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indigo_rose99My brother G is not doing well. He sounds a bit more like himself now than he did earlier in the week, but I cannot tell that he is really improving. He keeps talking about geting to MD Anderson in Houston. Which is good, as far as keeping his hopes up. But... I managed to talk to a nurse last night. And she was very informative. My feeling that he is not going to make it long enough to get to MD Anderson have been compounded by the idea that
(a) he may not be accepted by MD Anderson. They do not accept everyone. His medical numbers must be at least at a certain level (200? And they are 1100 right now. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds bad.). And they must think they can actually help him.
(b) he has to get there. The nurse said she expected him to be transported on an air ambulance. G told me today that he is hoping his friend Mike will drive him. It is a 12.5 hour drive (without traffic). I managed not to actively gape at him on the phone. I talked to our uncle, who is volunteering to make the transport happen (thank goodness for rich sympathetic relatives!).
T & I are going to visit G. I have plane tickets, a hotel, and a rental car. I am going to attempt to make it a single backpack trip, including computer for work with all cables. This is going to be the most minimalist trip I have made in a while. And I am a minmalist packer in general.
On one hand, I am going to help G fill out paperwork. I think I can move that along significantly. I have printed copies with me of local template forms. I can sit with him and talk him through the paperwork decisions if they have wifi. I can at least get him a will. And I printed a list of notaries who work in the hospital and will do it for free. Notaries! I love notaries. At least we can get him a signed medical POA.
On the other hand is the real reason I want to go NOW. I may never see him alive and coherent again. I want to say goodbye when he can talk to me.
(a) he may not be accepted by MD Anderson. They do not accept everyone. His medical numbers must be at least at a certain level (200? And they are 1100 right now. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds bad.). And they must think they can actually help him.
(b) he has to get there. The nurse said she expected him to be transported on an air ambulance. G told me today that he is hoping his friend Mike will drive him. It is a 12.5 hour drive (without traffic). I managed not to actively gape at him on the phone. I talked to our uncle, who is volunteering to make the transport happen (thank goodness for rich sympathetic relatives!).
T & I are going to visit G. I have plane tickets, a hotel, and a rental car. I am going to attempt to make it a single backpack trip, including computer for work with all cables. This is going to be the most minimalist trip I have made in a while. And I am a minmalist packer in general.
On one hand, I am going to help G fill out paperwork. I think I can move that along significantly. I have printed copies with me of local template forms. I can sit with him and talk him through the paperwork decisions if they have wifi. I can at least get him a will. And I printed a list of notaries who work in the hospital and will do it for free. Notaries! I love notaries. At least we can get him a signed medical POA.
On the other hand is the real reason I want to go NOW. I may never see him alive and coherent again. I want to say goodbye when he can talk to me.
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