Friday Evening

After lunch on Friday we headed back to the hospital. When we arrived Pat had just been transferred to a regular room. He made a joke to the Doctor in the ICU about requesting a single room...with a view, and low and behold he got it! The view is not much of a surprise though - UCSF is located on top of a large hill in San Francisco. Depending where you are in the hospital you can see downtown, the golden gate bridge or golden gate park. He spent the rest of the day and evening dozing in and out of sleep. He was able to eat some dinner, all liquids, but he has a good appetite. One of Pat's college friends that lives in the south bay dropped by and Pat was excited to have a visitor, but after that he was really exhausted and just could not stay up much past 9pm. We had a great nurse Friday night (my favorite so far - his name was Merritt) and he kept the pain to a minimum through out the night. I stayed the night in the hospital and keep a close eye on Pat. I think he got a really good rest for the first time in a few days. I on the other hand felt how a new mother must feel, I listened to Pat breathe all night and would jump at Pat's slightest movement. In the middle of the night the nurses have to come in and check vitals, draw blood and dispense pain med, but Merritt kept the interruptions to a minimum. Pat is getting much needed rest and is doing great!