Quinton's Hospitalization Tote Board

With Quinton in the hospital, life got somewhat repetitive. Days just flowed one right into the next. Sometimes, I would forget what day it was! Below is a list of everyday occurrences we encountered and their frequency*. Some of these are sad, some are funny, but all are true--some more so than others.

--Miles from our home in North Peoria to Mayo Clinic Hospital: 20.
--Miles from home to Arrowhead: 5
--Miles I logged driving to and from any hospital: 765
--Crossword puzzle books I completed: 3
--“Quinton Update” emails I sent: 36
--People I sent these emails to: 29
--Payday bars I bought and ate from hospital vending machines: 23
--Times the vending machine stole my money: 1
--Times we saw a contestant win the car on “The Price Is Right”: 11
--Times we saw a contestant win $1,000 from spinning the “Big Wheel”: 3
--Times the “nurse call” button got hit by mistake: 13
--"Judge" shows we watched at some point: 6
--Flower arrangements received: 5
--Roommates that came and went while Q was at Arrowhead: 4
--Roommates he had at Mayo: 0
--Continuous days Quinton went without food: 46
--Lunches I skipped in case Q’s doctor stopped by: 17
--Pounds Q lost: about 20
--Pounds I lost: 12
--Times the boys and I ate dinner at In-N-Out Burger: 16
--Times we ate dinner at other restaurants: 9
--Anger-fueled meltdowns I had: 8
--Pieces of consolation Fiestaware I bought myself: 38
--Holidays and birthdays Quinton missed by being in the hospital: 4
--Household items that broke down during Q’s absence: 7
--Total number of surgeries Q had: 3
--Days Q was in the hospital: I lost count at 64
--Sharps "biohazard" boxes Q filled up: 12



*Some figures have been tweaked and embellished to add to the humor factor (you can’t actually expect that I would remember this stuff!), but they’re not too far off!!!!