Momnesia

Day 16 of Scott's Hospitalization

AUGUSTA, GA. - 8:46 a.m. - Sorry 4 all the phone calls i ignored last night. Just needed some quiet family time.

9:17 a.m. - The nurses have Scott on a breathing trial to see if he can take being off the vent. They took a blood gas & sent it off 4 testing. Then they'll call thd doc 2 get his recommendation.

9:48 a.m. - He's doing well so far...

10:30 a.m. - Orders 2 extubate! Scott has a shopping list prepared: vanilla shake. Gatorade. Green tea w/ honey.

10:46 a.m. - Tube is out! They said it was a good extubation. Looked TOTALLY DISGUSTING!! Deep coughing. Yucky stuff. Blech. Not sure he feels better w/ all this crap 2 get out. A lot of blood from the night he got sick. Wish I hadn't eaten breakfast earlier...

10:55 a.m. - Feel weak from emotion & nausea. He's okay for now, but back 2 dreaded ox mask.

11:02 a.m. - No talking 4 now. His voice is only a soft, breathy whisper.

11:49 a.m. - Already with the belligerence. He just wrote LET ME DO IT!

Noon - Ooh...he graduated 2 ice chips, & now water. WILL HE GET JELLO?! Tune in 2 find out!!

12:01 p.m. - Kidding. He's @ a hospital. Jello is a given.

12:03 p.m. - But he's so weak. Can't hardly lift his arms to drink his water.

1:31 p.m. - Just got my first smooch in 2 weeks!

1:31 p.m. - Going home 2 relieve my mom of her childcare duties.

3:57 p.m. - Very quickly, Scott has progressed 2 milkshakes. Two of them, in fact: 1 vanilla & 1 chocolate.

3:59 p.m. - He's resting now. He's using muscles that haven't moved in 2 weeks.

4:43 p.m. - Amazing progress! Scott has already gotten out of bed 4 a short walk across his room! Of course, he can't do it w/o help. But what a step forward! See what I just did there? "a step...?" oh, nevermind.