GOOD NIGHT !! It's bed time here in Italy !!!
do not "call" that way a woman ... should you come and visit Italy 
I agree , 
WE Italians are nice people ... most of the time !!!
Have a beautiful day you too !! laura
At least 90 min, maybe 2 hrs each way...1 bus and 3 trains, each way...So I wasn't thrilled w/it, she offered me a little bit more money and asked me to commit to it for 2 weeks...Heck I can do almost anything for 2 weeks so I said I'll start tomorrow. It turned into a 4 week job instead of a 2 week job, she assumed I wouldnt be able to commit to the commute, and cancelled
You are not even going to believe my day...I must've broken a mirror, or a black cat must've walked in front of me
I went and got my 2 front tires replaced today, been putting it off for a long time, did my research so I'd know where to go to get the best prices
While waiting, the temp agency called me, not about the job I'd already interviewed for, but another one...The money she offered me was so-so, she even admitted it's less than I deserve, and the commute
I come home and decide to take a nap, which I hardly ever do..I find out I have a voice mail message, it's from lady @ agency, she cancelled my assignment
I just talked to her, she apologized (big deal) she thought I said I wouldnt commit past 2 weeks....What the heck?
But did she give you back the job?? Maybe you should start thinking about a different temp agency!
Yeah, this is already the 2nd agency I've dealt w/that has their heads up their butts
) Stay positive -- there's a great job in your future! You are not even going to believe my day...I must've broken a mirror, or a black cat must've walked in front of me
I went and got my 2 front tires replaced today, been putting it off for a long time, did my research so I'd know where to go to get the best prices
While waiting, the temp agency called me, not about the job I'd already interviewed for, but another one...The money she offered me was so-so, she even admitted it's less than I deserve, and the commute
I come home and decide to take a nap, which I hardly ever do..I find out I have a voice mail message, it's from lady @ agency, she cancelled my assignment
I just talked to her, she apologized (big deal) she thought I said I wouldnt commit past 2 weeks....What the heck?
He is disheartened because every day he thinks he will pass the test and begin to eat. I am at the point of saying I just want them to tell him what I was told last Friday: He probably won't be able to eat solid food for months. Getting his hopes dashed every day is taking its toll. If I see her today I may discuss that with her.
Since I taught a great majority of the day yesterday Kristin and I told the ICU staff that we would stop in at 9:00 p.m. just to tell Bob good night and see how his day went. By the way, in case you didn't know.... the new law states that anyone, at any time, can enter any area of the hospital that is not restricted due to sanitary reasons (not the term I want to use but my brain is mush these days!) but I have been observing the old ICU hours of visitation from 8-8. There was a darned good reason for those hours and just because some lawmaker in DC decided to tack on a ridiculously wordy, un-necessarily broad amendment to the health care bill I am not going to second guess the hospital staff! Anyway....
Because we went in so late we discovered that Bob was being moved out of ICU. In fact, we got to help move him. Who ever thought that moving patients at 10:30 p.m. was good for anyone involved?!?!? I can understand surgeries late at night due to OR availability and surgeon and staff schedules, but moving?? His bed in ICU was not needed and the one on the 4th floor was standing empty too. He was exhausted from all the hubbub surrounding the move and the PT that he received on Monday. By the time they got him moved and explained the new monitoring system that he has to help with he was in a nasty mood and let everyone anywhere near him know it. Kristin and I left after we knew he was situated and I got home about 11:15.
There is no change in his breathing and he did not pass the swallow test yesterday. That is not a surprise to me because he has a trach in there! I wish the Speech Therapist would hold off a few days until they can stabilize his secretions and put the speaking tube into the trach. That would allow him to close it off and swallow more normally. Right now he is trying to swallow past a balloon.
Now that I have gone on and on, I do have to say that being out of ICU is certainly a step in the right direction. We are praying that he can continue to improve and stay there. The last place we want to see him go is back to ICU!
Again, my friends... thanks for letting me ramble my thoughts here. I know you all keep saying that's what you are here for, but sometimes I feel like I am monopolizing the thread.
I hope everyone in the path of our next gift from Mother Nature will stay safe. I think our immediate area will miss the majority of this monster storm, but most of you are going to have to deal with it.
We're here for you girlfriend. 
You are not even going to believe my day...I must've broken a mirror, or a black cat must've walked in front of me
I went and got my 2 front tires replaced today, been putting it off for a long time, did my research so I'd know where to go to get the best prices
While waiting, the temp agency called me, not about the job I'd already interviewed for, but another one...The money she offered me was so-so, she even admitted it's less than I deserve, and the commute
I come home and decide to take a nap, which I hardly ever do..I find out I have a voice mail message, it's from lady @ agency, she cancelled my assignment
I just talked to her, she apologized (big deal) she thought I said I wouldnt commit past 2 weeks....What the heck?
