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Tag: Hospital
November 6, 2019
10 Things to Pack for the Hospital
Nobody wants to be in hospital. But it happens with accidents, illness, and the birth of babies. If hospitalization ever happens to you or a loved one, here’s some advice on surviving the ordeal. Some of these items may not apply for very short stays, but certainly should provide some guidance. Staying at a hospitals certainly isn’t comfortable. They say the experience of flying has degraded over the years, and it seems the hospital experience has too. It’s often dirty, NOISY, lonely, depressing, and boring. But, you’re there to get better. The goal is to get better and get home. I’ve[…continue reading]
June 6, 2019
Hospital Funnies
The illness journey was pretty dark and hard (that’s what she said). But looking back there were a few moments of levity. Early in my hospitalization I was very confused. Not sure if it was the neurological auto-immune illness or the drugs that were treating it, but I was certainly not sober. It was scary and hard for my family, but a few gems emerged. For some reason, my wife left my phone with me, and disoriented Paul got into some shenanigans: 5am Pickup I sent a Facebook message to a friend at 5am. I insisted I needed him to pick me up[…continue reading]
June 3, 2019
What Did I See?
I’m still recovering from my health incident, and I’m hoping that the worst of it is behind me. During that period I almost died, at least once. After hearing that, quite a few people eventually ask me the same question: “What did I see?”. I don’t discourage anyone to ask that, in fact if positions were reversed I may ask the same question. Metaphysically, I’m sure a lot of people wonder if there is an afterlife, or what being so close to death is like. I suppose before I answer that question, I’ll frame it in what I expected to[…continue reading]
