Project RuSu 365

Not always so successful or interesting, & not always daily, though certainly a reflection of our daily lives - more like pick of the day. Our goal - to share our world and improve our skills. Thanks to all the members of the SmugMug Daily Community for your support and input. Feel free to leave feedback by clicking on 'Add Comment' below. We look forward to hearing your thoughts. The photo of the day will always be in first position. Thank you for looking. - Rustem Safronov & Susan Gilman a.k.a. RuSu. This gallery was started on October 26, 2010.

Henri Cartier-Bresson said, "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.", so bear with us...

Toilet paper blues - the things we take for granted. (2.18.2012)<br />
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MIA again because I was in the hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery. I ended up in one of the better hospitals thanks to one of my clients who just happens to be an abdominal surgeon. The hospital is reserved for members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but through him, I was admitted on a commercial basis. By Russian standards, it was very expensive, but I was in a room with only one other patient and a bathroom - atypical for Russia. As they were taking me down for an ultrasound, I mentioned to my neighbor that our room needed toilet paper. Was I ever shocked to learn toilet paper isn't provided. Rustem asked one of the nurses & the reply was, "Who wants it". I did get toilet paper probably because we were paying such huge money. When I was finally back on my feet post-surgery, I learned they don't provide soap either - never got any of that. <br />
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Approximately 20% of Russian hospitals don't have hot water. Well, at least I had a competent surgeon. Russia is not a good place to get sick.

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Toilet paper blues - the things we take for granted. (2.18.2012)

MIA again because I was in the hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery. I ended up in one of the better hospitals thanks to one of my clients who just happens to be an abdominal surgeon. The hospital is reserved for members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but through him, I was admitted on a commercial basis. By Russian standards, it was very expensive, but I was in a room with only one other patient and a bathroom - atypical for Russia. As they were taking me down for an ultrasound, I mentioned to my neighbor that our room needed toilet paper. Was I ever shocked to learn toilet paper isn't provided. Rustem asked one of the nurses & the reply was, "Who wants it". I did get toilet paper probably because we were paying such huge money. When I was finally back on my feet post-surgery, I learned they don't provide soap either - never got any of that.

Approximately 20% of Russian hospitals don't have hot water. Well, at least I had a competent surgeon. Russia is not a good place to get sick.

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