Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Sadbh’s update – October 1st 2014


Sadbh slept really well and woke up moments before Kim’s shift ended. We had explained to Kim who Taco was last night so when Sadbh started talking to her this morning she was aware of who Sadbh was talking about.

Caity, Sadbh’s nursing supervisor came by this morning to conduct her recertification and Sadbh was excited to see her. She was having breakfast at the time and she showed Caity how well she set the table.

Once the recertification was complete Sadbh and I read for a while. I usually can get through five or six books without any problems, after that it is so difficult to keep my eyes open. Thankfully Sadbh is alert and gives me a prod if I drift off to sleep.

Sadbh got to look at videos and photos of her cousin Fionn back in Cork. Fionn is currently being examined in hospital for dietary issues and Sadbh was very concerned about her baby cousin. We are all keeping our fingers, toes and eyes crossed in the hopes that he will be ok and will be able to get home very soon.

After lunch uncle Neil stopped by so we headed off up to Capitol Hill for a walk and to get a few more books. Sadbh was thrilled to head out and I could hardly keep up with her as she took off up the street.
Half way there she decided that she had enough walking and wanted to ride in the stroller the rest of the way.

As soon as we arrived at the bookshop she wanted to get out of the stroller and got busy looking for books. She insisted on getting three for herself and one for baby Taco.

Halfway home Sadbh fell asleep in the stroller while wearing her trach cap. She slept for an hour and a half and woke up very cranky.

We had an interview with another potential new nurse this evening. We were trying to get dinner out of the way before she arrived and unfortunately she arrived twenty minutes early. As soon as she realized that we were having dinner she excused herself and headed back to her car to allow us to finish dinner first. We felt bad but she was very understanding and when she came back we had a really good meeting. It definitely helped to have Sadbh fed so she was more manageable.

We managed trach care at bedtime and Sadbh was so giddy. We had a lot of fun tickling her however when it came time to go to sleep she was not ready. Her nap really backfired and she finally fell asleep around quarter past ten.





All the best,

Wayne, Katie and Sadbh

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