Sweet Liberty

So this is my third trip to Philadelphia, and first time seeing the Liberty Bell in person. We almost missed it by like 10 minutes. Apparently when John, Dan and I were here at 6 PM on a Sunday night it wasn't so crazy that everything was closed. So it seems that like other government enterprises, national monuments in downtown Philadelphia close promptly at 5 PM also. Well we got in, and were able to walk the building (basically a hallway with Liberty Bell kitsch) and see the bell too, crack and all.

Molly had her exam-under-anesthesia (EUA) today. We got some good news that both the tumors have shrunk, and that the "blister" area surrounding them, where the tumors had begun to lift the retina away from the back of the eye, were gone. The doctor performed some laser therapy, which is a means to coalesce/condense the tumor into a neat package. She also indicated that Molly doesn't have any new tumors, and every thing looks to be progressing nicely. One thing of note is that Molly will always have some leukocoria, white-eye shine, because when the tumors die, they become calcified, and they scars they leave behind won't have the reddish appearance of a normal retina.

Personally I've gotten to experience the Philly blue-line el-train/subway. We forgot some paperwork, so after we had taken a taxi to the Wills Eye Hospital, I had to hoof it back to our room at the Ronald McDonald house. We took the train yesterday to do some sight seeing too, so the round trip wasn't too bad. I think we'll take the train again tomorrow.