Day Twenty-Two

As Day Twenty-Two ends, it was another overall slow day. Jenny has a new “cozy” mitt which is much cleaner than the original one she got all the way back from her time in the SICU. The first mitt had lot of unsanitary stains from her scratching different areas over time, and she kept touching her forehead and face with it so it really troubled me but there were simply no more mitts in stock until today. I am so very happy she has a new, clean mitt. Jenny has been sleeping more often and spends very little time awake. When she is awake, she slowly tries to talk but it’s not close to normal conversation still. She does not remember my name, but says yes when I ask her if she knows who I am and that is more than good enough for me. Physiotherapy did a mobility test before I got here, but the nurse does not have access to the report so I don’t know the results but I do know the Occupational Therapy team ordered a new splint for her right arm and wrist. I also learned her food tube is referred to as “N.G.” which stands for Nasogastric Tube so I’ll be writing it as N.G. from now on. She has not pulled out her N.G. for the last two days which has made everyone on the floor happy including myself since that means her body has been receiving consistent nutrition for at least the past 48 hours.

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