best of moods and despite our attempts of packing the night before - it just didn’t happen.
The drive was pretty good and when we left Ithaca it was icy and really cold. Upon entering New Jersey it was a beautiful 55 degrees and the sun was shining. We felt like we had hit the jackpot and made a wrong turn towards Florida!
When we got to the house you could tell that Margot’s dad was glad to see her. He had just started the treatment to cleanse his bowel and colon before the surgery and was able to talk. His coloring was good and he even held Graem.
Throughout his treatment his pain level changed and the obstruction of his bowel started to hurt and by this morning he started bleeding again.
When he was lying down taking a nap we decided to head out for a little bit and check out a baby store. This great place specializes in strollers and they had hundreds - wall to wall. Of course, it was like heaven to me because I always see these great strollers in the city and wonder where everyone gets them.
We tried out a few different strollers and ended up purchasing the bright green Phil and Ted’s stroller with an orange Mr. B - NYC bag. Graem loved the stroller too and didn’t want to get out of it, even though we told her we were going to buy it! The stroller is highly functional and I think it will be perfect for Ithaca days when the snow is too much to trench through. Plus, baby Emerson can ride “bitch” in the back.
We weren’t out for long and decided to go back to the house to check on Margot’s dad. When we game in he had tried to hook himself up to an IV, again. He was feeling more pain too. We hung out with him and then we had to leave to pick up Auntie Lupe at La Guardia airport.
Margot went in and found her and I stayed in the loading zone with Graem. Thank heavens Graem decided to go to sleep in her carseat because it would have been a long one hour wait with some crying on the side!
This morning Margot, Dennis, Gala, and Lupe all took Margot’s dad in for the surgery at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. His surgery isn’t scheduled til 11:30 or they had to get here early for some pre-op stuff. I was shocked to hear that the surgery is scheduled for six hours.
When Graem gets up I’m going to feed her, wash up, and I think we might either hang out in Brooklyn or we might be brave enough to head up to the hospital in Manhattan via subway. I’d have to walk about 4 blocks in Brooklyn and a few blocks in Manhattan. Plus, I think there is one transfer. It doesn’t sound too bad and if Graem is on board with walking I won’t have to carry the stroller up the stairs.
I just hope and pray that he comes out of the surgery pain free and that the cancer is gone for good.
