Phil's son David stayed with him this past week while his wife Patty tended to her parents in Ocala, Florida
Phil standing alongside his good friend, Terry Gladman outside the hospital in Chicago.
It was that time again: time to get another dose of Avastin in Chicago but this time in a little different scenario. My loving wife Patty is in Ocala, Florida tending to her ill father and my son, David has been with me for the past week in Indianapolis. On Friday, May 22, David and I flew up from Indy to Chicago on Southwest Airlines to Midway airport. Patty and I had done this before and it simplifies things by making it a one day ordeal. My
daughter Sarah and her husband Thomas watched our puppy, Chaim. Upon arrival at Midway, we took a cab to the University of Chicago hospital. We had some extra time before my scheduled 9:30 AM Avastin infusion was to begin so I called my good friend and flow cytometry colleague, Jule Auger for a 10 minute get-together where she could also meet David. As always, it's great seeing Julie. David and I also ran into the lead nurse on my case, Jean, and I introduced David to her. At 9:30 AM we went up to floor #6 for my infusion. David sat with me for the whole hour while the magic liquid dripped into a vein in my left arm. As before, this went without incident. Finally, at 11:30 AM David and I met up for lunch at the hospital with my good friend from my Ohio State days, Terry Gladman. We were lucky to be able to see Terry as he spends much of his time working for Novartis in Switzerland. Again, we had a fine time talking about new and old events. After an hour or so, David & I got back in a cab for the ride back to Midway Airport. We caught our flight on time and met with Sarah and Thomas at our house in Indianapolis and then went out together for a sushi dinner at Ocean World.
Best wishes to all of my friends and family. Phil Marder
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