Like any of that's enough to fight the Dark Master. Bator.

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Sue - Jul 30, 2009 2:35:29 pm PDT #1413 of 30001
hip deep in pie

My day has. There's hope for you.


Lee - Jul 30, 2009 2:46:14 pm PDT #1414 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I'm not sure I believe that any more.


Barb - Jul 30, 2009 2:50:39 pm PDT #1415 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Think of an FCM, Perkins. That'll help the day go by.

How about David Tennant, John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd


Kat - Jul 30, 2009 2:51:45 pm PDT #1416 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Barb, I'd be happy to hand on a Groovy Girl to Grace. Grace hasn't been snit having at all this week (which I am sure I am cursing myself for it). Noah on the other hand has been extra snitty. Sigh.

I have learned how to suction Grace (which I SUCK at but I just need lots of practice on), how to change her trache and her trache ties, how to give her her respiratory meds, how to bag her if I need to. This isn't normal parenting stuff and = scary to me. I am not responsible enough or adept enough to be in charge of this stuff.


Kat - Jul 30, 2009 2:52:58 pm PDT #1417 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

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Lee - Jul 30, 2009 2:54:57 pm PDT #1418 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Think of an FCM, Perkins. That'll help the day go by.

How about David Tennant, John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd

F Barrowman, C David-Lloyd, M Tennant


Barb - Jul 30, 2009 2:55:55 pm PDT #1419 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Barb, I'd be happy to hand on a Groovy Girl to Grace.

Excellent! Gotcha on the list, Kat!

This isn't normal parenting stuff and = scary to me. I am not responsible enough or adept enough to be in charge of this stuff.

Yeah, it's scary, but you already do a metric assload of stuff that to me, as a parent, would be scary and you do it well. I figure you'll get this down too.


Barb - Jul 30, 2009 2:58:05 pm PDT #1420 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

And Kat, could you zip me your mailing addy again? I can't find it right now.


sumi - Jul 30, 2009 2:59:33 pm PDT #1421 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I'm back at the office.

Got home - dug through my purse.

No house keys.

Dumped out my purse.

No house keys.

Walked back to the office. . . I left my housekeys in the storage closet.

Now I'm just going to recover a bit from the walk before heading back home.

Annoying.


Kat - Jul 30, 2009 2:59:37 pm PDT #1422 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Lots of people have been like, "oh are you doing the training so you can take Grace home?" Um. Not yet, no.

Our plan is like a year plan, maybe. She's been off the vent for 3 weeks, now. I'd like the being off the vent to stick and I'd like to make it through the next flu season with the option of getting her back on the vent if she needs it. And in terms of respiratory stuff, I'd like her not to need the supplemental oxygen she's getting and I'd also like for her to have worked out the Speaking Valve.

And I'd like her feeds to not be spread out over 3 hours (as they currently are). In fact, if we could get her to take a 15 minute bolus, then she might be ready to come home.

The vent was huge. But she's got a long way to go.