Hospital

I spent the night at the hospital with Ken. He had the usual sleep interruptions from nurses and others checking his vitals, etc. For my part, I had a very uncomfortable night on a piece of furniture clearly designed to discourage family members from staying with patients (well, maybe not exactly, but it sure felt like it!).

At 7:30, Dr. Six showed up to check on Ken and write the orders for his release. Yay! He got to come home today as we hoped. Dr. Six wrote a prescription for pain pills and told Ken to walk as much as possible, which Ken took to heart today. By tonight he was feeling pretty ragged, even with the pain medication, especially when he tried to change position. We're hoping tomorrow will be a good day. It should be sunny and a bit warmer than today. The arctic front was intensified today by wind chill.

I made chicken soup for supper--supposed to be good for patients 8-) and creamy rice pudding.