5200

So, everything starts tomorrow. Logan gets his central line in at 9:15AM and will be admitted to 5200. That's the transplant floor. The floor has an isolated HEPA-filtered air system. Each room is filtered as well. When you first walk in you go into a room that's air locked. Visitors have to put on little booties over their shoes. The parents get to bring their own "clean shoes" that don't leave the floor. You have to wash your hands before you are allowed to enter. It's pretty nice how they have everything set up. There are a total of 16 patient rooms on the floor. The patients are encouraged to be active so there is a playroom with many toys for them to play with, videos to watch, and video games to play. All the common areas are wiped down after each use to prevent spread of bacteria. There are some accommodations for the parents such as a common kitchen, a common bathroom with shower, and a relaxation room. There are also times that companies or churches will bring meals for the whole floor. A masseuse and a hair stylist come once or twice a week to provide services for the parents as well. The nurses on the unit are exclusive to the unit, meaning we won't have to deal with a nurse that has no idea what goes on in the unit. The nurse to patient ratio is either 1:1 or 1:2. The patients' vitals are monitored in the room as well as on a large LCD screen outside the room. That's about all I can think of right now.

Aiden's doing great! He learned how to swim. I am a little sad I couldn't be there for it, but Tashie sent me a video of it!
Austin is doing great too! He is a little brat boy as usual... haha. I miss them so much. I call them and talk to them everyday. It makes things a little easier. Well this is going to be it for tonight. I still have quite a lot to do to get ready for the hospital. Oh yeah, I thought this was funny: I have to put Logan's stuffed animal, Doggy, in the freezer! This way it kills all the bacteria and dust mites. It probably sounded pretty funny to our neighbors when I reminded Billy to put Logan's dog in the freezer today!

Aiden Swimming!

Austin Swimming!


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