Ethan has had a busy morning. Kidney, psych, cardiology and respiratory therapists all before 10 am. Rounds were early which is awesome.
New Janice broke. Stupid new Janice. Old Janice was sitting in the hallway, smug, mocking us. Old Janice is back and new Janice is in the hall, defeated and sat as if sitting in the corner with a dunce hat on. She has been called many names today and has deserved all of them. She has one job. One function. She is good for nothing.
Ethan’s xray was worse this morning which is frustrating because he is becoming stable in other ways. The critical care doctor actually said “this is so abnormal to see. It doesn’t make sense.”
“Welcome to the body of Ethan Diiulio.” I said. When will they learn?
His major plan for today is pulmonary toileting. My favorite term. So gross but so fantastic. I can chuckle everytime I hear it.
I get to apply the stuff my favorite RT buddy has shown me. The plan was for me to use the frequencer, the nurse would run the nebulizer and then bang on his chest for a bit to agitate his chest....like a washing machine. Then, suction him very thoroughly with saline and repeat frequently. I have my Alarms set so I can plan my stairs routine and eating around it. I also am working in his PT. I am certainly not bored.
The first round was VERY successful. Ethan didn’t care for it and his oxygen drops very low. They have to be very careful. He turns a bit purple and grey. When I see it, I can’t help to think it would be a nice color for my bedroom. However, not a nice color for my kid.
The best news and my brightest spot today....I had mentioned to one of the doctors how awful the bathrooms are. I actually mention it to anyone who listens. She elevated it to the top of the chain and this morning, the floors were so clean. The grout had been scrubbed. It didn’t smell like urine. Wow! So nice.
I went in and saw toilet paper on the floor wadded up off to the side. Really people? Come on.....
First, blue/gray kid aside, yay for a cleaner bathroom floor! And no pee smell... Oh, mylanta, that's a plus and God bless that doctor for realizing that you already had enough to deal with... non-urine floors isn't too much to ask. And this is a fairly HIGH PRICED suite of rooms, Patti!
ReplyDeleteMachines.
Every time folks tell me we're all getting replaced by machines, I think of how often my regular everyday machines break down and I laugh because where would we be without two hands and a working brain?
JANICE!!!!!!
So do we dub her Janice2? Or Janice#2?
Or Janice and Janice1?
So many unanswered questions. :)
Kick her.
You've already pulled the plug.
Now we kick her.
Praying for those kidneys to stay healing... and this boy's body to heal, heal, heal.
He has one job. Like Janice.
He'd best get on with it.
(laughing.... and cheering!)
I say you make signs and hang them accordingly. Here’s a couple:
ReplyDelete“ If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please beanie and wipe the seat.”
“ toilet paper goes in the toilet. If it was meant to be thrown on the floor, it would be called “floor paper”.
*please be neat and wipe the seat
ReplyDelete... stupid phone
A nice big sign in the bathroom “your mother doesn’t live here!!!” For crying out loud! I can’t imagine what their bathrooms look like at home🤢.
ReplyDeleteOk Ethan, what’s up with the x-ray? Wish we could shake, rattle and roll that stuff out of there.
Read that you got some good sleep last night, good for you. Hopefully you can keep that up.
Hope you both have a peaceful night.
So glad the bathroom was a little cleaner for you today.
ReplyDeleteHope Ethan and you have a good night tonight..
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