02.05.08

Marilyn Visit 2-4-08

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:12 am by Chris Roberts

Before I left the office this evening I thought I would check to see what room Marilyn was in at St. Francis, hospital operator told me she was not admitted.  I headed up to St. Francis to check with admissions feeling this was just an error. Well the hospital operator was right Marilyn was not in St. Francis.  I called Al and he said that he would call back which he did.  Apparently she set out to be at St. Francis but the ambulance was diverted to St. Johns due to an emergency situation at St. Francis.   

Headed to St. Johns and went to ER was told that she was admitted to 8th floor room 823. Get to the 8th floor and all I can find is the sleep disorder unit and women’s breast unit.  I knew that Marilyn was having trouble sleeping but I didn’t think this was where she was admitted to.!!!!  Finally found someone to ask and I was in the wrong tower.  Had to go down to the sixth floor go round a corner thru a walk way get on another elevator go to another 8th floor. 

St. Johns is not for the directionally challenged people like me.  Finally find the ICU and they won’t let me go back until 8.00pm, they said that if they got thru getting Marilyn settled before they would let me in.  At 8.15p I got to FINALLY see Marilyn, she was sleeping, rubbed her arm and she woke up.  She was smiling.  Asked her if she was hurting any and she shook her head no.  Talked with her for a while and told her that she was in

St. Johns hospital and explained why, she seemed ok with being there.  Told her about my fiasco to get to the right floor and she smiled and mouthed that’s normal for you. 

Nurse said that she was going to give Marilyn her evening bath and get her settled for the night.  Nurse also said that she did not have pneumonia but had a urinary tract infection and she said that she really is not sick enough to be in ICU but all patients that do come in on a ventilator are automatically placed on ICU.  Her nurse was very caring and kind.

Chris Roberts  

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