Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Craig's approximate schedule...

I am headed out of town for 1 1/2 weeks starting tomorrow. I thought that I'd post Craig's current schedule so that people know it and can visit him. Of course, this is subject to change any time the hospital decides. Right now Craig has physical therapy every morning (Monday-Friday) in his room. I'm not sure how long it is, but I don't think it's terribly long (I doubt more than 1 hr.). You will know he is doing physical therapy if the door is closed and you can hear them making noise inside. Then in the afternoons on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday he goes for dialysis. It is hard to know when they are going to take him because it seems kind of random, but they will probably take him sometime between 12pm-2pm. He is usually gone for around 4 hours, but this also varies. If you get there and his room is completely empty, you may be able to look at the book at the front of the hallway and see what time they took him off the floor. You can use that info to estimate when he will be back if you want to return later. On the weekends he doesn't have much at all, so this is a good time to pop in if you are in the area. Weekends are also great because a lot of his co-workers pop in before work, during lunch, or after work if he is there (which is wonderful, and I know he really enjoys it). The weekends tend to be slower for visitors as people aren't around campus. You can also call him and see if he is there and available before you come over. He has both his cell phone and the hospital line, and can usually answer them if the phone is near his bed, but give him plenty of time to get the phone picked up and answered. I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy your visits with Craig!

Tiffany

2 comments:

  1. "Time to rejoice"!
    That's a quote from Craig.
    They took out his NG tube this evening and I haven't seen him smiling so much in a long time.
    No fuss, no muss, the nurse just came in and said "it's time to take it out".
    When I left, Craig looked like his old self and was happily eating ice cream. He said they were going to bring him other "pureed-like stuff" whenever he wanted.
    It was great.

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  2. Hurray!!!!!!
    Well for once I'm on the receiving end of wonderful news! It was a month ago (on the 16th) that he was admitted, so that's a loooong time without eating. Thanks Liz
    Barb

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