Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Sore vag in the vg

Day 5:
At VG again. Saw lots of rotten poop. Not sure what the operation was on. She was fully responsive and could get out of bed without aid. Reason im here is to make sure she gets help getting out of bed, go figure. Im in the palliative care unit. She didnt mind telling me her vag was sore as a result i suspect it may have been the same body part that was operated on. I think she may have had cancer. Gotta love the old school. Shes refusing to admit to pain.

Remember how i said she was fully responsive? Well that doesnt necessarily cover her brain apparently. Poor thing was confused about who I was and insisted on talking about her will. Kinda tempting to get her to write my name in there. I gotta say that one does tend to fantasize about their patients outside of the hospital environment. Shes a cute old doll but no different than any old biddie you might see at the grocery store. Her house however (as i imagine) is a giant victorian that sits on the harbor (prob have to be in Dartmouth if thats the case, unless its on Southpark somewhere) with a beautiful garden (obviously including an old green house overflowing with lilacs etc). Im sure its stuffed full of crap collected over the years sitting under 2 inchs of dust because she only really used 3 rooms in that place. No, make it 4, she has to go to the bathroom. Of course the rest of her family is dead or has forgotten her. Thats what makes our bond that much more severe. Im the only one that cares for her and has cared for her in a long while. This is why she will leave it all to me so I never have to work again at the age of 20.

Oops, not quite. Shift ended just like the rest, smelling like hospital, hand cleanser and old people. Time to go home to sleep until the birds start chirping and the heat sets in. So for about 4 hours.