TUESDAY - JULY 8, 2008

It's only our 3rd day here...and Mr. T is homesick. He has been away from home for more than 100 days now...and he doesn't like it here. He doesn't want to do anything but stay in bed.
Although he is on the Bone Marrow Unit...he can walk the halls...go to the playroom when its open or watch a movie. But he doesn't want to. He wants to stay in bed with the computer & watch television at the same time. He says the only good thing about this hospital is the food.

I think he's worried about the bone marrow transplant. I have assured him that everything will work out...but I know its normal to worry.

At Cheo...he didn't like the kid's menu...there weren't too many choices....but here at Sick Kids they have a great menu as well as restaurants to choose from. There are so many choices....it's hard to make up your mind.
While we are in Room 70 in the step-down room...he can eat anything he wants. Once he has his bone marrow on the 17th...he won't be able to. He will only eat what is on the menu. I won't be able to bring him in food and he won't be allowed take-out or hot-dogs because of bacteria.
I took picture's of the menu so you can see the choices he has. He can eat off this menu 'Only' from the 17th of July on....


















Mr. T knows that he can't have restaurant food after the 17th so he is taking advantage of it. The first day he ordered tortilla's on the menu....and made his own tortilla's with scrambled egg and ham and bacon. He also had 'make your own taco's'. They send up whatever you order and you can make it yourself. They also have 'make your own pizza, and pasta. I will bring back a copy of this menu to Cheo...as they are looking into changing their menu.

Mr. T loves BurgerKing as well. I've been going down every day to get him a double whopper combo or a triple whopper. He may as well enjoy the food while he can.

Also I think it's a law in Toronto that once you visit you must have a hotdog or Italian Sausage at a vendor. They have these carts everywhere in Toronto. You can get a footlong hotdog for $2.50 and a sausage is $3.00.
Don't bother telling us what the ingredients are...they are great!

You can be sure when Mr. T is not having Whoppers...he's having hotdogs.
















Toronto is definitely a 'foodies' heaven. Everywhere you look are restaurants & vendors. People walk the streets eating or drinking & talking on cell phones. This is fast-food paradise...and fitness centers everywhere as well. I think they're trying to tell us something. You want to eat - you have to pay the price!