Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Hurry Up And Wait

When I arrived this morning we were told mom was going to be moved back upstairs to the Med Surg unit on the 5th floor. this is good news and we reveled in it. The tech came in about 1/2 hour later to help me pack everything up. That all happened before 10am. It is now after 5pm and we haven't moved yet. There isn't a bed available is the rumor on the street. Personally, I am ok here in the Intermediate Care. The rooms are brighter and seem to be a bit bigger than upstairs. For those that know mom well, know that she does not like to anticipate anything. You tell her something is going to happen she wants it to happen NOW. So her anxiety level has been high since no action has been taken. She didn't have a great night, so I have been treated to some rather delusional dream moments. Between a lack of sleep and morphine, we have been on motorcycles all over Canada today and even went to Denny's for a while. Oh yeah and we made cookies too. It has been quite a busy day. Good thing she is snoring now.

Snoring usually means sleep for most, but here at the hospital it means a doctor or nurse is due to come in and poke or prod.

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