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Inhospitable Hospital or It's Deja Vu All Over Again!

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Entry 1.     9:47 a.m. I didn't sleep well. Listening to a podcast on David Berkowitz can mess with your dreams. When I woke at 3:06 a.m., I was worried about Jenny and her pain.  I stewed for quite some time before going to check on her. She was ok, breathing seemed normal. But, I was worried.  I stayed beside her until 6:30 when I had to tend to the muttlings.  Leiney came down soon thereafter and  was lying on the couch, when Jenny appeared at the top of the landing and said her pain was worse.  In fact, the pain was so bad she walked stooped over. We are at VM. We have been here since 8. They saw her before 9, gave her some pain relief a.k.a. Dilaudid, and then ordered a CT. We have been waiting since. It's 10:20ish now.  Jenny is in and out, the painkillers causing her to hallucinate. "Honey, did I forget your birthday? I'm sorry." We just had this exchange: Jenny: "I wonder if I can snore?" Me: "I am positive you can snore." Jenny: "...