Awake: 6:45am Temp 38 sleep 6+56 thin overcast overnight @ Pahrump, NV.
I woke up hearing a voice; it’s Kathy, sitting in the front co-pilot’s seat & talking with Melissa via cell phone. They had a bad night; because of their late arrival time & the need to be all together, Melissa, Andrew & Nathan slept on the tile floor in the parent’s lounge using blankets.
Kevin slept with Matthew on his hospital bed but during the night, Matthew woke up screaming & Kevin could not calm him down; Melissa had to be summoned.
How long will they be @ the Children’s Hospital? 1st of all, Matthew’s blood sugar count must be lowered with caution of not getting too low; then reasonably stabilized. During their time there, both Melissa & Kevin must attend classes on giving Matthew shots of insulin, monitoring his exercise & changes in his eating habits, etc. Right now, Melissa & Matthew are asking for Kathy’s help so they can attend these classes & have someone watch over the boys who they are comfortable with & can trust, especially Matthew sleeping with Kathy @ night. I personally was most uncomfortable with Kathy taking to the air with her coughing, whispering & crackling voice, nose stuffed up & recent body aching, etc.
But, Kathy gets right on-line & makes a reservation for a 9:00am non-stop departure tomorrow from Las Vegas directly to Pittsburgh. She wanted a printout of her schedule, but the printer quit printing.
After getting her suitcase out of basement storage, I began a serious “make the printer print” mission….to no avail. I even called the manufacture, Canon & talked with their technical support. My last resort was Nick in Seattle; we checked all computer settings Nick could think of. It has to be a rarely know symptom called: dry ink blockage.
@ 11:05pm, Kathy talks with Melissa again…she encourages them, if possible, to get into the Ronald McDonald’s house for the night.
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, cauliflower & a salad; very delicious!
DVR movie: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” with George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore, etc. Haunting Oscar Wilde story of man whose painting ages while he retains youth. Young Lansbury is poignant, singing “The Little Yellow Bird” (& her real-life mother Moyna MacGill is the Duchess). 1945. Distinctively different; you don’t want to miss a moment of this unusual story.
High temp=55 Lights out: 11:58pm
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