Iain did 6 laps in a row around the unit today which is his record.  So I will bring in his watch so we can start recording his progress more consistently.  Remember as he is doing this he has to be attached to various pumps as he still has a chest tube pumping out the air around his lungs.  Fortunately the nausea has finally abated so his feeds are being restarted.  He still does not feel like eating as he cannot smell or taste with the tracheostomy.  His nurses and doctors all promise to go and get whatever he wants from outside of the hospital if he were to be tempted by non hospital fare, which is, of course, not difficult.  Wonders of wonders though today the cafeteria had installed a refrigerator full of healthy meals that actually looked quite appealing. Iain is unlikely to want these.

The staff have kindly organized a conference room for his friends, Colin, Mason, Dean, David and his cousin Sophia to have a little get-together this weekend.  Again, the staff here are amazing.  As Iain is taller than your average cardiac ICU patient finding a bed that fits him is problematic.  Many nurses have taken it as a personal challenge to find a suitable bed.  Each time it arrives, they are assured it is an extra long but no, it is always the same length. Perhaps by the time he leaves….