About the Hospital

1.  Being one of the millions of Americans who can't afford insurance is awesome.

2.  Apparently it's harder to qualify for emergency Medicaid than it would appear.  Beside being poor and unemployed, you also have to be a certified dumb ass (no offense to those who have been or currently are on Medicaid deservedly).

3.  Nurses, as a general rule, are very bossy.  If they were a breed of dog, they'd be Bull Terriers.

4.  There is never a lack of outstanding people to watch/converse with. 

Exhibit A:  The lady who told me her entire medical history in the elevator.  She's in for blood clots.  She pulled her shirt up to bare breast level to show me the bruises in her stomach where they've been giving her the blood thinner shots.  Oh, and by the way, she was on her way downstairs to smoke.  She has to go downstairs once an hour to do so.  I mean, can you believe the nerve of the hospital that they don't allow smoking in the rooms?

Exhibit B:  The man wandering around in circles out in the parking lot in his shorts and fuzzy blue house slippers while talking to himself.  I'm pretty sure he thought he was in a Clint Eastwood western because he kept saying, "I want it straight up, I tell ya, straight up!"  And, "Shorty said he'd call.  He did.  Shorty said so."

5.  Seeing someone you love in pain is the worst experience in mortality.  Especially when you're used to that person being a big, strong, man.

6.  The good news is that we are not lacking for entertainment.  It's Shark Week on Discovery Channel and Mob Week on AMC. 

7.  That being said, AMC is on channel 23 and Discovery Channel is on channel 62.  That means 43 clicks on the up-down only remote control.  That's a lot of work.

8.  We can keep the room as cold as we want since each room has an individual cooling system.  You know how hot blooded we are.

9.  We have had so many offers for help for which we are truly grateful.  Our good friends, the Petersens, and several people from church have gone above and beyond in helping us with Carolyn, in making trips to the hospital, and doing research on financial aid.

10.  When Carolyn is allowed to come to the hospital, she spends her time climbing every set of stairs, stepping on every odd colored tile in the hallway, trying to confiscate any cell phone she sees, and banging on the top of the portable potty in Husband's room.  Come to find out, it makes an outstanding drum.