{"id":325,"date":"2005-10-05T06:15:50","date_gmt":"2005-10-05T11:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homemaderavioli.com\/woodstock\/weblog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2005-10-05T06:15:50","modified_gmt":"2005-10-05T11:15:50","slug":"things-my-head-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homemaderavioli.com\/woodstock\/weblog\/2005\/10\/things-my-head-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Things my head heard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now they tell us that yes, it was an aneurysm (hence the bleeding on the brain instead of the typical restricted blood flow you’d see from a clot which would cause a stroke), and that he’s probably had a small one previous to this. I get the feeling they’re guessing; then again, I sort of get that feeling with doctors most of the time.\n<\/p>\n

\nHe’s doing much better, though. He’s off the ventilator, and oxygen, completely; he’s conscious and coherent; he’s answering questions but he’s not talking very much; he’s still him, which means right now he’s pretty steamed.\n<\/p>\n

\nI’d like to share some things I’ve learned in the past few days:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. The quality of cafeteria food is directly proportional to how upset you are:<\/span> If you think someone you love is dying, you’ll eat almost anything. The better you feel the more picky you are about your food.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Hospital food always sucks:<\/span> Period. There are no exceptions to this rule.\n<\/li>\n
  3. The hospital’s gift shop should be for the convience of the patients:<\/span> Here is what should be in a hospital gift shop:\n
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    • Reading\/entertainment material: books, magazines, simple crossword puzzle books, word search books, crayons, markers, and coloring books<\/li>\n
    • Stuffed animals: because no matter how old you are it might help to have a friend when you’re sick or injured and scared<\/li>\n
    • Things a patient can use: clean socks, writing pad and pens, decks of cards, eye glasses case, something you can clean eye glasses with, basic toiletry items like denture cleaner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Ceramic plates, christmas decorations, and golf tees are of no use to anyone in a hospital<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    • What the patient wants is the most important thing:<\/span> My uncle’s requested that he have no visitors save my aunt. Totally understandable; there are maybe three people in the world I’d let see me in a hospital gown. Some of his “friends” don’t seem to get it (sidebar: a kindness done with the expectation of added privilege is not a kindness; it’s blackmail)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \nWe’ll see how it goes from here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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