This collection of entries is from January 10, 2002.
"The Final Four: No Regrets"
So Ethan Zohn won Survivor Africa. The way it was being setup, I didn't think that was going to happen...
Quickly got hold of my mom. I'm driving them next week to talk to the radiologist and to get a chest X-ray for Dad. Found out the alarm company actually called twice - once around 11:45 the other at 1pm. Just sounds odd... never heard back from anyone, so I'm assuming that everything is fine...
Talked to Diane in New York. She thinks everything is OK, and that it's probably the cleaning people. They've been tripping the alarm lately. The reason why I can get hold of my mother is that she went out to run errands.
The thing that came out in conversation that I didn't know and don't like the sound of, is that my dad's surgery is now "on hold". He went for a CAT scan last week, and now the doctor wants them to talk to a radiologist. Wow. There's a lot of different ways to interpret this. I guess they have an appointment for next Wednesday at 3pm. I guess I'm driving. I'm saying I guess because my mom hasn't talked to me yet. They've got some very weird ways of approaching health care that make no sense in a logical world. You don't talk about it and it'll go away. right. Not when you deal with cancer. They're never going to change...
Had lunch with Barry at a Chinese buffet by Manheim & Oakton - no idea the name of the place.
While at lunch, my mom called and left a message at my house - the alarm company called and said the alarm is going off at Diane's house. She doesn't know what to do. I call her when I get home (around 1:30). No answer. I keep trying every half hour. No answer. i bet they drove over to the house to make sure it's OK.
I EMailed Melinda to find out what's going on. She doesn't know - she's not on the call list. (I think they need to fix this). We'll try to keep each other informed. Diane is in her New York office. Melinda will try calling her on her cell.
I feel helpless.
Ever watch TV when you're hungry, and something comes on, whether a commercial or just something within a show, that shows some great looking food and then that's all you want right now? That happened to me and Carol yesterday. We were flipping through the channels and saw this great ribeye that someone was cooking and immediately that was it - we had to go out and have a steak. We went to the Chicago Prime Steakhouse on Meacham in Schaumburg. We needed beef. Carol had an 18oz Ribeye (Cowboy Chop) and I had a 14oz Prime Rib. Very good. We're gong back.
No Katie-sitting today... all of a sudden, I feel free! Now if I could only find a job...