The Ottawa Hospital's MDCU (Medical Day-Care Unit) has a fun tradition for its patients just completing their last treatment: banging a gong.
237/365 : Bang a gong
Tag: The Ottawa Hospital
203/365 : Upstairs, Downstairs
Every time I park at the Ottawa Hospital's multi-level garage, I'm always taken in by how the light plays in the stairwell.
181/365 : At least I didn’t forget my meds
Today is Day 1 of Round 4 of my 6-round chemotherapy treatment for small lymphocytic lymphoma. Day 1 treatment always involves a trip to the "medical daycare" at the Ottawa Hospital, where nurses administer a Rituximab injection. The rest of my chemo drugs (cyclophosphamide and fludarabine) are oral, with pills I pick up at the pharmacy (with a prescription, naturally). I've been documenting my journey and always bring my trusty Fujifilm X100V with me to the hospital, and today was no different. Almost.
180/365 : Let’s make a deal
I'd like to see what's behind door number 1, Monty.
153/365 : Hazardous material
Into the Medical Daycare for Round three — of six! halfway there, yay! — of FCR chemotherapy to treat my CLL/SLL lymphoma. So it turns out this rituximab injection is very, very nasty stuff. I think if the nurses could wear hazmat suits when dealing with it they'd consider it, and I wouldn't really blame them.
147/365 : Hot Wheels
At the hospital for a checkup with my haematologist prior to next week's scheduled round of chemo. As I was leaving, I noticed that someone left this wheelchair in the parking garage, and I was immediately attracted to the light playing against the wheelchair and the soft shadows it cast. Daily shot done & dusted.
