Helping Others

   

     Breakfast was sausage quiche with salsa, 3 sausages, a blueberry muffin, and apple juice. Bruce said he would make a quiche when we get home.

     Bruce took a short nap before our outing. 

     I had a little trouble with the tie down clamps in the van we rented for the weekend. They were these seat belt type and difficult for me to adjust. The ones I had before were just pull and click, will have to make sure we get those for the van.

     We went to Olive Garden. Bruce likes the salad and unlimited soups, he had the sausage and tater soup and a bowl of chili bean. I had the shrimp fettuccine, we both had the breadsticks and for drinks we had orange cranberry lemonade. Ta dah

    He said he wasn't tired so we went to a mattress store to see what they had. Remote control beds, what an amazing era we live in! I could see he was exhausted so suggested we leave. When it hits him, it shows.

 Returned to the hospital for a NAP meeting. Bruce slept for two hours. It wears him out to go outside.

   For dinner we really weren't that hungry, Bruce had cod, rice, salad, milk and a small bowl of strawberries.

   After dinner we went to the fifth floor to check on our friend Bronco Ken. He was doing dialysis. They are moving him to their home town of Nampa and they are leaving tomorrow. We were glad we could say good bye and the best of luck.

    Next we visited the couple in room 28. They were expecting us. We told them our sad story and he regaled us with theirs. Seems he was having a fight with his wife and was going to bang his head against the wall and misstepped, he hit his head and his body locked up and he fell flat on his back. That was scary. His wife called 911. 

     That was six days ago. She is in beauticians school and he was going to work for a landscaper. They do not have insurance. They said a brother was going to renovate the house for a wheelchair and someone was refitting a van for them. 

     His left arm is paralyzed and he can use his right, the fingers are frozen in place. Trouble is he is a south paw. We figured with OT it might respond and not go rigid. He was sporting an enormous neck brace. He is a very large man. 

    He asked Bruce if he had any fears. He said he had a small fear of choking. Bruce said he has grey days. Bruce counseled him to move forward and take each day and small victories one at a time. He said he liked Bruce's attitude. They were pleased we came for a visit. We will see them again I am sure.