wheelchair Archives - Joel Solkoff

THE GOAL. Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital where I probably will be cured of kidney cancer on Thursday, August 8th first thing in the morning.

The Hospital is located at 125 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065.

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[Readers: Start at the bottom and work your way up to here as I shall riding (not driving this trip to the Big Apple) in a car carrying one rear wheel drive scooter, one travel scooter thin enough to get to the bathroom in the hospital, one 12 pound wheel chair (just in case I want to go on my own power), knee pads (same reason), clothes, books and this and that for nearly 3 weeks while I go to New York to prepare for major surgery, have the surgery, recover and return to State College without a cancerous tumor. Meanwhile, of course, I will be seeing my daughters Joanna and Amelia and writing about the Morgan Museum and Library and Renzo Piano–for diversion with a purpose.]

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Waiting room for extensive imagry, Me orial Sloan Cancer Center, NYC

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Bathroom I shared with my hospital room mate. My first room mate died in the bed next to me.

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The route concludes: While taking exit 2 for Harlem River Dr toward FDR Dr/Manhattan…

Keep left at the fork, follow signs for FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive and merge onto Harlem River Dr

3.5 mi

Continue onto FDR Drive

3.1 mi

Take exit 12 for E 63 St toward Roosevelt Island/New York/Queensboro Bridge

0.1 mi

Turn right onto York Ave

Destination on the left

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THE ROUTE :Starts from A, The Corner Room Restaurant, State College, PA to B Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City.

Continuation from directions below: From the entrance to I-91 in PA:

Merge onto I-99 N

10.1 mi

Continue onto PA-26 N/US-220 N

0.4 mi

Turn left to merge onto I-80 E/US-220 N toward Williamsport

Continue to follow I-80 E

Entering New Jersey

213 mi

Keep left to continue on Interstate 80 Express E

6.0 mi

Merge onto Interstate 95 Express N

2.6 mi

Continue onto Interstate 95 Upper Level N

Partial toll road

Entering New York

2.4 mi

Take exit 2 for Harlem River Dr toward FDR Dr/Manhattan

0.1 mi

For concluding directions see above.

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STARTING POINT. The heart of DOWNTOWN State College, at the corner of College and Allen Avenues. Yes, I know an August drive does not involve snow (yet). The car leaves from the Corner Room Restaurant directly ahead in this photograph.

100 W College Ave

State College, PA 16801

The drive is 246 miles; 3 hours, 54 minutes. [Thank you Google Maps.]

Head southwest on W College Ave toward S Fraser St

0.2 mi

Turn right onto N Atherton St

0.5 mi

Turn right onto W Park Ave

2.3 mi

Continue onto Park Ave/Park Ave Exd

Continue to follow Park Ave

0.8 mi

Take the ramp onto I-99 N [continued above].

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Joel Solkoff

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Contribution opportunity to help defray the costs of going to New York, recovering there, and returning home:

The surgery will be performed by an expert in the field of kidney surgery which my physician here in State College) advises me cannot be reliably perfumed in the greater region where I live. My State College urologist referred me to Sloan Kettering in New York where Dr. Paul Russo will perform the surgery.