The PICU doesn't want us because we don't need to be here. Lydia has been very steady for 2 plus days and is just hanging out with her awesome nurse. The 4th floor, the Cardiac floor, is afraid to take her because she breathes fast and is pretty noisy. She'll grow out of it, but do they expect us to move into the PICU and outgrow it here? Come on!
I contacted our Patient Advocate to help us through the hospital chain of command. The ICU and ENT doctors are ready to sign off and send her home. The cardiac floor is afraid to take her and we have to go there before leaving. I talked to her surgeon this morning who is encouraging me to stay calm and is saying that time will solve all problems. I do know this, but does that time have to be spent at CMH?
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.” -Kurt Vonnegut
“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” -T.F. Hodge
“And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve.” -Molly Ringle
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