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Super Size Me

Super Size Me (2004) “Super Size Me” is one of those hyped up documentaries that were released recently. For once it wasn’t about politics, so I decided to watch it. It was about junk food in general and McDonald’s in particular.

Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Genres: Documentary
Cast: Morgan Spurlock, John Banzhaf, Bridget Bennett, Kelly Brownell, Ron English, Jared Fogel, Dr. Lisa Ganjhu, Don Gorske, Mary Gorske, Samuel Hirsch, Dr. Daryl Isaacs, Alexandra Jamieson, William Kish, Ronald McDonald, Marion Nestle, John Robbins, Ashley Sandy, Kacie Sandy, Laura Sandy, Dr. David Satcher, Dr. Stephen Siegel, Kymme Simchak, Jacob Sullum, Tommy Thompson, Dr. Lisa Young, Lisa R. Young
IMDB raintg: 7.7
My rating: 8.0 [rate 8.0]

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Supporting angels

I had a very strange dream today, which I liked none-the-less. I was dreaming that Olga was ill and that she was in the Intense Care Unit, much like she was there a couple of years ago. I was sitting next to her together with Maxim. We played some games with him, like rock-scissors-paper. He was about five or six years old, but I knew that it was him.

Maxim was obviously bored and tired and wanted to go home. At one point he asked me why we were spending the time in the hospital, sitting by the bed of his mother, when she was unconcious anyway and couldn’t see or hear us. And there were all these doctors to take care of her anyway.

What was so nice abot this dream you wonder? Well, the best part of it was the answer that I gave to Maxim. I told him that his mother needs the support of angels who don’t have any place to land if we leave, because the only place they can sit is our shoulders. And it is because of the heavy angels sitting on our shoulders that we feel uncomfortable and tired. The explanation was so good that Maxim calmed down, seated his butt on the chair, put his head on his heads and made this deep sigh. He was ready to stay as long as it was needed.

Needless to say I was pretty impressed with this dream…

Visit to nephrologist

Today we went for a long awaited trip to Nicosia to see nephrologist and find out all we can about Maxim’s kidneys. The appointment was with Dr.Avraam in Makarious III hospital (enter Nicosia from the Limassol-Nicosia highway, turn left on the first traffic light, turn right on the second traffic light where there is a Marks & Spencer shop and Goody’s on the corner, just after passing McDonald’s. Then go straight for about 300-400 meters until there is a traffic light with the church on the corner. Turn left there and immediately go right into the hospital parking.)

Makarious III hospital is a huge thing I should tell you. And there is a lot of bearucracy going on. And many people from the staff don’t speak any English, so you better come earlier if you need to. We came about an hour earlier and we finished with everything just in time. From the lady who directed us towards “Go windows write” (which is reception that checks your medical card) through “You’ll have to pay” (which is a cashier where new medical cards are paid for) to “Wait here” (which is a long queueu to a couple of doctors in pediatric department).

I was surprised to see that there was no equipment in Dr.Avraam’s office what-so-ever. Not even a computer. No scanning devices. No testers nothing. He checked Maxim with his hands, looked all over him and said “It doesn’t look like anything serious.”. He said that it is probably an easy case of ectopic kidney. I was eased on one hand, but suspecious on the other. He added than “But you’ll have to make some more tests.” He made us an appointment for strghchojdzojdhzl-scopy in the 20s days of August. He said that this strghchojdzojdhzl-scopy test will show the exact positions of Maxim’s kidneys and how serious the whole situation is. Because of his poor English I didn’t understand the nature of the test. The only thing that I got was that it will happen in the Nuclear Medicine Laboratory. Sounds scary.

And so we came back – hot, tired, and in waiting for the end of August…