This poem emerged from the trauma of having to administer at-home antibiotics to my husband, Danny, after his latest surgeries to remove an infected pacemaker, and replace it, on the other side of his chest, with a new one.
Sanitized hands poised and ready
Alcohol swab held tentatively
Scrub the hub, scrub the hub
Eyes closed momentarily
Remembering the brief instructions
A second's breath held; the blame
If mistake is made, means every
Stride from there to here, negated
Fit and tighten; tighten - pump
Detach, attach anew the healing
Bulb of balm for soul infected
Wait it out. Wait. Wait.
Time's up! Loose the bonds!
Scrub the hub, scrub the hub
Inject the cleansing element
Infuse the sealing cure for all
May Jesus "scrub our hub" and make us all ready and willing for His cleansing cure!
Brings back some antsy moments when I was giving myself IV antibiotics at home after being released from the hospital after two weeks of sepsis from a ruptured appendix. It felt wrong on so many levels to sit in the den and drip drugs into a port all by myself. :( Thank God the drugs worked! Amy Munn Parker
ReplyDeleteWow, Amy, I can't believe you had to do this on your own! It's frightening enough having to administer these drugs to someone else, I just can't imagine. So, so glad the meds worked for you. Praise God!
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Scary, to say the least. I cannot relate to that. How long will this last?
ReplyDeleteIndeed, this was no fun at all, Nells, but thank the Lord we finished with this a week ago Thursday. Praising God that Danny is improving every day.
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I did this for my wife while she had cancer.....so many little steps but you find you don't trust anyone but yourself to handle it.
ReplyDeleteSo you know exactly what this entails, Jinzo. And as difficult as it is, you do gladly do it for the one you love. I do pray your wife is cancer-free.
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Oh Martha, your poem/reflections on your care giving to Danny is amazing. My mom had a couple of different PICC lines during the early part of her cancer journey. Thankfully, home health care helped, because I did't feel comfortable caring for it. I'm thankful that your and Danny's experience was positive.
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We are so grateful that it was a positive experience, too, Kim. I can completely understand the relief you must have felt to have home health care there for you at that stressful time with your Mom. Thanks for your kind comment!
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