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Skriven 2015-08-12 01:26:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> vanilla ice cream, and apple-blackcurrant juice (the
 ML> closest thing allowed to wine), along with a 12-oz
 ML> breaded lamb cutlet, and he looked around for more.
 NB> Got his appetite back, for sure...  :)

He was eating more in hospital than he had been at home.
Jason commented on that as well.

 ML> he was complaining about the tourniquet that they use
 ML> to pop his veins out, and I'm pretty aware that that's
 ML> not excruciating.
 NB> It might be more so, due to his advanced age and thinning skin.. Even
 NB> I have more problems with the tourniquet than I used to... especially
 NB> if they do it on bare skin... 

He was giving the nurse this piteous look and then
glancing at me with a big smile - as with many of us
he plays up for attention from the opposite sex.

 ML> He inquired about all the echo people but has evinced
 ML> no interest in coming back here.
 NB> Sigh.

I don't know what to do to give this echo more appeal -
there are obviously other minds at work trying to update
the medium, but so far as I can tell, nothing is working.

 ML> We got Lilli onto her plane today; I leave town in about
 ML> 36 hours. One of Glen's daughters is supposed to be
 ML> flying in from Darwin early next week, and of course
 ML> Jason is a very devoted son.
 NB> They'll take good care of him...  but you were there at the right time
 NB> and place for him, for sure...  :)

That's what the relatives say, anyhow.

=

 ML> likes to listen to the ABC news at top volume. I asked Glen
 ML> how he could stand it, and he looked up at me placidly and
 ML> said, you notice I don't have my hearing aids in.
 NB> That works... there IS some benefit to aging... (G)

After we got him a transistor radio with earbuds, life got
even better. Quite a tribute to the electronics museum that
is his study that he had a transistor radio.

 ML> The latter guy had someone come visit and recount funny
 ML> stories about his time in the service, see below - the visitor
 ML> is about 70, and from other snippets of conversation it
 ML> appears that he is the patient's son, which makes the guy
 ML> in bed, well, quite elderly.
 NB> 90-ish, probably...  

99, as it turns out, and pretty sharp still.

 ML> What fun hospitals are.
 NB> Indeed.  Such fun.  Especially on geriatric wards.

It was the regular internal medicine department, just that
the clientele was mostly elderly. The day before I blew
town they moved a young woman of under 60 into the
previously empty fourth bed (there are privacy curtains).

 ML> Never figured that out, but once in a while I get so
 ML> unfashionable I'm fashionable.
 NB> Tis the nature of fashion... those of us that ignore it don't notice
 NB> when it comes back to join us... ;)

I notice only when someone brings it to my attention.
This off-black shirt with white crosshatching at about
2" intervals that I've been wearing has got some
comment, mostly from guys, though.

 NB> although they do say that mixing beer and wine is a sure
 NB> way to get sick... 
 
Never worked for me.

Light and Cheesy Mac and Cheese
categories: hospital, main, dairy, meat
Servings: 8

3 c butternut squash, cubed
1 c low fat, low sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 c non-fat milk
2 cloves garlic
2 Tb plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
Black pepper to taste
1 lb whole wheat elbow macaroni
1 c low fat cheddar cheese, shredded
3/4 c part skim Ricotta cheese
3 Tb Parmesan cheese, grated

Preheat oven to 375F. Combine squash, broth, milk and
garlic in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to
medium heat and cook until squash is tender, about
25 min. Once cooked, add yogurt and pepper to saucepan
and mash ingredients together. In a separate pot,
prepare pasta al dente, about 8 min, omitting salt.
Drain well. Add squash mixture to cooked pasta, then
mix in cheddar and ricotta cheeses until combined.
Coat 13x9" baking dish with cooking spray and spread
mixture evenly into pan. Top with grated parmesan and
bake 25 min.

Nutrition facts: Total Calories per serving: 310,
Total Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 10mg,
Sodium: 250mg, Total Carbohydrates: 50g, Dietary
Fiber: 5 g, Sugar: 4g, Protein: 17g

CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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