I had a nice experience at work on Friday. I have a patient who is an older gentleman, a very nice man with cancer who had to have a neck operation and then ended up getting an infection in the bone (many of the neck operations can cause problems with swallowing). So when he first came to me he was on a puree and nectar thick liquid because of his swallowing issues. I have been able to advance him to mechanical soft food (soft chewable food) and thin liquids (regular drinks). I went in to seem him with a meal on Friday, to see how he was doing and to see if I could advance him to having no diet restrictions. He was shaking uncontrollably when I went in and was complaining of having trouble breathing. Respiratory therapy shortly came in a gave him a breathing treatment, I got him covered up, and the nurse gave him a relaxant. I knew he wasn't going to eat right then because he was so distressed, so I asked him what I could do for him and he said, "Nothing, just stay with me if you can." And so I did. I sat with him for about 30 minutes and held his hand, trying to warm it up. Gradually the shaking subsided, his breathing eased and he fell asleep. I have to say that it felt really good to be able to provide that comfort to him.
I hope the coming week gives us an opportunity to give a little bit of service and to remove ourselves from our own problems.
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when I put Jeffrey on a twin bed, he'd come out all the time, so I got a gate and put that up-but he wasn't a climber, I've heard of parents reversing the door lock so its on the outside and locking the kid in. They throw a fit the first few times but will eventually get it.
Oh I feel you pain!!! Tyler did that for a while as well. My sister-in-law got a crib tent. For us, after about a week he stopped coming in the middle of the night (I really had to stick to just getting him back in bed each time he got out) but he wakes up too darn early (6am). Good luck! I think we're going to switch Tyler to a toddler bed soon as well. Hey, are you going to be able to come to Tyler's birthday party next Tuesday?
I am so excited to get reconnected with you. I loved your post, especially the part about the old man where you work. What a wonderful opportunity to serve someone in need.
Kendra climbed out of her crib at 18 months and I had to teach her to sleep in her bed. I had never heard of the reverse door locking. I don't know if I could have done that at the time. All I did is stand by the door (it took a ton of patience) and every time she would get back up I would lay her down and say, "It's time to go to bed." It took about a week during naps and bedtime to get her to actually stay in the bed without getting up, but it was so worth it. She never tries to get out of bed now. I don't know if it will work with my second though. Okay, this comment is so long. I will end by saying again how excited I am to keep in contact with you through our blogs. : )
Alexis started doing that at 1 years old and Eli didn't figure it out until he was 18 months old. We switched him to a bed right at the New Year and he does really well. It is a double so it gives him plenty of room to roll. I think he has only fallen out once but we hear him bang his head on the wall in the night.
I hope your patient is doing better! What an interesting job you have!
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