Paul and I came to MD Anderson (henceforth mdacc) during Spring Break for a second opinion, definitive diagnosis and treatment plan. We had originally planned for Paul to receive the recommended chemo at a local cancer center with a great oncologist who is a fellow from mdacc. After Paul's liver complications came into being it became apparent his case was too complicated for anyplace except mdacc (or Mayo but we really didn't want to go to Minnesota for treatment).
So where does the sundial station come in? Well mdacc is just this huge hospital. The main building itself covers two city blocks fully. And let me tell you, from 8 in the morning to 5:30 at night this place is packed. There's cancer patients, family and caregivers everywhere! Thousands of people who are directly affected by cancer come to mdacc a week. It's mind boggling and comforting all at the same time. The really interesting thing is that most of these people are outpatient (there only 450+ beds in the inpatient hospital). So to make both navigating the hospital easier and to give people a place to relax between appointments mdacc has several distinctive hospitality areas throughout the hospital. These lounges have distinctive characteristics which makes them excellent landmarks. They have names like The Aquarium, The Gazebo, The Park and The Sundial. During our first week here while descending an escalator from the 3rd floor to the 2nd, Paul noticed a sign reading "The Sundial". Being the Lost fans that we are this immediately made Paul think of a Dharma Initiative station. We had a good laugh and took a picture of the sign. It became something of an inside joke for us. When I was thinking of names for the blog Sundial Station came to mind pretty quickly. And so this fantabulous blog was born.
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