After four years of medical appointments and procedures, Natalie had her stent removed without complications. It was the last scheduled procedure in that stretch of her care and the reason we called MagicLife Vlog #314 The End of a 4-Year Medical Nightmare?
Lana joined Natalie and me to share that update and catch up on the rest of our week. We had a magic show that moved to a theater, an RV battery that needed replacing in a tight parking spot, and two boys who figured out how to make a whole poolful of water disappear.
The Time We Spent Waiting
Some of the time we spent together that week was while waiting for medical appointments. We read books and played games to pass the time as a family.
When I think about those four years, it’s easy to remember the big appointments and procedures. The books and games are a little piece of what those days looked like for us, too. Sometimes we had time to fill, and we got to fill it together.
Our Lynchburg Library Show Moves to the Miller Theater
Our Lynchburg Library magic show had to move to the Miller Theater because of construction following a water leak.
A venue change makes you look at your show through the eyes of the audience. How far back will the kids be sitting? Can they see what I’m holding? A small prop can be easy to see in one room and hard to follow from the back of another. That’s one of the practical things a magician has to think about when the room changes.
A Show for Children and a Tight Spot for the RV
Another stop that week was a show for children who use cochlear implants. That outing came with an unexpected job when our RV battery gave us trouble and needed replacing.
The parking situation left us with little room to work, which made the battery swap awkward. If you’ve ever wondered what we get up to when the magic props are packed away, sometimes it’s working on the RV wherever it happens to be parked!
The Boys Make a Poolful of Water Disappear
Back at home, the boys spent six hours shooting water out of their kiddie pool. By the time they were done, the pool was empty.
I’ll have to work on the timing if I ever put that vanish in the show.
Natalie, Lana, and I share the full story in MagicLife Vlog #314 — The End of a 4-Year Medical Nightmare?
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