We arrived at Pasco Regional Medical Center today to the news that the surgeon had approved Mother’s discharge if the pulmonologist agreed. So we waited for the him. And waited for him. And waited for him. The room was almost too small for the four of us when she was the only patient there but when they moved another patient and her two visitors in it was really too small. We took turns hanging out in her room and hanging out in the waiting room down the hall. It was a long nine hours that we waited. Thank heavens for the pile of books that the volunteer brought on the day of surgery. Mother wasn’t interested in reading but the rest of us were grateful for the books.  Finally when the doc still hadn’t shown at nine-thirty at night Mother agreed to stay the night if we were willing to go home.
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
We arrived at Pasco Regional Medical Center today to the news that the surgeon had approved Mother’s discharge if the pulmonologist agreed. So we waited for the him. And waited for him. And waited for him. The room was almost too small for the four of us when she was the only patient there but when they moved another patient and her two visitors in it was really too small. We took turns hanging out in her room and hanging out in the waiting room down the hall. It was a long nine hours that we waited. Thank heavens for the pile of books that the volunteer brought on the day of surgery. Mother wasn’t interested in reading but the rest of us were grateful for the books.  Finally when the doc still hadn’t shown at nine-thirty at night Mother agreed to stay the night if we were willing to go home.
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