Day 5 in the hospital

Again, this is a late posting.

I have to say that sleeping in the hospital isn’t the most comfortable or restful of nights, but it’s important to ensure that someone is with Mum otherwise she gets agitated.  It’s rather interesting that, a place that’s full of sick and seriously ill people is so noisy - constant blips, beeps, doors banging.  Surely there’s a bright young designer out there who could design silent machines and silent door-closing mechanisms.

Mum slept through the night, although she was coughing and, at times, gurgling in as she breathed, probably as a result of some fluid on her lungs.  She didn’t even stir when the nurse came to check her blood pressure.  In the morning I managed to feed her a small pottle each of fruit purée and custard, and also some water.  For some reason the water doesn’t always go down the right way, which causes her to cough.

Sister and brother arrived just before midday, so we had a handover then MrMacD and I set off for home.  We decided to stop for brunch before hopping on the bus as we desperately needed a coffee.  While we waited for the bus afterwards we bumped into two people that we know and had a chat, which was nice.  When we hopped off the bus we had a walk of approximately 1.4km, which was good for our legs and our spirits.

We unpacked, went over to Mum’s to find her glasses in case she should need them, came back home, sat down and went to sleep for a couple of hours.  MrMacD cooked supper and I did some ironing.  After supper we tidied up, then watched Joanna Lumley’s programme about the Aurora Borealis.  How absolutely stunning they are, but we might have to content ourselves with the Aurora Australis (the Southern Slights). Then it was time to get into our own bed and to to sleep.  Bliss

Today’s blip shows and explanation of the “explanation” of the labyrinth cut into the grass at Mum’s retirement villages (left) that I’ve blipped before (https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3040208224566381216), and the herb garden (right) in a a raised garden that’s also filled with beautiful hibiscuses and other flowering plants.