By Pete, in the room.
Those that remember C1 as Terri now calls it will recall that somehow The Wizard of Oz was a perfect metaphor ("Haven't we Metaphor?") for the journey. Dorothy's plight and eventual return home just struck a chord.
Today, just before lunch (real food and everything - well... Hospital food...) The Price is Right came on. For those that don't have the benefit(?) of daytime TV, Drew Carey is now the host of the show. I also think he must have got his pal Wayne Brady the gig on Let's Make a Deal. Today, I glanced up and Drew was in full Cowardly Lion costume (add the large black frame glasses).
In fact, the whole show was in Oz Mode - from the product models dressed as Dorothy, Glinda, and The Tin Man, the announcer as The Scarecrow, and even the prizes. They had a packet of poppy seeds in one of the goofy price match games. They had an emerald bracelet. They had a trip to Ireland (the Emerald Isle, get it?). Green cars! A model dressed as a Flying Monkey flapping her wings on a motorcycle!
Yikes.
Definitely. Not. In. Kansas. Anymore.
Terri has made great strides today, including literal strides around the hall. She is off the IV completely - the Hydration, the Morph, and the Catheter (oh my)... She wasn't quite ready for the French toast this morning, but had a bit of turkey for lunch.
I helped change her dressings, and got my first drain cleaning lesson. I tell you, it sometimes helps to just get curious about how all this stuff works. I found that it didn't bother me much at all... I guess I do have the Noive.
You're not in Kansas anymore, Pete and Terri! Thanks so much for the updates!
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Pretty soon Terri will be clicking those ruby slippers.....
Caretakers are the bomb! It makes a difference when it's "your person". Thanks for helping all of us, too, who can't be there. We know Terri is in great hands! Hugs!
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