Momnesia

Day 2 of Scott's Hospitalization

10:05 a.m. - Scott in hospital. No idea what's wrong. Liver. Lungs. All malfunctioning. 10:05 AM

10:06 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 seem behind all the machinery.

10:13 a.m. - He's babbling about west virginia and political campaign law - & who is e. Smith?

10:27 a.m. - Pain meds have him talking out his @$$

10:29 a.m. - He wants me 2 measure how fast he's going. Seeing as he's strapped 2 an ox mask i estimate 0 mph.

10:54 a.m. - I think of that line in 'the graduate' about plastics. Someone totally makes a killing from hospitals alone.

12:11 p.m. - Gastrointerologist in 4 a check. No immediate answers. Wants 2 move him 2 intensive care.

12:23 p.m. - Moving him 2 ICU.

2:53 a.m. - A new doc just told us he has ARDS, also called 'leaky lungs' may have 2 put him on a ventilater

3:05 p.m. - Scott is moving 2 the cardio-pulmonary intensive care unit - room 499. Send money.

3:11 p.m. - Scott's all hopped up on pain meds. He just pressed the nurse call button and said 'hey there's this beeping noise & we want 2 know if someone can come down here & get rid of it!' It's been beeping all day.

4:21 p.m. - Emmie isn't allowed 2 c Scott. Children under 12 not allowed on the floor. It makes us all sad. It was Scott's only request.

4:23 p.m. - A relative has arrived spewing drama, of course. I'm saving my drama for when it counts with Scott's treatment.

4:27 p.m. - ''How does your mom cry and keep her makeup on?'' ''I don't know. It's crazy.''

7:18 p.m. - Back 2 the hospital. Visiting hours are open, except 4 shift change between 6-8 am & pm. Only 2 people in the room @ a time.

8:37 p.m. - If anyone wants 2 learn about the Continental Congress, come 2 room 499.

8:39 p.m. - Theory by Hudson. Lecture by Dilauded - and other opiates.

11:46 p.m. - No surprise here but Scott has been fighting with anyone who will listen about the oxygen mask. It's been going on since 4 pm.

11:50 p.m. - The nurse just flushed the toilet. Scott said, ''Did you hear that? I think we just had a plane crash!'' And tried to leap out of bed to go cover the story.