After spending gazillions of dollars on hospital construction and a totally new cardiovascular unit, Dan and I wonder why they can't invest in comfortable furniture for the waiting areas. Some day, when we find a treasure chest full of gold, this will be on our list. We will purchase comfortable furniture and beds for this hospital. (I say this as Dan is curled up on the floor with my coat as his pillow and Elijah's monkey straddling his head to block out light.)
We just got a call from the cath lab and Elijah is doing great. It sounds like Dr. G is having to do some "work," for sure some ballooning but we don't know to what extent yet. They expect to be in the cath lab for about another hour, which means we'll get to see Elijah around 4:00ish if all goes well. Since he has to lie flat for 6 hours following surgery, I am planning to spend the night here with him while Dan goes home to be with Sam.
Elijah usually wakes up from his caths grumpy (understandably so), hungry (again, understandable, since he hasn't eaten since 7:00 last night) and having a hard time breathing (that darn narrowed airway of his). Please say prayers for a peaceful and uneventful wake-up for him!
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I know! I can't understand why 'non-comfort' is the normal in hospitals.
Continued thoughts and prayers for Elijah, hoping the post cath recovery isn't too hard!
Thinking and praying for Elijah today. Hoping for great results and a quick recovery from his cath.
Pat Domanico
We wish Elijah a speedy post cath recovery.
Lots of love xo
I have to agree w/ the description of the "furniture". Maybe I can find one of those treasure chests, too! You'd think comfort would be in the front of the mind when designing such a place.
Just saw your post on fb that all went well! Praying for a speedy recovery! Sending BIG hugs!
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