BUSH DIARY JUNE: 1998:
6-5: When I left work today they were setting up for an emergency c-section. We don't have anesthesia, they must be using a local? Maybe use conscious sedation? The visiting OBG/GYN doc is willing to the procedure. The Lear jet is down and transport is out of the question. I hope they get the woman transferred by the time I get back to work. Update: Life Flight got here and transferred the lady to Anchorage.
This was a bad week for high risk pregnancies. Earlier we had one woman go on a binge drinking episode the day before her flight to Anchorage. She came in complaining that she was in labor, she thrashed and moaned until she passed out. She was not in labor. She still went on the commercial jet. Two other women in labor were not progressing so they shipped them out.
I have been on a flight when someone is transferred using the jet. It takes three rows of seats to accommodate a stretcher with room for an attendant. The last three rows are the ones usually reserved for such set ups.
KITTY REPORT: Bradford visited the vet the other day. Tim was concerned about his thyroid status and he is coughing so much. Lab work is not back yet. The vet said he also had a little congestive heart failure and weight almost 13 pounds. We needs a feline geriatric specialist.
June 8: I mailed Mom a clipping from the Anchorage Sunday paper. Headlines read something like this: "Fish and Game set Moose on Fire". It was a hoot. Moose wander into residential sections of Anchorage all of the time during winter looking for browse. A young moose had wandered into a residential area where his presence was not appreciated. Fish and Game showed up with Roman candles which when lit usually scare the large undulates off. This time the moose was not moving. So the officers taped two Roman candles together and fired them at the moose. The moose did not move but the candles did set the moose' hair on fire, flames leaping. Witnesses said the moose shook itself hard a couple of times and the flames went out. Eventually the moose wandered off to a tastier setting. Fish and Game reports that this type of thing occurs a couple times each year.
6-11: Today I got one of my wishes granted at work. For several years now I have been wishing out loud within hearing distance of maintenance that I wanted "Eskimo air conditioning" (Hole in floor). The medical record department had very little fresh air. We have to keep the main hallway door shut to keep out the kids and various wandering people. Today while sitting at my desk I felt something on m foot and looked down. There was a yellow tape measure protruding from a rectangular hole in the floor, which I had not noticed at all.
A disembodied voice said, "Royce! Do you see that? Can you hear me?"
I said, "Yeah, Bill, I can hear you, what you doing down there?"
Bill said, "I'm hooking up the duct work. It's not working quite right yet, how long would you like me to stay down here and blow?"
I laughed, "Thanks but I think we ought to leave that conversation lie just where it is."
A short while later I heard the sound of a drill and a couple of bangs and felt a lovely breeze begin at knee level. Hazzah!! Bill said he will install a grill and some controls later when the parts come. I am so happy. No more literally boiling in my pants. I must fetch the lad a bottle of our Oregon Blossom wine.
Carla got a job with a civil engineering outfit in Seattle, she will be secretary. If they need a deli-hag she can fix them right up. The commute is a breeze, she doesn't have to drive across any bridges and she has computer skills.
Jim is still suffering from effects of his viral meningitis from a couple of years ago. I emailed a couple suggestions to Anita.
AC had their grand opening on 6-12: There was huge crowd as there were only 12 walk-in's in the afternoon clinic. As a matter of fact one of the elder's funerals was delayed so that it would not be in conflict with the grand opening. AC gave away a four wheeler and a 27 inch TV. There is also a small travel agency in the back of the store.
Weirdness at work. One of the nurses took a call while in records and she was attempting to help the woman on the line. Turned out the patient was actually calling from one of the exam rooms. Huh!? Nurse told her that she would see her in a few minutes.
Kitty update: Bradford is on a bronchial dilator as well as antibiotics and a deworming pill. He is also constipated. Vet says that is a common think with Manx. Bowels no move.
Coquille House: Tim and I have decided to purchase the house in Coquille. We looked at it last year and it is getting to be time to be living somewhere else. Gotta go mortgage shopping. Carolyn is willing to carry the note but I will not go with that. Carolyn is going to do some upgrades, New AC, fence, carpet. Will worry about the rest of it some other time.
