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How do David Byrne, Lyft, R.E.M. and the New York Yankees (including a couple of players) all intersect in one day?

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How do David Byrne, Lyft, R.E.M. and the New York Yankees (including a couple of players) all intersect in one day?  Easy.  It is a day in the life of dealing with #cancer.   PART I There's a city in my mind Come along and take that ride I am starting a drug trial shortly.  Today I had to go Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC for four appointments.  EKG.  Blood Draw.  Meeting with members of the drug research team.  And, of course, a CT scan.  No day is complete unless I have imaging of some kind or another involved in my day.  Taking photographs at ballgames or photos of my insides.  It all counts. I decided to take a Lyft to the appointments.  I booked the ride yesterday using  “schedule ahead.”  I tried to pick a time that would get me there a bit early based on what I thought traffic would be at the time.   Though the surgery and radiation have seemed to start reducing my back pain, I am not pain free.  If ...