Thirteen on Thursday

13 things about long hospital stays in the ICU

1. You get to know the nurses' shifts almost as well as they do.
2. You anticipate Doctors rounds and feel like contributing to their discussions.
3. You change sheets on beds the same way they do in the hospital.
4. The cafeteria people ask you if you want *the usual* when you come in for morning snack.
5. The Tim Horton's guy at the hospital location has your decaf medium hazelnut double shot ready before you get to the front of the line and order it.
6. The volunteers all know who you are and ask about Rebel.
7. Dry skin and rashes from being bed ridden are not nice.
8. Using a real toilet is a serious accomplishment.
9. Eating a hospital meal - alll of it - is a serious accomplishment.
10. Visiting hours don't matter when you are family.
11. Nurses will do anything to ensure a patient is comfortable.
12. IT geeks are IT geeks everywhere and enforce policy whether or not it makes sense not understanding a 19 Yr old needs high speed access to her laptop.
13. The entire team WANTS this kid to get better and are doing EVERYTHING to get her there. Short of the IT guy!