tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post112448099782231780..comments2023-08-10T06:51:36.489-07:00Comments on Kari and Aaron: Update odds and endsKari Morris-Guzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13910754351864783723noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124610726726809512005-08-21T00:52:00.000-07:002005-08-21T00:52:00.000-07:00Aaron, Does all this sound familiar? Words of w...Aaron, Does all this sound familiar? Words of wisdom, or craziness? Crazy like a fox! PERSISTENTS, sweetness (almost like candy, wait, candy but not dripping), and bribery. Yes, bribery of "kind FOOD or small things". It's amazing what a nice piece of candy (especially chocolate) or some other kind, thoughtful, food can help the disposition after a long day. Some, you will win over, while others, will be forever grumpy. These are the ones you can NEVER give up on. Try your patience, yes, but oh, the feeling when you break though their outer shell. Remember, they have to protect their hearts to some degree. They deal with all of the problems, day in and day out for years, and I think, many are calloused. A little sample of nice cream, might just soften that callous! Avon, anyone? Flashing that wonderful smile could very simply, do the trick. Experiment, different approaches for the different people and situations. Make it an internal game and you won't go so crazy. KR-GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124562333888895172005-08-20T11:25:00.000-07:002005-08-20T11:25:00.000-07:00while i agree with your statements about 30 minute...while i agree with your statements about 30 minutes being too long to wait for pain medicine, consider this:<BR/><BR/>if the nurse who was charting was off duty, then 2 things come into play:<BR/><BR/>1. she might have been working overtime without being paid, in order to get her paperwork done. some hospitals won't overtime for paperwork.<BR/><BR/>2. the nurse who just came on duty was responsible for Kari at that time, and it was not the nurse who was staying late who was supposed to be giving the medicine.<BR/><BR/>i'm a nurse, so i can see the possible systemic problems in this encounter.<BR/><BR/>and i might be wrong, and maybe they just messed up.<BR/><BR/>anyway - i keep reading these updates and praying for Kari. may God be very near to you both today!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921530242307485871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124542024035586252005-08-20T05:47:00.000-07:002005-08-20T05:47:00.000-07:00Aaron-I also applaud your advocating for Kari and ...Aaron-<BR/>I also applaud your advocating for Kari and her needs and am praying that the staff will respond quickly and kindly to your requests. With all the cuts medical facilities have made to try to hold down the skyrocketing costs of healthcare, nurses are usually the staff members that are in shortest supply- and are the most needed in terms of patient comfort and care! I could really get on a good rant here.....<BR/>but I just want to encourage you to keep doing what you're doing and pray that taking your concern to the supervisor will make a difference right away. <BR/>Charlie's recent 2 week hospitalization was a train wreck and I had to kick butt on his behalf on a daily basis, I know how wearying that can be. Just keep resting in our Lord and He will give you all the strength you need when you feel depleted.<BR/>Remember that Jars of Clay song "Needful Hands"?:<BR/><BR/>"For those under the clouds<BR/>staring up in awesome wonder<BR/>as tears come slowly down<BR/>I'm reaching up a needful hand<BR/><BR/>You are my eyes when I cannot see<BR/>You are my voice see sing through me<BR/>You are my strength in weakness be<BR/><BR/>To find that I could fall<BR/>and still Your grace surrounds pursuing<BR/>to freely stumble down<BR/>I feel Your hands around my heart<BR/><BR/>You are my eyes when I cannot see<BR/>You are my voice see sing through me<BR/>You are my strength in weakness be<BR/><BR/>You are my strength my voice my eyes<BR/>I lift up needful hands<BR/>You are my strength my voice my eyes <BR/>I lift up needful hands"<BR/><BR/>Your dear Kari told Charlie a long time ago that song made her think of him in his struggles. My prayer for you today is that you find comfort and assurance in those words. God is all of those things for you and Kari and will be faithful to help you care for her. <BR/>In faith and love,<BR/>KTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124505195830568562005-08-19T19:33:00.000-07:002005-08-19T19:33:00.000-07:00I am so gald that you were able to fix things up h...I am so gald that you were able to fix things up here in Riverside to be there to be the advocate for Kari, Aaron. No reason for the pain--- nurses should bring on the prescribed drugs in time! <BR/>I'll be praying that there will be urging from the Holy Spirit so that you will know just when and how hard to push with those that are giving care to Kari.<BR/> <BR/>I remember that one of the things that my brother had a hard time adjusting to was being unable to scratch his forehead..... and keep his legs still from the spasms in the wheel chair. I'll be praying that whatever "litle" things may be bugging Kari will be obvious to you in a transparent way so that you can be there before she even asks.<BR/><BR/>I pray that the next few days while Kari is restricted will be a time of rejuventation for both of you.<BR/><BR/>Yvonne W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124498761346723532005-08-19T17:46:00.000-07:002005-08-19T17:46:00.000-07:00Aaron you were so right to be an advocate for Kari...Aaron you were so right to be an advocate for Kari. Of course the nurses are busy with others but Kari has the right to pain medication when she needs it. As a matter of fact, she should get it BEFORE she needs it so the pain doesn't get ahead of her. When I was at my dad's bedside before he died in April, I became the "greasy wheel," politely but firmly insisting that he needed meds. Remember Shirley Maclaine in "Terms of Endearment" when she went balistic for her daughter. We need to advocate for our loved ones and you're doing great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14640603.post-1124485628002778952005-08-19T14:07:00.000-07:002005-08-19T14:07:00.000-07:00Of course you were right to complain about that---...Of course you were right to complain about that----Hopefully the talk with the super will help---but I agree the answer from that nurse was really inappropriate! Anyway, I send my love and prayer--Iwould come when you call---aunt JinnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com