Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Day 12 of Scott's Hospitalization
8:36 a.m. - Stopped in this morning & set Scott up w/ a CD player full of Queen CDs.8:48 a.m. - Something u may not know about Scott: he's still mourning Freddie Mercury. At the musical crossroads of life, Scott took the path lined with sequined...
Day 11 of Scott's Hospitalization
9 a.m. - Had 2 go work an appt that couldn't B rescheduled 4 6 mos. Getting ready, waxed eyebrows, & yanked out a couple of eyelashes! SO SMART! Besides that fiasco, it was a Herculean effort 2 get ready. Felt guilty, resentful, childish. 2:30 p.m....
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Day 10 of Scott's Hospitalization
10:15 a.m. - Fast food: not so fast anymore.10:24 a.m. - Note 2 universe: if u can't PARK an SUV, u shouldn't DRIVE an SUV.10:27 a.m. - Fast food: not so 'food' anymore. 11:22 a.m. - His nurse said that for all the poo & pee in her job, dinner trays...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Day 9 of Scott's Hospitalization
9 a.m. - Hit & killed a squirrel on way 2 hospital. Must not read too much into it10:13 a.m. - NEW INFO: Dr. Cato now thinks it may not be TTP. It might be something called DIC.10:28 a.m. - Now we're plotting 2 give him a colonoscopy while he's...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Day 8 of Scott's Hospitalization
6:59 a.m. - New patient relative came in waiting room while everyone was still asleep. Tried 2 make conversation with us. ''Do you all have relatives in ICU?'' No. We're camping. In unspoken pact, we ignored her until she left.10:42 a.m. - My awesome...
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Day 7 of Scott's Hospitalization
2:20 a.m. - Not a quiet night. Some coughing - not easy on a vent. His O2 levels drop when that happens. Alarming, but the nurses & resperatory therapist all respond quickly.2:26 a.m. - I wish I knew how he feels. If I could at least tell if he's...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Day 6 of Scott's Hospitalization
6:59 a.m. - Not a great night or morning, but could be worse. He's still very agitated but maxed out on his sedation. They may order a paralytic.9:45 a.m. - Now the big turd is running a fever. Really - does he have to create more drama? Someone nominate...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Day 5 of Scott's Hospitalization
12:18 am. - He's well enough for a feeding tube now; And the nurse tells me his kidneys seem 2 B working a little better.12:22 a.m. - This thing hit so fast, so hard... He was less than 5 minutes from death on Sat night. His nurses saved his life. I...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Day 4 of Scott's Hospitalization
11:50 a.m. - It's been a good day so far. They have been able to reduce his sedation. He has opened his eyes and responded by nodding.11:54 a.m. - It was good to see that the whites of his eyes are now a paler yellow than they have been. The concern...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Day 3 of Scott's Hospitalization
12:13 a.m. - After six hours of physically fighting him to keep his ox mask on and stay in the bed, I have given consent to put him on a ventilator. Watching the preparations makes me 2nd guess myself.12:16 a.m. - I asked the nurse if I am making a...
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Day 2 of Scott's Hospitalization
10:05 a.m. - Scott in hospital. No idea what's wrong. Liver. Lungs. All malfunctioning. 10:05 AM10:06 am. - Blood o2 dropping. On o2 mask now.10:09 a.m. - Heart rate erratic. Adding a monitor 4 that, too.10:11 a.m. - Odd how small a grown man can...
Day 1 of Scott's Hospitalization
We came into the University Hospital ER at 5 p.m. on Sept. 19 because Scott thought he had jaundice. He was admitted at 10:30 p....
Scott Hudson Hospitalized for Unknown Illness
AUGUSTA, GA. - WGAC News/Talk 580 Investigative Journalist Scott Hudson was hospitalized Friday, Sept. 19, for an undetermined illness. He is at University Hospital, in the Cardio-Pulmonary Intensive Care Unit. For updates to his condition, please...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Kid's Say the Most Accurate Things
"So what would you like for dinner, sweetheart?" I asked Emmie as we neared the strip of fast-food places on Walton Way. I know, I know: fast food. But I'm sorry: when I work 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., I'm just not in a cooking mood.
