I tried to not double post like this but at some point in my day I feel not that well and not that inspired to write so I will try and make this my last time to double post but I can’t promise you that.
Monday the 14th of July was our 9th day in Cleveland, it’s been hectic really simply because immediately when we got there we were sent to the hospital, dad had his surgery, and now we’re just waiting until he recovers. So quick it’s scary, it’s like I didn’t even have time to unwind yet or even deal with my jetlag. So the reason I didn’t post much was because I didn’t do much those two days, on Monday I spent a high majority of my day with Daddy and my sister and we left quite late from the hospital, also the reason why I don’t have much pictures for you guys. We were thinking of getting some microwaveable dinners but instead we decided to try Cedarland at the Clinic, which is a Lebanese restaurant. I really liked it, having my kabab’s without feeling deprived of some nice Arabic food. The store is run by Arabs and it was awesome meeting the owner I believe who comes and asks us what we’d like. Kind of reminded me of those Italian mobster movies, well not mobster but where a family owns the restaurant and no matter how rich they can get they still can be waiters for their own customers. I had the Kabab’s of course, sorry no menu picture today, and my sister had the Cedar platter which had Baba Ghanouj, Hummus, Kebbeh, Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, and a sort of Meat Pie. It was delicious. Later on it was hotel time, watching Noor & off to bed.
After our last adventure at the hospital, where both my sister and I fainted we ventured again to see our dad, however this time he was out of the ICU and into a room. He had most of the tubes out except for his Chest Tube but I tried not to see it, it’s overwhelming and I just can’t handle seeing it or seeing his incision, I glimpsed at it but I couldn’t just see it, I just can’t. So anyways we headed to the hospital in the morning after having a good night’s sleep and having breakfast at the hotel, and saw my dad. He was doing much better, he could speak a bit more this time, although we told him not to. We spent a few hours with him, and then at around 2pm we headed out.
It was Friday the 11th of July! iPhone 3G Day! So I convinced my sister that we should go to Legacy Village, where they had an Apple Store to check it out, and while we were there to have lunch at The Cheese Cake Factory, which is what happened.
We called, Dell the Taxi driver to take us there and on the way I saw the most amazing scenary, I am going to try and not write much just give you the pictures that will explain it all.
July 10th, the day after the surgery was done. We were able to visit our dad in the ICU and see him since he had woken up from the surgery and was asking about us. Little did we know that we wouldn’t be able to tolerate it much. The ICU was a warm place, meant to be that way to let the patients recover nicely from the operation. So as we were standing there visiting, I guess the intensity of seeing all those wires connected to our Dad and everything we felt a little uneasy, I first started feeling a difficulty breathing and standing up, I started to put my handbag right in front of me to push on my heart a bit and stop it’s racing or the clamped up feeling inside. I couldn’t handle it so I said my Goodbye’s to Dad and told him he was doing great, he of course couldn’t talk much it hurt to talk. And told my sister I was going to wait for her outside.
At that point I wasn’t feeling well at all, I started seeing white spots surrounded by blackness so I rushed outside quickly and sat on the floor outside the ICU Unit. Closed my eyes a bit and fainted just for a few seconds. While waiting for things to get back to normal I was also waiting for my sister, but she still hasn’t come out, and I was hearing a “Code Blue” in the ICU, with Doctors and medics rushing in. Little did I know that it was my sister who blacked out right there on the floor.
Sadly enough Dad saw this but I assured him we were fine, she woke up shortly and we went to the ER to get her checked out. Luckily it was just her blood pressure dropping but other than that things were good with her. We headed back upstairs to let Dad make sure we’re fine and not worry about us and then we left him to go have something to eat since not only were we dehydrated but hungry as well.
I think I will stick to naming the posts as I am doing right now since it’s much easier to track and simpler than trying to find something creative or relative to the post right? Anyways so the 7th of July was our second day in Cleveland and was the day my dad had his appointment with the Dr in Cleveland Clinic, one of the best hospitals in the US for Heart Problems.
We were all jet lagged, me mostly since I slept very early the afternoon before and woke up at around 3:30am and stayed awake all day, well for the most part of it. So preparing ourselves to go out wasn’t that difficult, we got ready and headed downstairs to wait for the Shuttle Buses that would take us to the International Registration Center. There we met with our advisors and got the instructions we had to follow, such as opening a bank account, meeting our translator, going to get the tests done.
So July 6th was my first day in Cleveland, the first time I set foot in Ohio. The great thing about this State or where we’re at is that the airport is only 15 minutes away from the hotel rather than my sister’s place which was 2 hours away from St Louis.
So we got to the hotel and I wanted to take pictures but the camera was running out of battery time, therefore I didn’t take any pictures. So what did we do, well my sister Fee joined us at the airport as a surprise to dad. And it’s great really. Having her here, we got to the hotel a few minutes later and settled in. Hooked up to the Internet and then we left Dad and headed out to check what groceries we can buy, we found a Walmart at the Steelyard along with other shops there, but we mostly went to Best Buy and Walmart.
Lunch was at Applebees, which I loved, the food was great and their new menus were so adorable! I took a few pictures with my mobile phone rather than the camera since it was back at the hotel being recharged. We ate, I had the Chicken Parmesan and then we headed to Walmart to buy what we needed, some food, a toaster oven, toast, and the rest of the stuff we eat. All in all it was a great day.
One thing I’d like to say is that the weather here is simply amazing!!! Chilly yet not too chilly and hot but not too hot! Just perfect, hell I went out in a sleeveless shirt but had to put on a sweater because of the wind that was blowing in. An Apple Store is only 17 minutes away from here near Beachwood Place and I want to head there but most likely after things settle down.
This trip is a bit different, I am trying to enjoy my time and take as many pictures as I can each day just so I can document as many as I can. There are so many tourist things that we can do here, and maybe when Dee joins us then we can do it as a whole group. But right now we have to prepare for Dad’s surgery and all.
a 28 year old Kuwaiti Gadget Freak who is obsessively in love with Apple Products so much that she probably has everything made by Apple. Currently she's being a lazy bum and putting off writing and everything else but when she does this is her space where she likes to vent and release everything, so welcome to it.
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