Update for Saturday..

So nice that Vivien can go to her office to email some updates at noon.  From the list of food that Edi wishes to have, it shows he is really on his way to recover.  Hope this will continue, and his physiotherapy works out fine..

"Sat, 12/12/09
10 am visit  -  Edi was resting on his stroller at the corridor outside the room; it gives patients and visitors breathing space if they find that 4 patients to a room is somewhat claustrophobic or that a patient is rather noisy.  As is the case with this guy directly opposite Edi - a large man of Pacific Islands descend.  He fell off the chair because he was rather disobedient: instructed not to attempt walking but according to Edi, he sometimes "jumped" from bed to chair or vice versa.  This time, however, he didn't get to the bed.  I'm glad that for his sake, he didn't create more health problems with the fall; the doctor came by and the patient was still as happy as Larry or as bored as ... depending on his moods.

Brought Edi some herbal chicken soup; within an hour, he'd finished them.  Lunch was served less than 1.1/2 hrs later and he still managed to finish 4/5s of the main meal - jolly good.  His skin still feels itchy from the rash.  Thought it might have to do with a recent addition or change of heart medication but Nurse Sacha has spoken with Dr Andrew (actsy guy, it seems!) who says the new med makes Edi more likely to suffer a rash when in contact with latex but is not responsible for the rash per se.  Oh well.

Still feeling the cold, Edi was game only for half a shower.  His skin which is covered with the rash is dry, so Soberlene moisturising cream was applied.

Walking (part of his exercise) and ending up in the TV room, Edi asked rhetorically when he will fully recover.  Sometimes, I do have the gift of the gap and fished out a paper (well protected by a hard plastic cover) and showed him his handwritten statement "I want to drink milk", written on 27/11/09.  The words were hard to decipher as his hand was so weak.  Compare yourself at that time with now, you will recover but be patient.

Yesterday, Caitlin has said that another physiotherapist would help Edi with his afternoon physio session but no one came.  Nurse Sasha said that on Fridays, they tend to be busy.  Such a pity for Edi to have missed the 2nd session yesterday as physiotherapists don't work on weekends.  Anyway, let's be positive: if Edi continues to improve in appetite and persists in his exercises, he'll soon be discharged.  Speaking of appetite, at his request I'm getting for him in the days ahead roast duck, barbequed pork, roast pork and fried keow teou (no cockles available here unfortunately - he so feels like having them).  It's wonderful that he is interested in food again.

As he got ready for his afternoon rest, I left for Victoria Market to get stuff for Hazel who is leaving in two days."