Week 319a ” Cream cakes”

I arrived to find Jill sitting in bed with plaster removed , a bowl of mixed plaster and various bandages on the bench. The doctors were discussing the next step while the nurse was administering some morphine. I told Jill I would be back when they had finished. I also mentioned that there was a cake stall in the cafeteria and what would she like as a treat.” Cream – something with cream in it” was the reply- to which one of the doctors agree that sounded good. When I got there the stall had been going since 8am and they were almost sold out – I found some iced cup cakes and decided that would do.

I headed back to the ward and sat in the waiting area until they were finished. I talked to a woman whose husband was having a shoulder operation, I mentioned that Jill had asked for cream cakes and that I had missed out. Out of her bag she produced a tray of cream butterfly cakes and offered them to me. I accepted and we did an exchange. Jill won’t know how lucky she was.

I could see Jill’s room and when the doctor left I went to see how things were going. Jill was sitting up with her plastered leg exposed and plaster every where and a nurse trying to clean up . complaining about the mess doctors always leave behind for them to clean up. Jill was sitting in bed with plaster on the sheets , her hands, face and her big toes.

Jill's Plastered left leg

Time was 11am and morning tea arrived so Jill was able to have her cream cake which she loved.  On Jill’s notice board they had penciled in Jill’s confirming X-ray for 4pm. Suddenly they arrived a couple of hours early and we thought this was great. Jill was wheeled away to radiology and was back in 1/2 and hour.

The results of the x-ray were not back when I left at 9pm so I hope that all is well when I get there this morning

Let you know the results tomorrow