Well, Tommy took a nice 4 hour nap today and when he woke, he was life of the party. Nurse Fay and Auroa (a sweet and beautiful 16 year old who is nearly done with her chemo treatment, YEAH!!!) walked the halls with Tommy and I while Tommy pretended to drive his car and mow the lawn.
Tommy got a hold of a syringe that screws to his Scooby Tail and decides he wants to play DR at 11 PM tonight. All of a sudden in a VERY scared and nearly crying voice, he says "MOM! LOOK!" Uh, he successfully screwed it in to the IV and pulled back on the syringe which pulled out blood -- YIKES!!!!!!!!! Ok, this is a real emergency, so I tell him "DON'T MOVE! DON'T TOUCH IT!" and I pulled the rip cord from the wall knowing EVERYONE was going to come running! It seems we are on a pattern of this happening at least once in everyone of our stays. Good thing these nurses love us!! They have never seen this trick from a patient before! WELL, they just haven't had Tommy! He watches EVERYTHING and he can tell you if you are doing it right or not or how to do it the way he likes it. So he knew where to screw his syringe at -- in fact, he often does it for the nurses and helps them inject whatever it is. I'm sure he'll end up either a realtor or in the medical field after all this. I say realtor because he is spending lots of time with me these days while I work. I showed a home on Sunday with him and it was more like he showed the house and I was tagging along. He did a pretty good job too -- the prospect even said, "oh, I see he's done this with you before".
Well, it's not pushing midnight and he's still awake so I better go so we can both get some sleep.
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6 comments:
Good morning . . Dr. Janes!
It sounds like these little visits are becoming a learning session for a special little guy that we all love.
Glad the ship isn't rocking at this point, and we will pray that Tommy continues to have an easy road.
I know daddy and Maggie are anxious for you two to get home to them!
Talk to you all this evening.
Love,
Gee & Papa
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Hi Kim & Daryl!
Just wanted to let you know that we are all still praying for your little Dr. Tommy! What a trooper he is! We could all learn something from your little boy and his courage! You must be so proud! St. Thomas More spelled Tommy's last name wrong in the bulletin last Sunday, but this past Sunday, it was correct! Just wanted to let you know that all of us in AZ are still praying! We have 3 boys, and when they say their prayers at night, Tommy is at the top of the list!
Be well!
Patty, Keith, Peyton, Trevin & Creighton Sullivan
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Welcome back home, our Lil' Tommy! We sure are proud of how strong you are! We continue praying for you and your health, as well as your family's strength! We LOVE getting the pictures you send! Have a super day and rememeber...we WUV you BERRY much!
Love - Aunt Shel, Uncle Bear, and Your Coo Coo Cuzins!!!!
Hi there big guy, or should I say Dr. Tommy!
Sounds like you have things under control. We sure love to hear from mom about how well you are doing. Our prayers are with you. Oh by the way I will mail your box tomorrow. I have not been able to get out to the post office so I will make a point to send it tomorrow.
Love
Aunt Terry
Hugs and kisses to you and little Maggie
Dear Kim,
I do not know you, but I know Michelle Edwards. That is how I got here. I have two boys of my own and reading just alittle of what you all are going thru, brought a tear to my eye. It was a tear of sadness, warmth, hope and a sense of mother security only another mother could understand. We will include all of you in our thoughts.
Cindy
AZ
Dear Tommy,
Praying for your speedy recovery. You really are a super hero. Lots of people in AZ are becoming part of your fan club. We are devoting Wednesday nights to your special intentions. God is good. All the time.
Much love/ Many blessings,
Karsten and Jake
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