Treatment #7 & 8

Well, Tuesday started out real slow.  I got to Trace’s room at 7AM, only to wait with her until 7:45, as the transport team didn’t show up.  So the PACU (don’t ask me what it stands for) sent up a nurse to get us.  We arrived at about 8:00 only to wait some more.  The treatment ahead of us was complicated and lasted about 45 minutes.  Then they told us that outpatients take precedence over inpatients regardless of appointment and that two had come in while we were waiting on the one that took so long ahead of us, so it would be at least another 45 minutes before they got to Tracy.  They were right on with their estimate.  Tracy went for treatment at 9:30 and was back in her room by 10:45. 

The treatment went well.  Tracy looked good and was responding well.  By early afternoon she was somewhat a wake and responding to me.  I have to be honest writing these blogs, I get lost as to what happened what day.  But I believe Tuesday evening Jerry and Bekah Hines visited.  It was the first time Bekah had seen Trace since our Beaumont days and Jerry’s second visit to A2.  He and Jordan Deane visited; I think our first week here.  So they both were very pleased with the progress Tracy had made.  It was good to see them.

I retired to my room that night exhausted, but slept horrible.  But was back up at 6:30AM Wednesday for treatment #8 the next morning.

Wednesday was a busy day.  I went with Trace for treatment, she was the first one of the day and Dr. Taylor was waiting.  I spoke with him and found out that not only is he the leading specialist in catatonia, but he is a donut aficionado too.  We talked about Tracy’s treatments so far and he said he was very pleased with where we were and how things were progressing.   He then divulged his favorite donut shop Dom’s Bakery in Ypsilanti.

Since I did not sleep well Tuesday night, I went back to bed since Tracy started her treatment before 7:30AM.  I got up around 10:00, dressed and returned to Trace’s room to see how her treatment went.  It went well, and she was sleeping.  So off I was for a Starbucks.  I knew it wouldn’t be a SoRoSbux (by the way, that’s South & Rochester Roads Starbucks, which is My Starbucks, Steve), but it would have to do.  I got there and with Americano in hand, started to blog.  About half a blog and 45 minutes later, I got a call from Dante Burchi saying he was leaving to meet me for lunch in Belleville, and to bring checks to sign and mail from work.  By the way if you are ever headed out to see us and can give me a days notice, I can usually use a courier for work.

We met at Tim Horton’s, which was very good.  Had a nice talk, I miss our neighbors so much.  He left around 1PM and I headed to points unknown, as I needed to find a Huntington Bank to take care of some banking for our business.  There was one in Canton, but I was not familiar with Canton.  I know, your thinking use the GPS on your smart phone, I did.  But Gertrude the GPS didn’t know the way.  I needed to go north, which she sent me, but then she sent about 2-3 miles east, then north a couple of miles and then west about 2-3 miles back across the original road I headed north on.  Are you getting the picture?  For those of you here in Michigan, it was the biggest Michigan left I think you can make.  Thanks Gertrude, for making what should have been a 15-minute drive a half an hour!

It took me about an hour to get all of the banking done.  I figured I had better ask for directions this time.  Yes, I said it, but you will have to fight me for my man card.  The banker told me it would be easiest to go back through Ypsilanti.  Ypsilanti!  That’s the home of Dom’s Bakery. 

So there was no way I couldn’t try Dr. Taylor’s favorite donut shop.  So I got 26 donuts, 24 for the nurses of 5B and 2 for me! 

Here is 1 of my 2. 

Not as pretty, but tastes as good.

I was so excited about my two that I texted my brother as this is one of his favorites too and this is the only place I have found buttermilk bars in the Midwest so far.

I had to hustle back to the hospital to get the donuts back before the morning shift went home.

I ate one of the buttermilk bars on the way and it was so good!  I got back to the hospital in time and actually gave my other buttermilk bar to a lady for her son, who after see the big donut box, said she wanted to go where I was going.  Her son was going to be on huge sugar high as she now had a buttermilk bar and a 20oz. Mt.  Dew for him.

The nurses were so happy to get the donuts and quite a few were even left for the night shift.

I went to Whole Foods for dinner that night and had some chicken salad and broccoli salad; they were good, expensive, but good.

I stayed with Tracy the rest of the evening and returned to finish the blog I had started earlier in the day.

This is where I will end the blog today.

I have a request to make.  I mentioned in my last blog about a friend of mine, Ally, whose grandfather had been hit by a car while jogging.  I have since found out that he is not doing very well, so please join me in praying for him and his family as they also go through a very trying time.

I also have heard and seen that Tracy’s blog has been hacked. J  I appreciate the gesture, but will be updating the password to prevent future hacking.

God Bless and “Never Give Up… Never Ever Give Up!”

Rob