9:34pm
Nathaniel’s been getting a lot of visitors, which is great, because it takes his mind off being in the hospital. Shout out to Faith, Sherrilyn and Andrew, Matt and Beck, and of course Mom and Dad for giving me opportunities to catch my breath.
All his numbers are looking good and he’s definitely on the shorter side of staying in the hospital. His rehab center will be on Lombard St. once he’s released, so we’ll still be in Philly for a while.
As for me, I took some time Friday to have my hair done, then got my flu, covid, and shingles shots Friday evening. By Friday night I felt like I’d been hit by a truck, so I came back to the hotel and slept until a bit after noon today. Sometimes the body just wants nothing to do with getting up, and “we just hit the immune system with a triple whammy” is one of those times.
The most stressful part of the day has been the hotel, to be honest. The building’s boiler is on the fritz and we’ve gone almost a week without reliably hot showers. While I didn’t necessarily want to pick up and move again, I’ll be checking us out of the Residence Inn and moving a couple blocks over to the Element starting December 1 because they have hot water.
That’s all I can report tonight; I’m too tired to keep my head up any longer.
It sounds like you’re going through the trials of Job. Glad you got your shots (3 at once – yikes!) and found a better hotel where you can get a hot shower. Hoping you’ve hit the bottom of this vicious cycle and are on the upward climb now. Thanks for keeping us in touch. We love you.