Another morning with no blood return from the port. D was off today, so Pete's nurse was AO. She tried several "tricks", but his port again refused to give up the red stuff, so she hooked up the iv and drew the blood from his arm.
The counselor Pete was scheduled to speak with came in a short time later. After introductions, I left them alone to chat and walked to "The High Line" and then along Hudson River Park, and finally through Chelsea Market before I returned to the hospital.
When AO came in at the end of the session and unhooked Pete from the iv, she tried once again to get a blood return. After a few more attempts, she had Pete turn onto his left side and suddenly there it was, nice red blood filling the tube. Hopefully, when they try for it tomorrow, it will work.
It was early afternoon when we returned to the hotel. Pete was exhausted and just flopped on the bed and that's pretty much where he has been since then.
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