My dearest Chickadee,
If I had known that my "pissed offedness" would bring you out of your lurker
status...i would have done it long ago! How are you? Did you coach softball?
Did you have a pool party for your birthday? You feeling ok? AND.....I see you are still willing to
talk baseball. Thanks for replying, it means alot!
On the nutritionist: Jiff met with her on one of her first days in the hospital.
She looked at Jiff with all seriousness and said something to the effect that I
guess I do not have to talk to you about food and nutrition and diets. Jiff agreed since she has been there and done that about a gazzillion times. The nutritionist was very kind to her.
On the patient advocate: I called the hospital to see if they had one and they do not have one specifically assigned. There was talk of the sociial worker there but their primary responsibility is after care. Casey (I live in Morris County by the way!) I did not think of reaching out to the hospital Chaplain...what a good idea! In the meantime I will be Jiff's advocate and have set up a meeting with the head nurse for Monday.(not soon enough!)I have had some practice advocating for my kids so at least that is a start. .
On nurses Susan, I love nurses...my mom and aunt were nurses my step daughter and her dh are nurses and one of my best friends is a navy nurse....they (and you too!) do seem to have a certain sense of humor that stirikes my funny bone
Most all of the nurses who have taken care of Jiff have been great but these two were patronizing and belittlling and left no room for dignity. Ain't that a nice way of saying they really ticked me off!!!!
I also have a call into the head of the hospital. He was very helpful a few years ago when my dad was in surgery and some other family was trying to claim my dad as theirs...very weird and a long story but the skinny of it was that he and the staff were extremely good about protecting my dad's and families privacy
Thanks to you all and your kindness and a couple of phone calls to my not Jiff sister, I am calmer and have in fact returned to the hospital pariking lot to reclaim my van...I have NEVER in all my life locked my keys in the car!!!
Chickadee, I hope you stick around...October IS right around the corner...and Ya gotta believe!!!!
love you guys...thank you for your kindness I can not tell you how much it means to me!