A little bit about our temporary home...

We were lucky enough to get a room at the Hope Lodge (http://www.cancer.org/docroot/subsite/hopelodge/NY_NewYorkCity/nyc_index.asp). There are 60 rooms here and as you can probably guess...many more families in need of housing than is available. The Hope Lodge is kind of like a Ronald McDonald house for adults and their caregivers while they are in treatment.

Our room is pretty much a large hotel room. Unfortunately we were given the room with twin beds, but we aren't complaining. The last time John slept in a twin bed was in college and Jamie hasn't slept in one since Jr. High.

There is a community kitchen on each floor where we are alotted one bin (about the size of a large shoe box) in the refrigerator to hold our food. There are plenty of quiet rooms to relax, many books to choose from and dvds to watch when John may not be up to venturing outside in the weeks to come.

This is the view from our window. I am sure on a sunny day it will be even better. We are one block from Madison Square Garden and will soon be professionals at the subway system.

We may not be able to go to the gym for a while, but all the walking we will be doing will kind of make up for that. You don't see very many overweight people in NYC and if you do...it is a good bet that they are a tourist and not a resident. Everyone here seems to be in fast forward and don't make eye contact. If you plan on just strolling the city streets, get out of the way or get bumped into.