Random thoughts from a hospital room...

*Live each day to its fullest.
* Always go in pairs to the parking garage.
*Diet Coke is just not the same as Diet Dr Pepper.
*An unexpected phone call to check on me made me smile all the way home last night.
*A flapping hospital gown = TMI.
*Nurses are one part medical care giver, one part waitress, and one part counselor.
*Getting a good nurse is like winning the lottery.
*Patient Care Techs are important too.
*Pops PCT put peanut butter M&Ms on his dinner tray.
*Kind of the same thing as winning the lottery.
*Fighting over clothes all those years with my sister seems really insignificant now.
*Being the only daughter to get “the belt” by my Dad is like a badge of honor.
*Getting “cut out” for not bringing Dad contraband cigarettes makes me laugh.
*Juju (the biggest anti-smoker campaigner in our family) bringing Dad an electronic cigarette makes me laugh even harder.
*Watching your parents hurt is not easy.
*Watching your family come together and increase quality time is priceless.
*Crying helps.
*Listening to great worship songs helps.
*Seeing a man in his hospital gown at the Starbucks cart caused me to do a double take.
*Sleeping 4 people in a room for 4 nights was kind of like camping.
*Without the sleeping bags.
*And without Mom’s awesome Coleman Stove Pancakes.
*An email with encouraging words made my day.
*Watching Pop’s face light up when he gets a visitor is really cool.
*Becoming aware of how you can serve others during their trials is an important take-away from our experience.
*Having a son not take advantage of you being gone so much is a blessing.
*Being able to walk in to the house and go to bed without worrying about laundry, food, etc… is priceless.
*My Dad is the toughest guy I know.
*I had an amazing childhood.
*I took take too many things for granted.
*My sister owes me a foot rub and a back rub.
*I bet my TV DVR is full.
*TV isn’t a priority anymore.
*But Mark Harmon (Gibbs) is still hot.
*Hospitals are not a place to get rest.
*As soon as your head hits the pillow it’s (a) time for a potty break (b) time for your pain medication or (c) time to take a trip for a test where you hit every speed bump on the way to your location.
*Why does a hospital have speed bumps?
*How fun would it be to have gurney races down the long hallways?
*Not with patients.
*Is there a special code on your driver’s license if you are a patient transport driver?
*Like a CDL?
*Class PT: Patient Transport.
*Does God laugh when you try to bargain with him?
*I love my iPhone.
*I love that Mom and Dad both got iPhones this weekend.
*Don’t put off until tomorrow what needs to be said and done today.
*God has a perfect plan.