I Pop Heart Pittsburgh

The week ended with heart cath. very early Friday morning. Our only appt. but what a long one. From start to finish it was about 5 1/2 hours.

After Lee was...um...man shaven and given a Valium, he kept trying to show me what was under his gown. See, the doctor use an artery in the upper leg to gain access to the heart. Thus the reason he had to be shaved. Also explained his goofiness. Those drugs had kicked in.

Since waiting for the procedure to be finished was getting boring, I mean there's only so many times you can visit the gift shop and cafeteria, I walked down to the Natural History museum by way of the Batman shoot. Only thing going on there were gangs of nerds rubbernecking it to catch a glimpse of turned out, nothing.

The Natural Museum's collection of gems and minerals was simply the best display I've even seen. Yes, I like rocks. Pretty shimmering ones. Ones with crazy bold colors and lots of sparkle. This place did not disappoint.

While eating hummus at a Middle Eastern restaurant, I got the call to come get Lee. So off I
went, again by way of the Batman shoot. This time the extras were being called on set. Something was getting ready to happen. Just my luck.

The doctor gave Lee's heart a clean bill of health. No problems. Another thumbs up.

Afterwards, and with the approval of the hospital, Lee felt well enough to check out the National Aviary. Wheelchair bound of course. No walking too far, no driving for 24 hrs and no heavy lifting for Lee.

The National Aviary is smaller than I thought it would be but very nice. Got very close to a penguin named Elvis. Could have touched him.

Luckily, the aviary is close to the Warhol Museum. So we went over there to check it out. On
Friday's after 5pm, it's half price.

In what Lee called the nicest wheelchair in town, we made our way through every floor.
Probably the most fabulous thing we saw, I mean experienced, was the silver balloon room.
( see Facebook for a photo )

I was beginning to lose steam so we checked out the Warhol cafe for a coffee and an Andy shaped cookie. Plus my feet were on fire! All the walking I'd done was catching up with me.

After spending a great deal of time and a good deal of money in the Warhol gift shop, we made our way to the Hofbrauhaus. A gigantic Bavarian restaurant and brewery. Should have been called Hofbraumansion. We dined on pretzels and potato cakes. And talked about what's next.

The transplant committee will meet at some point this coming week to discuss Lee's case. After a decision has been made, he'll get "the call." And that's when I'll let you all know.