Time to put June to bed. G'night folks.
6-5: When I left work today they were setting up for an emergency c-section. We don't have anesthesia, they must be using a local? Maybe use conscious sedation? The visiting OBG/GYN doc is willing to the procedure. The Lear jet is down and transport is out of the question. I hope they get the woman transferred by the time I get back to work. Update: Life Flight got here and transferred the lady to Anchorage.
This was a bad week for high risk pregnancies. Earlier we had one woman go on a binge drinking episode the day before her flight to Anchorage. She came in complaining that she was in labor, she thrashed and moaned until she passed out. She was not in labor. She still went on the commercial jet. Two other women in labor were not progressing so they shipped them out.
I have been on a flight when someone is transferred using the jet. It takes three rows of seats to accommodate a stretcher with room for an attendant. The last three rows are the ones usually reserved for such set ups.
KITTY REPORT: Bradford visited the vet the other day. Tim was concerned about his thyroid status and he is coughing so much. Lab work is not back yet. The vet said he also had a little congestive heart failure and weight almost 13 pounds. We needs a feline geriatric specialist.
June 8: I mailed Mom a clipping from the Anchorage Sunday paper. Headlines read something like this: "Fish and Game set Moose on Fire". It was a hoot. Moose wander into residential sections of Anchorage all of the time during winter looking for browse. A young moose had wandered into a residential area where his presence was not appreciated. Fish and Game showed up with Roman candles which when lit usually scare the large undulates off. This time the moose was not moving. So the officers taped two Roman candles together and fired them at the moose. The moose did not move but the candles did set the moose' hair on fire, flames leaping. Witnesses said the moose shook itself hard a couple of times and the flames went out. Eventually the moose wandered off to a tastier setting. Fish and Game reports that this type of thing occurs a couple times each year.
6-11: Today I got one of my wishes granted at work. For several years now I have been wishing out loud within hearing distance of maintenance that I wanted "Eskimo air conditioning" (Hole in floor). The medical record department had very little fresh air. We have to keep the main hallway door shut to keep out the kids and various wandering people. Today while sitting at my desk I felt something on m foot and looked down. There was a yellow tape measure protruding from a rectangular hole in the floor, which I had not noticed at all.
A disembodied voice said, "Royce! Do you see that? Can you hear me?"
I said, "Yeah, Bill, I can hear you, what you doing down there?"
Bill said, "I'm hooking up the duct work. It's not working quite right yet, how long would you like me to stay down here and blow?"
I laughed, "Thanks but I think we ought to leave that conversation lie just where it is."
A short while later I heard the sound of a drill and a couple of bangs and felt a lovely breeze begin at knee level. Hazzah!! Bill said he will install a grill and some controls later when the parts come. I am so happy. No more literally boiling in my pants. I must fetch the lad a bottle of our Oregon Blossom wine.
Carla got a job with a civil engineering outfit in Seattle, she will be secretary. If they need a deli-hag she can fix them right up. The commute is a breeze, she doesn't have to drive across any bridges and she has computer skills.
Jim is still suffering from effects of his viral meningitis from a couple of years ago. I emailed a couple suggestions to Anita.
AC had their grand opening on 6-12: There was huge crowd as there were only 12 walk-in's in the afternoon clinic. As a matter of fact one of the elder's funerals was delayed so that it would not be in conflict with the grand opening. AC gave away a four wheeler and a 27 inch TV. There is also a small travel agency in the back of the store.
Weirdness at work. One of the nurses took a call while in records and she was attempting to help the woman on the line. Turned out the patient was actually calling from one of the exam rooms. Huh!? Nurse told her that she would see her in a few minutes.
Kitty update: Bradford is on a bronchial dilator as well as antibiotics and a deworming pill. He is also constipated. Vet says that is a common think with Manx. Bowels no move.
Coquille House: Tim and I have decided to purchase the house in Coquille. We looked at it last year and it is getting to be time to be living somewhere else. Gotta go mortgage shopping. Carolyn is willing to carry the note but I will not go with that. Carolyn is going to do some upgrades, New AC, fence, carpet. Will worry about the rest of it some other time.
Time to put June to bed. G'night folks.
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