9/28/2025

 Sunday, September 28, 2025

D+327/223/-1212

1878 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)

1981 1st American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr was born in Norfolk, Virginia

2015 Japan and South Korea reached an agreement over WWII "comfort women", Japan apologized and paid 1bn yen compensation

In bed ############

Meds, etc.  Meds given to me by the nurses, regimen modified by attending doc.

Bright, bright red, hot, swollen, very painful:cellulitis

I've been here all day.  I was told in the morning that things were looking swell and the discharge order was being entered.  This afternoon I was told that "my numbers" weren't where they should be, and the discharge notice was cancelled.  Another night in the hospital.  The patient across the hall or down the hall is in distress and shouting, but I can't make out what he is saying.  As I type this, there have been two "Medical emergency: rapid response team needed" announcements of the PA system.  It's 8:40 p.m., and I'm yearning to crawl into my very fancy and very uncomfortable hospital bed, hoping that I will sleep until at least 4 a.m., with pit stops.  I've got 'da mizries', wanting to be discharged, but realize the risk with cellulitis is it's developing into sepsis, and death.  This brings up thoughts of death, Zeke Emanuel's article about dying at 75, and the discussion with the attending doc here about waiving or not waiving my DNR in my Health Care Power of Attorney on file here at the VA.  The discussion was in the ER with Geri in the room.  With her agreement, I didn't waive the DNR.  I had a long and interesting chat with the Catholic chaplain who stopped in uninvited to visit me earlier.  Maybe I can discuss it tomorrow; tonight I'm too tired and mopey.