Yin and Yang

Last night was the most restful Parker has had so far. We asked his nurse, Casey, to do all his stuff at 10:pm and then to leave him alone as much as possible so he could rest. Besides the NG tube coming loose and spilling bile and stomach fluids all over him and the bed (which involved a 2:am sponge bath and change of linens), he had fewer interruptions, needs and pain than any other night since we've been here.

This morning he was using a Q-Tip to clean his nostril out where the NG tube is placed. He kept drifting off to sleep during the process (morphine) and the Q-Tip would fall near his mouth. I tried to pick it up and help him and he said, "Only I am allowed to put sticks into my nose, so unless you work here and are paid to do it, don't touch!" :-)

It's good to remember the humorous things that happen. For balance.