Day 192 - Puppet Show with Juju & Primary Nurse Rejine visits!

Saturday, July 10th, 2021

James had a good day, 3 episodes that Mom was able to console by either changing his diaper, burping, or holding. No need for PRN morphine. Our Day shift nurse was pretty rough with James and decided it would be a good idea to do oral care with a toothbrush. She scrubbed really hard on his gums. The toothbrush was then covered in blood and James was gagging. After Mom calmed him down she sat him up in his boppy with the help of an student RT in training. James immediately projectile vomited on himself and the bed. We ended up changing his onesie, his trach ties, and the bed sheets. The nurse removed all of the old bedding along with the purple bumper used for physical therapy. Super odd... Because when Mom asked where she had put the bumper, she said "I'll just get you some more blankets". No that wasn't the question. Pretty sure she took it. Wtf. Some people are just miserable and should not be pediatric nurses.

Juju continued the puppet show with a new puppet that James enjoyed. We watched The Lion King. 🦁 Our old primary nurse Rejine stopped by during her break to see James from across the street. He loved the familiar face! So did Mom! Mom administered all of the meds, diaper changes, and Gtube venting so the nurse wouldn't need to come in or do anything.

Dad came to the hospital in the evening to relieve Mom for Saturday night. We had the same excellent night shift nurse. James did well and had a small episode around 12am.

P.S. You can email James your love and support as often as you’d like. Mom and Dad read these emails to James as they come in. We all love them! JamesWestonAbramowitz@gmail.com