Thud.

Turned off the alarm and went to bed around 10:20 last night; got about 9 hours' sleep. Much better.

Now doing laundry, and I need to get some groceries before heading back to the hospital to see the flower_cat.

flower_cat update: noon

Looks like she'll be coming home tomorrow noonish. She'll be in a lot of pain, but if she can at least get from the bed to the bathroom to a chair we'll be OK. They were trying to tell her she might go home today, and she hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. She gets a bit panicky when things like that happen. I think they were trying to be encouraging, but Colleen read it as not paying attention to what she was telling them.

My shopping list for today: a thinner mattress, a grab bar for the back bathroom, and a deck chair like the ones they have in the hospital (comfortable, sturdy, right height, grabbable arms, springy back). We meant to go mattress shopping a week or so ago -- really should have done that.

flower_cat update: 6pm

So far today I've bought groceries, a mattress (thinner and a little softer than the old one; to be delivered tomorrow evening), a mattress protector, a pillow and a grab-bag of grab bars (wasn't clear which arrangement Colleen would prefer; we'll see tomorrow). No luck on the lawn chair.

Saw Colleen again this afternoon; left about 6. She's managed to get to the bathroom twice so far under her own power; whether she'll be able to do it without morphine tomorrow is another question. Still on clear liquids. I'll go back tonight after dinner.