the Operation
Well, here we are, the day before the big day. There is one more test this morning, some kind of sonogram-ish thing to check the condition of my cardioid arteries, and I am good to go. In the evening the … Continued
Tourist Interlude
Saturday May 23 (still working on the travelogue part of this below) Anadolu Medical Center is a new-ish hospital (five years old) out in the far suburbs of Istanbul. It’s so far out in the burbs that it’s basically the … Continued
almost time…
“hi, my name is John. I’m going to Turkey in a few days …. for a heart operation.” My public presentation of “things” has been morphing lately. It started three weeks ago when I visited Martha in good ole Marin … Continued