Day 34: Tuesday, not Monday

Today was the first day that I really tried to work from the hospital. I've taken calls and read emails (which is the total of what Charlie considers my work to be) but I have done so as an aside to my main thing being with Charlie. When I have changed on Thursdays, I have booked them as days off.

It was amusing but exasperating that in the time period of 9:00 to 9:20, I was on my most important call of the day and the room was full.  3 doctors, 2 therapists, 1 nurse. Then, the therapists took Charlie away and the update call I was on was over and I was alone. Everything Everywhere all at Once.

Charlie was amazing today. As he walked back to the room for his lunch break, I was on a call but snapped this shot from my makeshift desk area.


We had lunch together then he left for more physical therapy. I was told in the report that he climbed 12 stairs up and 12 back down. When I asked why they didn't use the elevator, I don't think they got my joke and, so, we moved on awkwardly.

I set him up with his laptop so I could attend some afternoon meetings and he was just great. He even waved on cue when I put him on camera.

Back home, Aly continues to work through the symptoms that most vaccinated people with this version of COVID have suffered - headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat. Henry thankfully continues to be symptom free. He has mostly entertained himself thanks to lots of reading, art projects, writing his memoirs and his charity work. Nah. Video games and YouTube. For any parents reading this that have been better than we have at limiting screen time.  



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