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| Thursday, 02 September 2010 | |
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Dad has been out of the hospital for nearly 2 weeks now, and he is doing really well. He has no memory of the whole hospitalization, surgery, etc. I was explaining to my friend Cherie (who is a nurse) over the phone that Dad was anxious because he had not had a shower in over a week. She asked me if I had been administering sponge baths, and I told her that I did not know I was supposed to be doing that. Cherie explaining that he could get a "pressure point" on his rear end made me realize that something must be done. "How do I tell if he has an infection?" I asked. "You have to visually inspect his rear, and if there is a red place you have to push on it and if it stays red, we have a problem. If it turns from red to white, he should be fine." She said. I was already dreading this "looking" and "pushing" when she gave me the scariest news of all, "Just blow on it honey." "Blow on it?" I asked with shock, fear, and dread in my voice. No, Kathy. I was talking to Chad." She replied as I breathed a sigh of relief. He is her three year old and he was holding a bowl of hot oatmeal in front of her, ready to eat. "Thank God." I replied. "I would be in therapy for years with that one!" |
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