9/09 – 8:00 – 9:00 Location Prep (Rob)
9/10 – ?:?? – ??:?? Transport (Jim)
9/11 – 11:00- 3:00 visit (Jef)
9/12 – 10:00- 4:00 visit (Scott)
9/13 – available visits
9/14 – available visits
9/15 – 11:00-11:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/15 – 3:00 – 3:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/16 – 11:00-11:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/16 – 3:00 – 3:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/17 – 11:00-11:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/17 – 3:00 – 3:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/18 – 11:00-11:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/18 – 3:00- 3:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/19 – 11:00-11:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/19 – 3:00- 3:30 visit (might have family in town?)
9/20 – available visits
9/21 – available visits

My cousin Reggie is planning to come to town for a few days next week, and that’ll dictate the schedule for 9/15-9/19, but I expect to need minimal help by then. Mostly just someone to come by and help me complete small chores (like lunch) or moving groceries.

I’ll re-evaluate tomorrow when I hear more from Reggie and possibly have local friends stop by occasionally check in on me as convenient. So far both Niv and Steph say they can stop by; we just need to sort out an actual schedule.

Actually one huge request.

Send help. In it’s many shapes and sizes. I’m up and moving (barely), but even simple tasks are impossible/off limits (ex. carry a tray of food for 3 feet).

If you live in or around the DC metro area and can assist in (big) babysitting, driving service, errands, or anything at all, please let me know your availability. I can’t do this alone. Missi is cracking under the strain of trying to look like she can help (she really can’t anymore). And I’m terrified of things that never even seemed hard before (laying down incorrectly in bed could crack my sternum).

So I’m asking all of you you’ve been such good friends all these years to donate that most valuable of commodities — your own time. I can promise that none of it will be glorious, fun, or even mildly amusing, but I don’t know how else to tackle all of this.

Sometime around when the powers that be (and the doctors the rock) managed to keep me on this side of the shadowy veil, the server’s Internet connection when belly up. Seems like a more than fair trade. Actually, as karmic tabs go, I’m assuming I still owe on this one, and I can readily accept that.

At approximately 2:00 PM today I was transferred to the Step-Down unit (now actually housed at Weinburg 6) where cell and laptop access is allowed, and thanks to Missi delivering my gear and Piotr working with me remotely to diagnose the server Internet connection; I’m now once again able to annoy you all with my ranting.

More tomorrow.

3:25 PM – Sandro is now out of surgery.  The doctors say that it was a very sucessful surgery.  There was no damage to his heart and he now has all new plumbing!  He is in the ICU unit, where visitors are limited.  With any luck he will be off of the ventilator by tomorrow morning.  As he recovers, I will try to post more here.

Don’t stop sending hopes and prayers, he still has a long way to go.