Since I’ll be updating the blog while Kathy (who I’ll refer to as Conk from now on; it’s what I’ve always called her, and the only name my Grandmother knew her by) is recovering from surgery, she urged me to write a pre-op blog post to introduce myself. And to make sure that I didn’t encounter any technical difficulties, esp since my first few unsuccessful attempts to sign up to follow the blog didn’t inspire confidence. So Conk, if you’re reading this, you have one less thing to worry about.

This is my third time accompanying Conk during her hospital stays. There was Christmas in London in 2007, spent in St Thomas’ hospital by the Thames across from Big Ben. And a scary extra 2 weeks in Frankfurt at a hospital beside the Main in September 2016. New York City is the first trip built around a planned hospitalization, but like the first two, she’ll have a great view of a river, this time the Hudson.

Frankfurt 2016

Peg