Lane (Husband reports) All of us look forward to the BEST meal of the year---Thanksgiving Dinner! And Diane is no different. She wants stuffing, and she wants it this Thursday. She wants to come home for the festivities. She is driving the staff at Utah Valley Specialty Hospital nuts! Having lived for 5 weeks without her gentle demands, I forgot just how driven this girl is. So the staff is trying to figure out how to get her a little turkey and dressing and keep her in the hospital. She is not a totally happy camper here. Yes, camping in a hospital bed is NOT her cup of tea, I mean Mt. Dew!
Sounds like she is getting better, what do you think?
Diane is still being feed by tube directly through her stomach. That simply makes eating no fun. She wants to eat and drink, but no dice. Her only 'meals' are a few ice chips each day. We can't even salt them!
She is kinda going stir crazy. Here mind is back to going a million miles an hour, and she can't do anything about it. She wants to go take a shower. No way unless someone helps her. Her world is laying in bed and trying to figure out how to escape, or what she wants to buy. Hard to do when you can't walk yet.
I have asked for a wheel chair to wheel her around the hospital today. At least get her some different walls to look at.
VISITING NEWS We are starting to allow her some visitors. She is talking and communicationing very well now. We are first hooking her into the ward = bishop, visiting teachers and others. From what I can tell, she will want visitors so get prepared. She will be here 4-6 weeks so we will need you.
PLEASE SEND HER A CARD WITH YOUR THOUGHTS
We have a received a few cards and letters for friends and children. She loves them!!! Many people ask "What can I do for you?" This is what you can do. Please send her a card or even two. She needs contact now and cards are great. We are sticking them up on her door so she can see them. I want to overwhelm her with cards. We want yours there too!
Diane Clark
Utah Valley Specialty Hospital
Rm # 219
306 West River Bend Lane
Provo, Ut. 84604
We watched the Tabernacle Choir today which she loved. It is great to have her enjoying some things in life again. She is taking a nap, so I took the chance to blog.
Thank you for your love and concern. Lane
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My computer has been "hospitalized" and it is so great to catch up with you. WOW WOW doesn't cover it. I am so grateful to the Lord for these many blessings, remarkable medical care, remarkable determined strength of spirit in Diane, such comforting and inspiring faith in your family, and the clear tender mercies of the our Heavenly Father. Diane, I love you and learn from you again. I look forward to being able to visit you. Thank you for this wonderful blog, it sure means a lot to me to be able to know where things are with you without being a pest. love and prayers to you , Rhonda
ReplyDeletePlease tell Diane I will hide a Marie Callendar's pumpkin pie with a can of whipped cream in the janitors closet on the 2nd floor. Keep up with those swallowing execises!
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