9:47 pm.
I’m fine.
I decided today was a good day to go from the hospital to the Apple Store via public transit so that I’d learn the route from center city and back. The trip went well. We got some things fixed and a few others upgraded. I walked back to the station in the cold and got on the next available train to the hospital. Got out of the train, went up the steps—
—and tripped on the top step of the first landing, skidded across that landing on my right temple, and then cursed.
I’m fine. Annoyed that I got blood on my jeans but otherwise fine.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel’s having a pretty good day. They’ve changed his tube feeds so that during the day he’ll be eating on his own and at night he’ll get “extra nutrition” which means it will be easier for him to go to the bathroom or walk around the hospital.
He’s doing well in PT and got up off the bed today much more smoothly than last week. They’re happy with his progress.
Nathaniel’s cousin Chris came to visit for a bit this afternoon, which was great. And I got his laptop fixed at the Apple Store! Also great!
Now if he just didn’t have a very-injury-prone wife he’d be in good shape.
10:24pm
Don’t skid on your head.
It’s been a bad week to say this blog is about Nathaniel. Then again, compared to Nathaniel’s health this is small potatoes and the fact that it’s worth mentioning at all is a commentary on his improved health more than on my inability to pay attention to my surroundings. (I was trying to figure out the best place to take a picture of the bridge to the hospital over the road when I failed to clear the step edge).
