There really is nothing to report this week other than Doug is still in bed. He gets up to go to the bathroom and to the clinic each morning for platelets or units of whole blood but thus far that uses up all his energy. The following is my candid observation.
Doug is a patient with patience for if he were impatient he might become an inpatient.
Patient—(noun) somebody who receives medical treatment.
Patience—the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.
Impatient—annoyed at being kept waiting or by being delayed.
Inpatient—somebody receiving medical treatment that requires a hospital stay.
~Encarta Dictionary (online)
~Carole
