Monday, September 2, 2013

MONDAY'S MEMO

Going to try and do an update. Forgive me if I'm even more scatterbrained than usual. Actually even a good bit nervous at the moment. More about that later, though.

Our weekend was decent. Nothing earth shattering. I worked Saturday during the day. My brother, sis-in-law, nephew and niece were in town for my nephew's cross country meet, so they stopped by for a visit. This was a perfect opportunity for Colby to use his eye gaze. They had never seen him use it before. I was encouraging Colby to say conversation-appropriate things on the eye gaze - what's up, hi, how are you, etc. He didn't really do a lot of that, but he did use it, and that was just fine with me. All in good time, I'm convinced.

Sunday I had Colby all to myself. Aaaaaaah, peace and quiet, my FAVORITE times nowadays, Colby and Mama time. Colby's dad was out of town, so he wasn't here for his weekly 3-hour visit with Colby. I told the nursing agency, no need for a nurse either. He has been gunky as all get out lately. He's at the end of taking his antibiotic, so you would think he'd be all better. I came to the conclusion that it was time to start the Robinol back. Oh boy, here we go again. But I really didn't have a choice. He has been struggling to sit up without choking, and his secretions are everywhere. So I'm starting out a very small dosage, 0.5 mL 4x daily, and we'll see how it goes. Just can't find that balance between drying up Colby's oral secretions and not drying up Colby's trach secretions. The fun never ends around here.

Today I worked. Nothing like laboring on Labor Day I suppose. Then the night nurse and I gave Colby a bath. Can't have him stinky you know. Tomorrow I start a new adventure. Here's where the nervous part comes into play. I'm starting a new job at the hospital. Not giving up my part time pre-pack job. This is in addition. Super excited about it, yet super nervous at the same time. As long as Colby stays healthy enough, I'll be able to do it. All day tomorrow and Wednesday I have orientation. Yuck. I mean super yuck. I went through it 5 years ago when I was hired for the pre-pack technician job. It's super sucky. But I'm not looking at it that way. I'm going into this with a good attitude. First of all, I'm getting paid for going to orientation. Second of all, this is a very good step in the right direction to make a better life for Colby and me. Thirdly, I'm getting paid for going to orientation. I can do this! New adventure, here I come! Send some good luck vibes my way if you have time. I'll let you know how it goes.

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