I was over at Mease Countryside Hospital today, to visit my brother-in-law Bill. While walking up to his room looking out the hallway windows I saw their newly built courtyard. Right out the door was a soft rubber playground surface and a few low climbing logs and rocks. It made me smile that the designers of the project included an area for kids that also looks like a peaceful stream flowing through the courtyard. I'm sure this area will get lots of use once the pandemic restrictions are lifted.
Dr. Galloway and the gang over at West Florida Radiation Therapy have developed a very efficient process of treating their patients. I arrive about 5 minutes before my scheduled treatment time. The waiting room is often empty in spite of having plenty of chairs. I have my temperature taken and wash my hands. Then within a minute or two I will have my name called. As I'm going back to the treatment room there is usually another guy just coming out of that room. When the technicians are ready they call me in and I climb onto the treatment table. After I'm on the table my feet and legs are aligned using a hard pillow that is molded to my legs and feet. Then the table is moved into position and the technicians adjust me using lasers and my aiming tattoos. The techs then leave the room and the machines take over. First two arm move into position to x-ray me to determine the position of my prostate. The table will make slight adjustments itself to move me into the best position. A...
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