You would think that in the hospital loads of "extra" sitting, project and sleeping time would be all yours. It is amazing when the hours in the day are so long and the night hours even longer, how the days just keep coming. The constant goings-on of the day actually leave little time to accomplish tasks, however, ample time to think. Helping a purely exhausted boy take our daily walk of 50 feet, brushing teeth with a sponge to prevent gum bleeds, ordering just the right food(there is something tender about spoon feeding a loved one when they cannot muster up the energy),taking pills, taking vital signs, readjusting pillows for needed comfort, talking of care with each new doctor or nurse that enter our world. In these moments it is easy to sink in the issues, traumas and "small stuff" of life. There are also quiet moments to enjoy the simple joys. Although the window does not open, I breath in the freshness of a new day.
Being fever free on Tuesday allowed to begin the drug therapy on Wednesday midday. He seemed to initially respond in a fairly positive manner, as the treatment began. He had the blessing of being able to sleep much of the day, well, in between the constant checking and rechecking around him. I find myself often sitting, just watching him breathe. He is pale, however, each time he wakes he greets me with that smile of his that cannot be broken.
Unfortunately,began with another fever around 7 pm. This time the fever lasted a very tense four hours. These fevers are very difficult on Davis. He fights through the pain of a headache, chills, shaking and the annoyance of multiple ice packs and cool cloths covering his body. Thankfully, the fever broke and the night brought a good five hours of needed sleep.
SIMPLE JOY of the DAY: Being one of the tallest..and I am pretty sure having more hair on his legs than most of the patients around here, the bed was a little small. With the leg cramps and the need to stretch, they found a longer bed last night. Just finishing the last of his fever, in rolls this bed. The simple joy of his smile. It is amazing what just a glimmer of hope can do for the spirits. It was like Christmas morning as he eagerly anticipated stretching out and sleeping.
All our love,
Us
Being fever free on Tuesday allowed to begin the drug therapy on Wednesday midday. He seemed to initially respond in a fairly positive manner, as the treatment began. He had the blessing of being able to sleep much of the day, well, in between the constant checking and rechecking around him. I find myself often sitting, just watching him breathe. He is pale, however, each time he wakes he greets me with that smile of his that cannot be broken.
Unfortunately,began with another fever around 7 pm. This time the fever lasted a very tense four hours. These fevers are very difficult on Davis. He fights through the pain of a headache, chills, shaking and the annoyance of multiple ice packs and cool cloths covering his body. Thankfully, the fever broke and the night brought a good five hours of needed sleep.
SIMPLE JOY of the DAY: Being one of the tallest..and I am pretty sure having more hair on his legs than most of the patients around here, the bed was a little small. With the leg cramps and the need to stretch, they found a longer bed last night. Just finishing the last of his fever, in rolls this bed. The simple joy of his smile. It is amazing what just a glimmer of hope can do for the spirits. It was like Christmas morning as he eagerly anticipated stretching out and sleeping.
All our love,
Us
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