Day 15: Rest day and We’re movin’ on up!

So Chemo is done and it’s time to move.  Literally move on up.  I checked the compass on my phone and it turns out we are actually on the south side of the building on the third floor.  I so wanted to do the theme from the Jefferson’s and say we were moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky (on the east side).  Oh well.  We have arrived and we are now on the third floor which is the isolation floor.  Although we are not officially in isolation yet.

The ward here on the third floor is not very different than the second floor.  Different color.  Things here are white instead of brown like on the second floor.  Still one nurses station and a corridor of doors leading into patients rooms.  However, since this is isolation, the doors are closed.  There is still a lounge area where patients who are not insulation can hang out.  Stricter rules up here though.  Visitors must don masks, gowns, hair coverings and booties.  The only thing required on the second floor was booties.  Makes visits a bit more difficult as the guests do get a bit hot in that stuff.  But they are troopers.

We  also lost one of our team today.  Georgia, Bills wife had to return to Australia,  to tend to things at home.  She is such a sweet lady and a breath of fresh air.  She will keep you laughing all day and into the night!  She is such good company.  She will be missed but thankfully we have a new arrival to the support crew, Bill’s  friend Arthur has come to keep us all company till the end of this journey.  Safe travels Georgia!  We miss you and we love you!

Now life on the third floor is certainly different.  The rooms are smaller.  You have an entry room where there are some medical supplies and a microwave and refrigerator.  There is also a bathroom very similar to the one from the second floor.  Then there is the bed chamber, if you want to call it that.  It is quite small but really has everything you need.  It is about 10 feet by 12 feet.  One single bed and night table and a quarter round tale to eat and work at.   Really no frills up here,  but I must say it is clean as a whistle.  And even though we are not officially in isolation, they do clean it.

Since we were brought up prior to official isolation all of our stuff came up too.  Which was a bit odd since it was all packed.  I did take some time to take out some things I thought I might need.  They don’t let you keep much let me tell you!  Tomorrow we will get our stem cells back and that is a big deal.  That will happen sometime in the mid day and then there will be a “new life celebration” with cake and some gifts.  More to come on that in the next post.