Press Conference

Hey, everyone, thank you for coming. Please keep it low on the flashbulbs. Let's get right to the questions.

Q: How do you feel after the cancer surgery?
A: Pretty good. I'm still on Vicodin, my new best friend, but I have reduced the dosage. Every day is a little bit better.

Q: Are you able to sleep on your side yet?
A: I did a little bit last night, but it's still pain-free to be on my back, so that's where I end up.

Q: I understand you're feeling a little bit bored. You've got to be buoyed by that, that you feel well enough to wonder what you should be doing.
A: Yes. This is a great opportunity to catch up on reading. Enjoy the dogs.

Q: Did this encounter with death produce any change?
A: Well, I don't think you can come this close and not think about what's important to you. You find that you take a few extra moments to appreciate your family members and friends, each and every one of them. The quiet moments are wonderful. I have many of those. And, you may find this strange, but I also find myself appreciating the level of care my doctors and staff have provided, inside the hospital and out. They were, and are, just amazing.

Q: What is this about an enlarged heart? What are you doing about this?
A: I just spoke to my GP, Dr. Laura Miller of Lifelong Medical, and she seemed to think it was no big deal. First of all, it was a chest x-ray taken while I was in the hospital, and not an ultrasound. I'll be seeing her in May, so we'll follow up on that, I'm sure. She reiterated that the main thing is for me to recover from the surgery.

Q: So, there's no chemo or radiation in your future?
A: Not now, baruch hashem. We'll do more tests in June just to make sure.

Q: What was with the morbid pictures? That was really gross.
A: Sorry about that. It seemed like a good idea at the time.