CANCER CHEMO QUIET

Bill's postulating on the use of oil paints versus watercolors in current media.

CANCER CHEMO QUIET

Potter Goes Quietly In and Out Graham Center

NEWARK, Del. – The Helen Graham Cancer Center located on the Christiana Hospital Campus figured out how to deal with the “Potter” question Friday when Bill Potter came to the center for outpatient chemotherapy.

Citing precautions in administering the chemotherapy drug Ritoxin and to ensure he did not have a repeat of the Rigors episode from his first experience; the center prepared an intravenous cocktail of Demerol and Benadryl.

Potter’s ability to disrupt workplaces is legendary. His stories and jokes are often mesmerizing and his advice – regardless of topic – is always on spot.

Simply, women want to talk to him and men want to be like him.

By all accounts, Potter’s chemotherapy went great, but the cocktail produced a side effect that Cancer Center administrators found … well … quieting.

“He was pretty stoned,” said one administrator. “Quiet and in his own little world – at least for a couple hours. It’s kind of a shame though; he’s so damn nice.”

Even when the drugs wore off Potter was not as active as usual. He only visited half the patients in the chemotherapy area and was only called in to advise on one complication.

“I had chemo today?” Potter asked afterward. “That’s cool.

“I need to get a couple of grateful dead CDs. I don’t know what it is about this place, but I feel like listening to 70’s music.”

Potter is still at home and is working on a play about his experiences. You can reach him at 302-738-3418 or Lettice123@yahoo.com.