On September 8, mom and I boarded a flight to Chicago, where we met up with my cousin, Sarah and my aunt, Gloria. The four of us then flew to Rome, Italy. I knew this was going to be a fabulous flight as soon as we got on the plane. A woman knocked me backwards into my bag and mom and it hurt my leg, then we were seated in the VERY back row where there was no way to lean your seat back. I went into full panic mode. To top it off, there was some kind of box under every right and left aisle seat. The middle row of seats were fine, but the aisle seats were ALL kinds of messed-up. My mother, with her newfound bravery, marched straight to the flight attendant. She told them that her daughter had surgery recently and she would not be able to sit in that seat. I have a serious problem with sitting anywhere, except the aisle. The very kind flight attendant moved us to some seats in the middle row. It was not a full flight, thankfully. It was, however a long flight. I dozed on and off until we arrived in Rome.
Sarah had arranged for us to stay in a condo near the Vatican. The owner of the condo had arranged for a car to drive us from the airport, so we would not have any problem getting to our destination. The place was lovely! I mean, it was really beautiful. The owners met us there to give us the keys and they were very nice.
The first thing on my list of to-dos was to get a hold of a phone. Mom and I needed to be able to stay in touch with Gus for Sonic business and things. Mom and Gloria went immediately to sleep, nice long nap and Sarah and I took off on foot, cameras in tow to find the Vodafone store. I had a phone I had gotten in Ireland, but lost the charger. It would have been nice if I could have just gotten a new charger and sim card. But, I had to buy a new phone. It was a very long walk to the store and Sarah and I were tired and hungry by the end of the trip. We did get some gelatto, but we hadn't really eaten since we were on the plane. We took a cab back to our home away from home and found our sleeping beauties still sleeping. We roused the girls to head out and eat dinner. Little did we know, in Rome, there is no dinner until 7. Restaurants serve pasta starting at 7 and pizza starting at 8. We walked the streets trying to find an open spot, where we wouldn't have to wait so long to eat! We found a place down the main street in our neighborhood. The food was awesome, the waitress was friendly and we were all so happy. That was the end of day #1 in Rome.
The next day, it was urgent that I get some new shoes. I couldn't walk. The shoes I brought along KILLED my feet. We took a cab to Via Del Corso, to the Camper store. I can always count on Campers to take care of my tootsies. After the shopping, we went into a church and looked around. We lit candles for Doug and Dad and then decided it was time to eat. We sat down outside at a little restaurant and guess who was sitting at the next table over.....It was Joan Collins. Yep. The photo is the proof. After lunch I went home sick sick sick. The girls did some fun shopping. I hit the pharmacy and got some medicine. I stayed in bed the rest of the day and the entire day after.
I will give more details on the next post. But, I will update everyone on my medical situation. I came home and had a voice message from Dr. Steffens' nurse. It turns out that Dr. Steffens wants scans. One set of markers was up just a little and the other set of markers was in the normal range. I have a PET scan scheduled for tomorrow and a bone scan scheduled for Wednesday. I'll let you know when I get some information.
This is the church we visited
Sandy and Joan Collins
I will post some more photos as I get around to updating the days of the trip. For now, I hope you enjoy the two photos above.
Love and Gratitude!
Tara
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