Just getting ready to go home and go to bed but I thought I'd share a chuckle first.
By the way, Ed did have spaghetti.......I remembered our friends Kent & Fran talking about Gino's Italian restaurant on the boulevard here in town, so I stopped and got take-out spaghetti, lasagna and caprese salad. While I waited at the bar with a glass of wine, I struck up a conversation with a girl who turns out is the daughter of some other friends, John and Gail. We hadn't met before. Small world...... and the food was delicious. Ed really enjoyed the food and it's encouraging to see him eating frequently throughout the day, even if it's just small amounts.
Anyway, back to the story........ when I got back to the hospital tonight, Ed said "I think they aren't giving me all my pain medication (dilaudid)." I was puzzled by this because it's a standing order and he seems pretty comfortable and pain free (sometimes VERY sleepy and pain free) and I see the nurses giving it to him when I'm there. At the hospital, they give it to him in his IV, but at home we have the tablet form that he swallows. I told him I would check on it. When I left to go home, I said good-bye, to which he sleepily replied "When you come back later, bring me some of those Bin Ladens."
I rest my case. He's definately getting his meds!
I want some of those Bin Ladens too! So great to find some humor in the midst of all of this. Liz, I think you may need to keep him over-supplied on those Bin Ladens so he won't be bored at the hospital and be won't be thinking about escaping. Love you - jeanne
ReplyDeleteIf you're sharing, i want a Bin Laden and a bowl of spaghetti.. seriously, Kent and I are waiitng for the day we can go to Ginos together. Love you, get better! Fran
ReplyDeleteI am nominating my sister to make homemade spaghetti and meatballs for Ed (yes Frannie I will help you!). That's fantastic news Ed, but you know our grandma would say "if youda been eat Italian food all along, you no getta sick in da first place!" Love you man, TC
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