You are not even going to believe my day...I must've broken a mirror, or a black cat must've walked in front of me
I went and got my 2 front tires replaced today, been putting it off for a long time, did my research so I'd know where to go to get the best prices
While waiting, the temp agency called me, not about the job I'd already interviewed for, but another one...The money she offered me was so-so, she even admitted it's less than I deserve, and the commute
I come home and decide to take a nap, which I hardly ever do..I find out I have a voice mail message, it's from lady @ agency, she cancelled my assignment
I just talked to her, she apologized (big deal) she thought I said I wouldnt commit past 2 weeks....What the heck?
Since I taught a great majority of the day yesterday Kristin and I told the ICU staff that we would stop in at 9:00 p.m. just to tell Bob good night and see how his day went. By the way, in case you didn't know.... the new law states that anyone, at any time, can enter any area of the hospital that is not restricted due to sanitary reasons (not the term I want to use but my brain is mush these days!) but I have been observing the old ICU hours of visitation from 8-8. There was a darned good reason for those hours and just because some lawmaker in DC decided to tack on a ridiculously wordy, un-necessarily broad amendment to the health care bill I am not going to second guess the hospital staff! Anyway....
Because we went in so late we discovered that Bob was being moved out of ICU. In fact, we got to help move him. Who ever thought that moving patients at 10:30 p.m. was good for anyone involved?!?!? I can understand surgeries late at night due to OR availability and surgeon and staff schedules, but moving?? His bed in ICU was not needed and the one on the 4th floor was standing empty too. He was exhausted from all the hubbub surrounding the move and the PT that he received on Monday. By the time they got him moved and explained the new monitoring system that he has to help with he was in a nasty mood and let everyone anywhere near him know it. Kristin and I left after we knew he was situated and I got home about 11:15.
There is no change in his breathing and he did not pass the swallow test yesterday. That is not a surprise to me because he has a trach in there! I wish the Speech Therapist would hold off a few days until they can stabilize his secretions and put the speaking tube into the trach. That would allow him to close it off and swallow more normally. Right now he is trying to swallow past a balloon.
Now that I have gone on and on, I do have to say that being out of ICU is certainly a step in the right direction. We are praying that he can continue to improve and stay there. The last place we want to see him go is back to ICU!
Again, my friends... thanks for letting me ramble my thoughts here. I know you all keep saying that's what you are here for, but sometimes I feel like I am monopolizing the thread.
I hope everyone in the path of our next gift from Mother Nature will stay safe. I think our immediate area will miss the majority of this monster storm, but most of you are going to have to deal with it.
Since I taught a great majority of the day yesterday Kristin and I told the ICU staff that we would stop in at 9:00 p.m. just to tell Bob good night and see how his day went. By the way, in case you didn't know.... the new law states that anyone, at any time, can enter any area of the hospital that is not restricted due to sanitary reasons (not the term I want to use but my brain is mush these days!) but I have been observing the old ICU hours of visitation from 8-8. There was a darned good reason for those hours and just because some lawmaker in DC decided to tack on a ridiculously wordy, un-necessarily broad amendment to the health care bill I am not going to second guess the hospital staff! Anyway....
Because we went in so late we discovered that Bob was being moved out of ICU. In fact, we got to help move him. Who ever thought that moving patients at 10:30 p.m. was good for anyone involved?!?!? I can understand surgeries late at night due to OR availability and surgeon and staff schedules, but moving?? His bed in ICU was not needed and the one on the 4th floor was standing empty too. He was exhausted from all the hubbub surrounding the move and the PT that he received on Monday. By the time they got him moved and explained the new monitoring system that he has to help with he was in a nasty mood and let everyone anywhere near him know it. Kristin and I left after we knew he was situated and I got home about 11:15.
There is no change in his breathing and he did not pass the swallow test yesterday. That is not a surprise to me because he has a trach in there! I wish the Speech Therapist would hold off a few days until they can stabilize his secretions and put the speaking tube into the trach. That would allow him to close it off and swallow more normally. Right now he is trying to swallow past a balloon.
Now that I have gone on and on, I do have to say that being out of ICU is certainly a step in the right direction. We are praying that he can continue to improve and stay there. The last place we want to see him go is back to ICU!
Again, my friends... thanks for letting me ramble my thoughts here. I know you all keep saying that's what you are here for, but sometimes I feel like I am monopolizing the thread.
I hope everyone in the path of our next gift from Mother Nature will stay safe. I think our immediate area will miss the majority of this monster storm, but most of you are going to have to deal with it.
laura
