Kristin has a new post up about soccer in the port. The soccer-aiding-chaplaincy factor is definitely present in the hospital as well. I met one cancer patient yesterday who is almost always asleep when I swing by. They were saving her a seat for the U.S.-Algeria match, though. She told me she’s more of a tennis fan (speaking of which, holy smokes) but that she’d really gotten into the World Cup. Nice to be able to high-five a serious leukemia patient, even if it is over a last-second goal rather than a more important piece of good news.
Come to think of it, the World Cup was probably on in 85-90% of the patient rooms I was in today during match hours. I guess there’s not much else of value on TV during the day, but still…I think Kristin’s right about the U.S. continuing to catch soccer fever.