Friday, July 12, 2013

I try to leave for the hospital but one of James's workers, Lauro (Christopher Gallegos) is here looking for a check.  I call Cindy at Comprehensive Business.  She sent the check on Wednesday so it should be here sometime today.  It is hard to communicate because Lauro does not speak very good English. 

At the hospital, James looks better than he did last night, but he is still in alot of pain.  I bring him his favorite breakfast, oatmeal and orange juice from McDonald's.  Darrel comes by for a visit on his way home from school. 

For lunch I get James a salad with beets from the cafeteria downstairs and a chicken mushroom swiss sandwich from the grill.  He doesn't like the sandwich, but I do. 

While James is napping I remember I need to make a deposit into National Bank.  The closest one around, according to MapQuest, is 4040 E. Camelback Rd. in Phoenix.  While I was gone Zaki came by for a visit.  He is gone by the time I return.  We play a game of Five Crowns.  Stacy, Paul, Michael and Joshua come for a visit.  James is not very good company because he is so groggy. 

Michael visiting at the hospital

Paul, Stacy, Michael and Joshua leave to go to dinner at Lola's Chicken and Waffles.  They bring me back chicken and waffles.  They were very tasty but I could only eat about 2/3's.  James didn't want any.  He had Ensure for dinner.  At this rate I am going to gain weight while he is losing.  Skinny and Fatty.

I leave for home around 7:45 as James gets ready for bed.  I leave his phone on the table on the right side of his bed where he can reach it.  There is also a See's candy bag there.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Happy 21st Birthday Jared Ammon!

On the way to the hospital I stopped at McDonald's for a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit.  When I got to the hospital I went to the grill and ordered James a veggie omelet.  He liked it but really doesn't have much of an appetite.  I got him a toothbrush at Walmart this morning and after breakfast I helped him clean up in the hospital bathroom.

James is on roommate #3.  His name is Eric.  He was in a car accident recently.  His leg had an infection and he broke five vertebrae.  Something was fishy though.  He just decided to get up an leave the hospital.  He didn't even last a day.  At one point someone from the hospital finance department came in and asked him some questions.  He said he makes a penny a card in royalties and last month he made $20,000, but he doesn't really have a place to live.  

I went to CVS this afternoon to get some adhesive for my temporary crown which keeps falling out.  When I returned Stacy, Dallin, and Joshua were visiting with James.

Dallin visiting with James in the hospital

Grandpa and Joshua

We had a nice visit with Stacy and the boys.  Sorry I didn't get a picture of Stacy.  After they left Zaki Shakir came by and brought James an orchid plant.  

James got a new roommate this evening.  His name is John and they think he had an appendicitis.  He and James got into a bit of a war with the TV's tonight.  John was watching something and then James decided he wanted to watch but he couldn't hear because John's TV was too loud so he turned his TV up and then John turned his up.  Finally I said: "This is ridiculous, let's just turn our TV off."  We were trying to watch War Horse and John was watching Dark Shadows.  

I help James get ready for bed and then I leave to go home.  He texts me but accidentally sends it to Zaki.  This is what he said: "Goodnight, babydoll."  I told him I hoped Zaki's wife didn't see the text because then she really wouldn't trust him.