Ellison 18

I'm here with sleeping Orion on Ellison 18 at MGH. The pediatric model should be extended to all. Who would not be cheered by wall murals of ocean scenes filled with colorful fish and reefs? Adults, too, would appreciate the "welcome back" signs that adorn Orion's room.

Orion has finished his 5 day chemo cycle. He's waiting out the 24 hour after period and will be discharged late today. He's taken the chemo well, and the anti-nausea drugs have helped him keep his appetite. It is exhausting for him overall and you can see why he gets 2 weeks between cycles.

Yesterday's entertainment was Orion's video date. It was the night of Swarthmore's "Screw your Roomate" party where people are given a costume assignment and then they find their mate (think Romeo and Juliet, or the energizer bunny and the battery, or Dorothy and Toto). Jen decided that Orion should dress as ... a cancer patient, and she would be proton radiation. With the help of IM and a webcam, Orion attended the event.

Steve and I didn't think Orion needed a chaperone so we retreated to the apartment and watched Outsourced (the movie). Found its depiction surprisingly close to our Bangalore experience.