Apparently, my room-mate did more than try to escape on Friday. His mental state was so off that he tried to attack his sister and it took multiple security guards to get him settled. The put him in restraints and had to sedate him. I didn’t go and see him on Friday since he wasn’t awake, but I went up yesterday and spent much of the day with him. He was better for much of the time – and I credit the assistant that was in the room with him. He was on some medicine to flush the toxins out of his body, but it caused some accidents. He was embarassed and scared, but the staff was really great with him.
I was joking around with him and the assistant when, in the span of about 10-15 minutes, he crashed. Couldn’t breath, paniced, incoherent. The doctor came in and checked him out and decided that his hemoglobin was too low and he needed a transfusion.
So, they got him started on that and we got him settled and calmed down. The transfusion was helping, so I headed out. The word is that they will be doing a liver biopsy tomorrow and then going from there.
As I was driving home, one of sisters called me. She was upset and I think she’d been drinking. She and my room-mate’s brother keep wanting me to make the decisions about when they visit and I keep not doing that. Frustrating.
There were a couple of bright spots to the day, even with the sudden chill to the air.
1. The hospital caffeteria only serves diet drinks – since they are more “healthy”. Not sure how that meshes with the nuggets and fries I got at the mcdonald’s there or the bacon I got on my sub later on.
2. As I drove home last night, the last of the light was just leaving the sky. I remember thinking, “I need to hurry, the creepers (from Minecraft) will be out soon.
3. Whoever recorded the woman’s voice for the elevator really enjoyed her job. When the elevator reached the ground floor she says, “Main Lobby” – well, it might as well be Marilyn Monroe and Mae West enjoying a bottle of Herbal Essences shampoo when she say “Lobby”. Or maybe I’m just really tired.
I’m headed back to the hospital in a bit. Hoping his brother is there and stays most of the day.