Monthly Archives: April 2011

The news that I was cleared to donate by Cornell came through last Thursday morning.  It’s all systems go for my donation two weeks from today!  Arrangements for my first Neupogen shot in a controlled environment five days before the … Continue reading →

The results of my blood work were due to be complete within 72 hours.  That would have been the middle of the day this past Saturday.  Do labs have off on the weekends?  Does the 72 hours begin the morning … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of detail in the Post Number 2 narrative below, so I just wanted to succinctly note that I am fine and actually really, really happy. My experience at Cornell, including the care and treatment I received from … Continue reading →

Prior to the exam, the morning offered an opportunity to visit with an old friend over a substantial breakfast at a classic NY-style diner.  We hadn’t seen one another in years and  mutually agreed during the course of conversation that … Continue reading →

Post number one. Live from the 10th floor of the Helmsley Medical Tower on the upper east side of Manhattan.  These are my accommodations as set up by the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation. Tomorrow at 2 pm I … Continue reading →