Update from Saturday

To-day (Friday) was NOT a good day .........
The change from ICU to NHCU was quite traumatic I fear. Poor Dougie was extremely frustrated, partly with our inability to understand what he was trying to write but also by the change from a one bed unit to a four bedder. If we find it a bit difficult to deal with, Doug must feel it much more :-(((
Because of the limited space, personal stuff is severely constrained so we've had to take away all the CDs plus most of the PC's etc..
We're struggling to find a music player that does NOT require the fine manual dexterity of the IPod for control. Now, there's a thought for messrs Apple. Hows about your disabled users fellahs ..............
I think the trying time really starts now ..................
Iain

To-day (Saturday) was a much better day. Dougie had settled down in the new ward environment - much busier and noisier that Ward 20 what with four folk in the same room.
To-day he was up in a chair, although they seem to find difficulty in getting one that really fits him ..... he's too long for most!!
I managed to get his IPod Shuffle charged up and loaded with music, so he was very pleased to be able to blank out the background. (I got a spare Shuffle so we can keep the thing charged and swop music)
He was a bit tired - not a good nights sleep last night I'm afraid but was very responsive.
His writing is getting much better with practice.
He can almost get himself out of bed ....... aah now that'll be a challenge for the nurses!!!

Iain