"Um, I wan... I wan......
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Car Bomb
Before we could cook anything at Amber's house this weekend, we had to go fill up the propane tank.
Am I the only one who didn't know how to do that?
Hey, let's take an 8-year-old and a ball of explosive death in a minivan to the gas station, where...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Okay, Really?
Refineries shut down for two days and the gas that stations had already purchased skyrockets in price? Does anyone else think this is a bunch of opportunistic crap? I drove to four different stations before I found one that had gas and had i for under...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Honkey Donkey
Walking along the Greenway today, Emerson started reciting nursery rhymes."Honkey Donkey sat onna wall. Honkey Donkey had a grey fall.""Um, honey, do you mean Humpty Dumpty?""NO! I said, Hon-Key Don-Key," she enunciated quite clearly."Hump-ty Dump-ty?"...
A Stich in Time Saves Not a Damn Thing When Emerson Encounters it
We went over to Amber's house last night (and by "we" I mean Emmie and me, because I certainly couldn't include Amy and Nola in that collective, now could I? I mean, plans were made and food was purchased and people were informed, but actually showing...
Growing Up
Getting dressed for the park...
Me: "This shirt is getting small. That means you are getting bigger!"
Emmie (excitedly): "Yeah! I gon' get bigger - like you!"
Me: "Yeah!"
Emmie: "Like your head!"
Ummm.....
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The Thrify Samaritan
AUGUSTA, GA - What price honor?That's what I've been asking myself this week after passing a woman whose car had broken down on Riverwatch Parkway. It was blisteringly hot, the car obviously just had a flat tire that I could easily have changed in 10...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Kittens!
Amber's kittens have taken up residence in her pepper pots.
It's about as cute as an Anne Geddes calendar.
Emmie had never seen or held a kitten before, so Amber's beautiful older daughter, Madeleine, gently handed her one of the tiny un-weaned furballs....
Monday, September 08, 2008
Taking the Term "Butthead" A Bit Too Literally...
Emmie likes to put (clean) pull-ups on her head. I see a multitude of lampshades in her future. As for my husband... there's just no excuse.Why does everything in the background look so wonky? I mean, we don't live in a house drawn by Dr. Seus...
First Friday Weirdness... It's Always Somethin'
This man's ass was blinking. I'm sure there's a purpose, but still... blinking ass. Just not a normal sigh...
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Live Appeal... In the End, Not That Appealing
AUGUSTA, GA. - You know that a blog service is extraneous when your readership and comments participation actually drops after you install it. For that reason, I've removed the Live Appeal service I had added to my blog, and I've gone back to the normal...
The Sexism... is SO DEEP! Lol!
Okay, so I'm a cheapskate and I refuse to pay for cable. That mean unless it didn't happen on something lame (excluding "Lost" and "Law & Order," which are awesome), I don't know it happened.But The Daily Show makes me want to call the local cable...
Friday, September 05, 2008
On the Corner of 5th and Broad...
AUGUSTA, GA. - So there's video of this incident, but I can't seem to get it to load into the page. Whatever. I passed these folks on the road, and I couldn't help but notice the name of their business.I had to call."Hello?" a man's voice answered."Hi,...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Here We Come to Save the Day!
AUGUSTA, GA. - Alt-weeklies are the Mighty Mouse raising up in defiance of the Daily Elephant. Although sometimes the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (my "hometown" paper) hits the right tone, I know I can skip an issue (or five) and get what I need online....
Four More Years!
AUGUSTA, GA. - "Happy Anniversary!" I chirped to Scott when he emerged, red-eyed and yawning, from our boudoir. He grinned and smooched me."Four years down," I joked. "Four more years! Four more years!"He smirked sleepily. I'd been up and had my caffeine....
