January 29, 2008

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  My daughter, Heather, was moved back to a regular room and out of the Intensive Care Unit Monday.  She is still getting breathing treatments but she is now able to talk above a soft whisper now.  Still no word on what kind of infection is in her lungs except the knowledge that it is very resistant to drugs.  The third antibiotic seems to be the charm since it is making the infection finally break up.  She has had so many IVs that she feels like she is running out of veins for them to use.  She is finally starting to get to sleep since before she was afraid to sleep.  When she went to sleep her oxygen levels would drop and she would awaken disorientated and confused and not being able to breath.  The nurses would be right there but it was still a frightening experience for her and as a result, she became afraid to fall asleep.  Hopefully, soon she will be able to be discharged from the hospital.  I am not impressed with her boss though.  Her boss visited her just the one time even though she made a "joke" about what some people will do to get out of work and then asked her if she was going to be back to work the next day.  The next day is the day my daughter got transferred to the ICU and my daughter has not been visited by her boss since the initial visit.  As her Mother, I am offended  since my daughter works her heart out at that hospital and for her boss to visit her, is just a walk down a couple of hallways.  I think her boss needs to take a refresher course in how to make your employees feel like valuable and needed resource in whatever company you work for.  How much effort does it take to pop your head in and say "Hi, hope you are feeling better"?

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