The title was something I just thought about on the way home from the hospital tonight. I figured it would be something different to put as the title then the norm.
Just to add to what my brother wrote earlier. I was able to see dad this evening. The nurse was a lot nicer and is starting to build a "relationship" with mom and dad. The respirator nurse is REALLY great and spent a good amount of time answering some questions dad had.
Dad felt extremely nausiated between 4-5:30, you could just see that "look" all over his face. Thankfully he was able to sip on some Diet Coke with thickner in it (that enough would want to make you nausious), and it helped. He said that it happened yesterday at this same time but today was worse. Mom is suppose to talk to the Doctor because dad thinks it is related to the pain medicine. They are administering it different the last couple of days then what he is use to. They are letting him eat his soft meals (didn't eat dinner with feeling sick) and then at night using the feeding tube still.
He also told me that in physical therapy he sat up for 15 minutes, and they just wanted him to do 10. He was so proud of himself. I told him that a couple of weeks ago he could only sit up for 5 seconds. He looked at me with a frown and said, "really, I don't even remember that".
At one point when mom was out of the room he started telling me about how he chest was still really sore. (It is covered in bruses). He said that he could tell that it was getting better but still really sore and hurt really bad when he coughed. I mentioned to him that with the CPR it is going to take awhile to heal, and praise God that he didn't have any fractures/broken bones. He then looked right at me and said, "did they have to shock me?" and put his hands up to try to explain more of what he was asking. Of course I answered "yes, several times actually". His eyes got wide and he said, "well no wonder I'm sore". I thought it was funny with his facial expressions and once again putting more and more of it all together. I'm sure it will be a conversation we have again...as we have in the past.
Overall he was hanging in there. The nausia wore him out big time and I was kinda glad mom and I HAD to leave between 6-8 so that he could hopefully rest. Oh yeah they also took his temp while I was in there and it was normal.
Well sadly enough to answer my own question to the title I guess would be because in this world today you never know who is on the other side of the door and if you would still be alive after the first verse. (or visa versa really) Another aspect I believe is that more people get rapped up all in the gifts and selfishly recieving that maybe they don't stop and think about taking the time to bless someone else by a knock on the door and a song or two. For the person behind that door, it may be the only Christmas gift they get.
Dad can have visitors between 8am-6pm and then again between 8pm-10pm. There is parking below the building, just tell them you are there to see dad in ICU room 7. This goes for anyday...
Thank you again for everything!!!! I hope everyone has a blessed Chirstmas!
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