FeedBlogging from the hospital
October 27, 2004 in William Dennis
I’m using the public computer at OSF Medical Center (known to locals at
St. Francis Hospital). I spent about two hours in Dad’s room in the
cardiac care intensive care unit. A very lovely and talented nurse named
Alice let me stay as long as I was quiet and didn’t get in the way (I
hope I’m not getting her in trouble).
I spent about five minutes with him today before the day shift nurse
sent us out (he can only see two people at a time, and only for 15
minutes every two hours.
Dad is lucid, although his throat still hurt from the tube and the
medcation was still giving him drymouth. He’s in some pain of course;
they cracked his chest open, so it can’t be helped.
He was even cracking a few jokes.
Everyone from doctors to nurses to orderlies say he’s doing very well. I
doubt he’s going to be walking around today like they were saying yesterday.
Overall, I have to say that I’m very pleased with his progress.
As an aside, how cool is it that I’m blogging from the hospital? With my
cell phone and a fresh notebook, I could set up shop here.
Also, Alice the nurse is a St. Louis Cardinals fan. So, I am officially
going to root for the Cards to make a comeback and whip the Red Sox by
winning four games straight. This is not an action I take lightly. It
symbolizes how happy I am with the care he is getting here at St. Fran.
