Day six

Dear Friends,
Today is the third of six plasmapheresis treatments and the third of seven IVIG infusions, so after today, I will be essentially half-way done. Thank you for all of the emails wishing me well and all of the prayers for a good outcome. I feel quite loved. I should also mention that Mom is doing well, though I think she is a little bored. Today, though, she is having lunch with Molly, who is in C'ville for a pre-op meeting.

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the old joke

Patient: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?
Doctor: Yes, certainly.
Patient: That's great. Because I couldn't play the piano before.

Also, you've probably heard of fictional stories of people who receive a heart transplant and then fall in love. Well, in that vein, I've been wondering what new passions and abilities I will have from Molly after I receive one of her kidneys.

It turns out that Molly and I are already alike in many ways. She loves the Big Bang Theory, which is my favorite TV show. She also plays the flute, which is something I am studying. She likes baseball (has season tickets to the Salem Red Sox). Her main hobby these days is golf, so maybe I'll become a better golfer. I would have preferred suddenly knowing how to speak a new language, but beggars can't be choosers. :)

PS. First unnecessarily annoying process: every time I have IVIG, I have to "register". This means every other day, I have to answer the same set of questions about where I live, my phone number, my insurance, why I have medicare, etc. Just what do they think will change in two days?