Thursday was also the first chance that Michelle and I had to hold Joshua since he had been taken to the hospital on Saturday. Overall Thursday was a good visit.
That night we stayed at the Ronald McDonald House so that we could be at the hospital early Friday morning for rounds. Rounds take place each morning in the CICU; the doctors and nurses go patient to patient discussing the patient’s history, the latest test result, and the treatment plan of the day. Recently at Egleston they’ve allowed parent to take part in the rounds; it’s a great time to learn about what’s going on and ask questions.
Another thing to keep in mind about CICU is the visitation rules. Parents can visit pretty much at any time except in certain circumstances: shift change (a few hours in the morning and evening), new admissions arriving in CICU, patients returning from surgery, sterile procedures, and emergencies. One minute you’re visiting and the next minute you’re asked to leave for 30 or so minutes.
Friday we had another good visit with Joshua and then returned home in the afternoon.
Hello Michelle! It is good to "see you"! You look so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMethinks in babies, you and Dave only make one 'model'~ little Joshua looks just like his brothers and sisters!