Breakfast: He’s moved up the food chain from liquid to soft bland: grits… no butter, milk, salt – just good old grits and vanilla pudding.
Mike has completed four walks so far today totaling thirteen “hall laps” -- estimating a hall lap at ¼ mile that’s just a little over three miles! He greets all the nurses and staff as he passes them in the hall. They are probably not much different than the spectators at the races -- they are cheering him on: “There goes the marathon walker!” “Here he comes again!” “He’s moving!” Mike motors down the hall pushing his rolling IV stand next to him. We rounded a corner to find two lab techs pushing carts (rather slowly) side-by-side down the middle of the hall. I thought I was going to have to say something like, “coming through” --- because he wasn’t slowing down! But they must have heard us because they both turned around at the same time to see him closing in and very quickly moved out of his way! Or possibly they moved aside because word has spread on the hall about this guy who is racing down the hall with just one gown on, tied in the back, who is rumored to have a nice derrière. Hard to tell.
He’s getting a bit spoiled with all this attention.
The kids came by yesterday afternoon and he was serenaded and entertained by comedy skits. Sue washed his hair today -- the process? Place warm shower cap with special shampoo “stuff” on his head, massage, massage, massage, remove cap, towel dry and “style” as desired! He looked kind of cute with that shower cap on his head – pictures available upon request J …
Seriously, he is doing great. He has done everything and more that they have asked of him. He has maintained a very positive attitude. Luckily he will be out of here soon or we would have to purchase a bell to attach to his rolling IV stand to warn unsuspecting hall pedestrians of his approach or hang signs in the hall:
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