3/9 11:00 pm

We had a good day today. I work Ethan up at 9:20 for his PT appointment at 9:30. He was in a daze and was extremely tired.he was able to push through PT and kick ass. He used the walker and was able to go around the loop of the floor twice. It happened right during rounds and Ethan had to make all the people move. His tired face was hysterical. He was holding his eyes huge with a blank look on his face. I was laughing and asking him if he was ok.

Ethan had a steady stream of people in all day. He was getting frustrated with the steady stream. He was getting emotional due to the sedation weans that happened recently. This weaning process takes forever. It totally goofs with everything.

He had to have a new catheter put in. Another poke. That sucked but the person that did it was awesome! It went in smooth like butter.

In the afternoon, we strolled up to see our friends on 9 Tower. The reception was like no other. Ethan was so happy to see his friends. He was giving out hugs like they were candy to a baby. He was so thankful for all their hard work. It was heart warming.

They kept saying how nice and warm it was outside. Ethan and I went rogue and went out into the courtyard for a lengthy stroll. We let the sunshine warm our souls. We got to see the bulbs emerging from their winter slumber. We even saw a few people we recognized and said hello too.

We came back and ordered Buffalo chicken wings for dinner.  Every minute of waiting for them to arrive felt like an hour to Ethan. They arrived and Ethan was so excited. He was practically drooling. He opened his Buffalo wings (I got a salad) and they had no Buffalo sauce. They were just plain. He was devastated. Remember the drugs being weaned? Yes this caused an emotional meltdown. The meltdown caused him to ask sarcastically “why am I so emotional? Am I pregnant or something?” I laughed at that one. I ended up walking 4 blocks to the grocery store and purchasing some wing sauce. That delayed dinner almost 30 minutes. I got salad so I didn’t care that much. Then I had to reheat his dinner. I got a refund from the restaurant. Problem solved.

In the evening we visited our friends on 9 Tower again after shift change. It was nice to see familiar faces and they all make me laugh. Ethan loved it too. Two of the nurses went on a trip and brought Ethan and I matching shirts. We will twin at some point soon. They are cool shirts from a place on my bucket list to visit, Zion National Park. It was so thoughtful. Everyone is so thoughtful.