in a ward

I'm moved from icu to a ward. I'll be here for 48 hours. sitting up for meals. otherwise lying flat. draining blood. also letting blood flow into the brain. stop it shrinking any more.

good news... its not related to cancer. just old age.

first thing i do in the ward ... is sleep for an hour or two.

wake up cold. phone deb, ask her to bring bundles of arctic gear.

then call a nurse.

good grief! there is a thermostat in the room! the nurse resets it to 26... from 18, bloody hell, penguin temperature.

if the room gets to 26 i may be comfortable.

dinner arrives.

chicken in crumbs. the key flavour is stale grease.

theres a puddle ofcongealed grease on the plate, it adds a flavour of artificial lemon.

normally i like broccoli. today i remember the riddle... whats the difference between broccoli and snot? no way a kid will eat broccoli.

the bun was defrosted yesterday then left to solidify. with margarine :-(

i eat the fresh fruit, rather nice.

the room is still cold

dbut i think the ice may be melting.

warm enough that i may try crawling out of bed.

though im not sure why.

perhaps to see how high the thermostat goes.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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