Next of Kin
The word for today is tense. Mark and I were up most of the night last night talking, he's a mess of emotions right now, with his dad being in and out of the hospital and Rachel being sick it's taking it's toll on him. I got to bed just before 4am and the alarm started going off just after 5. I got up and got Ella ready for school, Mark gave Reilly a bath and fed him. Jenn called to let us know that Rachel was going to be at school and would be at the hospital afterwards. Callie came to the house half past 7. I left for work and Mark was taking Ella to school.
Work was hell on earth. I was the only Surgeon on the boards for the E.R and we're running short staff due to student rotation changes and exams. There were a few blow up moments but we had a good staff today and everything went as well as could be expected. Usually Mark and I don't take the same Trauma's but I think we worked on at least 4 today, all went well. That's really what matters. Our E.R and Surgical wards have seperate banquets. Kerry and Mark have both asked if I was going to go to the E.R banquet and I declined both times.
Rachel came to the hospital after school and waiting with Jerry in Triage. Since the E.R banquet was tonight the E.R staff left work at 4pm. Since I'm surgical in the E.R I had to stay until 6. that made absolutely no sense to me, it was slow and I got into a conversation with Frank about the British Troops. I must be the only person who doesn't take his comments seriously.
Marks dad has been at our house since being discharged, He's difficult to deal with. He doesn't follow instructions, never wears his oxygen and insists of fighting over his medication. His vitals weren't looking good around 9pm this evening, I checked his oxygen every 30 minutes and his vitals every hour. It's scary, if he doesn't follow medication and instruction he's not going to live much longer. If his breathing doesn't improve by tomorrow mornng he's going to have to go back to the hospital, and I had to inform Mark when he got home.
Ruth, Mark and I sat at the table and discussed the situation, Mark and I medically clashed a few times but he knows that by miracle of a chance he could be correct. Ruth told us that his father is a DNR and that seemed to shock Mark. Ruth went to bed, I think it was her way of allowing Mark to take in what she told him. We are still without a plan and we're going to take it one step at a time.
Work was hell on earth. I was the only Surgeon on the boards for the E.R and we're running short staff due to student rotation changes and exams. There were a few blow up moments but we had a good staff today and everything went as well as could be expected. Usually Mark and I don't take the same Trauma's but I think we worked on at least 4 today, all went well. That's really what matters. Our E.R and Surgical wards have seperate banquets. Kerry and Mark have both asked if I was going to go to the E.R banquet and I declined both times.
Rachel came to the hospital after school and waiting with Jerry in Triage. Since the E.R banquet was tonight the E.R staff left work at 4pm. Since I'm surgical in the E.R I had to stay until 6. that made absolutely no sense to me, it was slow and I got into a conversation with Frank about the British Troops. I must be the only person who doesn't take his comments seriously.
Marks dad has been at our house since being discharged, He's difficult to deal with. He doesn't follow instructions, never wears his oxygen and insists of fighting over his medication. His vitals weren't looking good around 9pm this evening, I checked his oxygen every 30 minutes and his vitals every hour. It's scary, if he doesn't follow medication and instruction he's not going to live much longer. If his breathing doesn't improve by tomorrow mornng he's going to have to go back to the hospital, and I had to inform Mark when he got home.
Ruth, Mark and I sat at the table and discussed the situation, Mark and I medically clashed a few times but he knows that by miracle of a chance he could be correct. Ruth told us that his father is a DNR and that seemed to shock Mark. Ruth went to bed, I think it was her way of allowing Mark to take in what she told him. We are still without a plan and we're going to take it one step at a time.
posted by Elizabeth Corday at 16.3.06
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