Benjamin woke up early this morning with a high fever and tummy pain. He vomited during shift change a few minutes later. It was a strange, dark, pungent liquid. There… Continue Reading Day 692/64
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on Benjamin’s fever rose and fell throughout the night, and into the day. At morning lab draw, our nurse took a blood culture. Nothing has come back positive for bacterial growth.… Continue Reading Day 691/63
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on Benji asked for pain medication last night. His side started hurting too badly to sleep. So for the first time in a week, he took a low dose of oral… Continue Reading Day 690/62
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on The sunrise was spectacular. Benji and I were awake, calmly lying in bed as our night nurse prepared to draw labs at 6am. I sleepily asked if she was going… Continue Reading Day 689/61
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on Benjamin didn’t sleep very well last night. His side was hurting intensely after yesterday’s platelet transfusion. I woke up before he did, when our day shift nurse came in to… Continue Reading Day 688/60
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on It was a very busy day up here on 7 South. I was pouring my first cup of coffee when the phone rang. It was the nurse navigator for the… Continue Reading Day 687/59