I could not believe it this morning when I woke and looked at the clock it was five to nine!! I did enjoy the lie in though. Not sure that Totty did as soon as I got up she was barking to go out, poor thing.
I had my shower and breakfast but it was far too wet to take Tot out. Bronwyn called to see how things were.
I went in to see Jon and when I arrived the door to the ward was closed and nobody could get in, not even one of the patients who belonged there and had been out for a walk in her chair!! We all had to wait till somebody came out and then we all got in and I made sure the door was on the latch!! Jon said he had a good night and he was feeling up to a coffee so I went down to the cafe in the foyer to get them. I also bought a chocolate muffin but when we tasted it we didn't like it, very odd texture.
We sat and chatted and Jon said he was good but he had not been able to use his iPad much as they only allow a short time free and so he bought some time and can now download his newspaper.
He decided he wanted to go for a walk around the corridors so we got him and his bottles and walker sorted and off we went. Funny to think that had I said to him a few months ago that he would be walking round Tauranga hospital with a bottle of wee and a drip and not bat an eye, he would never have believed me!! Life is a funny thing.
We didn't walk far but by the time he got back to bed he was really tired. Lunch had arrived, chicken soup and one egg sandwich and one beef sandwich. He made an effort and tried them all but feels full very quickly. I left him not long after lunch for him to have a sleep.
I got soaked walking back to the car as we had a particularly heavy shower and it was blowing a gale.
I got home and heated some soup for lunch and then I lit the fire as it was so cold. I spent a while putting photos on Facebook and then decided it was time to go back to the hospital.
I fed Tot and put some wood on the fire but due to the strong winds when I shut down the flue the fire didn't die down and I was a bit nervous leaving it burning so strongly so I had to wait for it to calm down. I sent Jon and email to tell him I would be late, so glad I can communicate with him now.
I arrived at the ward and he said he felt tired and had a temperature but wanted to get up and sit in the chair as his bottom is getting sore. We managed that and I sat on the bed chatting. The man in the opposite bed joined in and also the man from the opposite corner who had been walking around. They were all talking about their 'conditions' when I heard a loud noise, which gave me a fright and I turned round and realised it was Bertie!!! It is all so matter of fact in this ward and all the men continued with the conversation!
After a few minutes Jon said I think I need some attention with this. The nurse allocated to his ward, you can't just have any nurse, was busy with the man in the next bed so I went to find another nurse. She came back with me and just told the nurse who was busy that she was needed!!!! Amanda, Jon's nurse, called through 'I won't be a minute Jon and I will be there'. Unbelievable!
It didn't take long and she did come to see him - she is very nice and such a calm person. She got all the things she needed and we had our first taste of emptying Bertie. I am not sure how Jon is going to manage as you need to have so many hands and if I am entirely honest it was not nice but I am sure we will adjust. You can wash the bag but Amanda decided to put a new one on, it is certainly going to take some practice. She did bring a fresh air spray bottle and it was very effective.
Unfortunately, while all of this was going on Jon's dinner arrived and so once cleaned up he really didn't feel like eating his dinner which in actual fact was the same as last night's. He pushed it around and then I said I would go and find out what was on offer in the canteen.
I brought him back a roast chicken dinner which, although not particularly nice, was better than the meal and he made a good effort with it. I had taken him some paw paw in which he did enjoy.
I suppose, now that he is eating proper food, we will have to get used to the unpredictable with Bertie and hope that once he gets into a normal eating pattern things will sort themselves out and hopefully ;Bertie' will not make his presence felt so loudly.
I got Jon settled once again and charged his iPad and then I left to come home.
The rain had eased and when I got in the fire was just about lit so I threw on some wood chips to get it going again.
I had some dinner and watched TV. Tomorrow is the start of a new week and hopefully it will be less stressful than the last!
WEATHER
Heavy rain and strong winds 16 degrees
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