Tuesday, June 23, 2015

UPDATE and the blog post - Size, often it's all in perspective and location. Sometimes, it's just flat out huge. No. 4

UPDATE: Dr. Steiner's nurse Naomi let me know Monday afternoon that the final pathology report says it's probably cancer, so I'm having surgery on Thursday, probably at 1:30 p.m. I'll check in at 11:00 a.m. or so. I will get a phone call on Wednesday with a definite time for both. I will be in the hospital at least one night, probably just the one. I will then be recovering for weeks and, if all goes well, will return to work on August 10. During those six weeks, I will have two appointments with Dr. Steiner, one a post-op, on an evaluation of my fitness to return to work. Probably at the post-op, I will learn the results of the pathology of any tissues removed during the surgery. If it is really cancer, I'll have to have chemotherapy and/or radiation.

To tell you the truth, this is what I expected to hear, that I would have an operation on Thursday. I am thankful that I found out for sure today and didn't have to wait any longer--Thursday will be here very soon. I am ready for what's next and feel certain that Dr. Steiner is paying the best possible attention to my situation. My sons and I thank each of you for your prayers, your love, and your concern.

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Close up as The World approaches the completely open Steel Bridge.

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Closer but with maneuvering left to be done.

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Looks like it's a straight shot from here, doesn't it?

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You can see that The World must angle its way through the raised Steel Bridge. The Steel Bridge is a through truss, double-deck vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, opened in 1912.

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My goodness, but that's one huge ship, y'all. Clearances . . . 26 feet closed, 72 feet with the lower deck raised, and 163 feet fully raised as it is here.

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Now it is headed for the Broadway Bridge which is where I'm standing and taking photos.

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Commuters held up by the lift of the Broadway Bridge.

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So close and so huge, about the head beneath the Broadway Bridge.

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Slow going.

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There in the background, a portion of the Big Pink.

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You can see the barricade with its reflective section in this photo--it's down to keep folks from falling off the bridge while the bridge is up.

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A tugboat which surely has been working with The World to help it leave Portland.

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Folks waiting for the bridge lift to be over so that they may continue on their way. Their view certainly is amazing.

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Looks like all or most of The World is now past the Broadway Bridge and headed for the Fremont Bridge. It is not a bridge that opens and was built high enough for even ocean-going ships like The World to pass beneath.

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Good-bye to The World.

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By the time I'd walked part way to the bus stop so that I could catch one and get to work on time, the traffic had cleared very well. You can see that the bridge is completely closed, of course.

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Here's a view of the bridge deck as it joins the streets at the west end of the Broadway Bridge. I took it through the bus windshield.

3 comments:

Lois said...

Wonderful post Lynette. You and your sons are in my prayers daily.

William Kendall said...

That is a huge ship!

I hope the operation and post-op go well.

Randy said...

Love all of these shots.