Day 7: Summer Party

If you have been reading the blog, you may have noticed my gloating about what a good sleep I get. Well, last night I was on the couch in Charlie's room and, although it wasn't great, I had a good sleep. Before I went to sleep, Aly and I were chatting and when I told her which night nurse we had, she predicted a good sleep for me. Apparently, she is a nurse that prioritizes a good sleep for her patient and works to minimize the disturbances. Aly was right. I will say though that I did wake up and hear her whisper "wake up, I have your medicine" a few times and it was a bit like a creepy movie in my half asleep state. Try it tonight on your kids or partner. 

The morning was a successful sit on the toilet then an OT session where he had a shower and got dressed. I learned that these things are known as our ADLs. Activities of Daily Living. On hearing this explained to me, Charlie frowned and said "that would be AODL". 

Wednesday was supposed to be the day that Charlie got moved from the Neurosurgery floor to the IRU. However, to get up there someone needs to leave so that didn't happen today. We'll see again tomorrow.

For our swap out, Aly suggested that Henry come with her and that we have lunch on the 3rd floor. This seemed like a good plan but it didn't play out very well. Charlie was due for more pain medication and he was hurting and not in a good mood. So, instead we did a brief handover style chat and I took Henry for a milkshake and Aly took Charlie for his 1pm PT session.

After that, the 16th floor was hosting a "Summer Party" and Aly and Charlie went up there for over an hour. I am thinking that this 16th floor crowd might be a pretty important part of keeping Charlie cheery over the coming weeks.



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