Thankful Thursday | three weeks
This week, I am thankful:
that my countdown is at three weeks!
After tomorrow's shift, I only have three more weeks left of full-time work.
And after I make two more discussion post replies, I have three weeks left in this class.
(Nothing terribly exciting happens after this class finishes; another class starts the next day! But every completed class is one step closer to me having my degree done.)
that I am good at writing
I know I've said this before in a Thursday post, but my goodness, this BSN program is almost all writing. It's been very time-consuming for me, even though writing is one of my strengths. I cannot even imagine trying to do this if writing is not a strong suit.
that I'm a fast reader
I have to dig through so many scholarly journal articles to find the information I need for these essays and discussion posts. I am lucky that I'm a fast reader (and an even faster skimmer) because this would take me so much longer otherwise.
that I got to catch some sunrises/sunsets
We had a tiny stretch of less-humid weather, and I worked for most of it. But I did manage to get out and catch two sunsets and a sunrise.
that my digestive system is feeling better
I'm still not quite 100%; mainly, I am still not as hungry as usual. But almost all of my other symptoms are gone, and I'm so glad.
I still have not added coffee back into the rotation, though; it's been two and a half weeks since I had any, and that is definitely my longest coffee-free stretch since I started drinking it in my early 40s.
Tea has just seemed like a safer option for now. 😉
for the empathy reminder
I take care of a lot of patients with digestive problems, and my recent experience was a good reminder of how miserable it is not to be able to eat, or to have diarrhea, or to deal with bloating and nausea.
that I got nominated for a Daisy award
You can read about Daisy awards here, in case you haven't heard of them. One of my patients nominated me, and while I don't think I did anything special enough to get the big Daisy award, I will get a pin for my badge just for being nominated.
And it made my day to read the note from the patient because it said I was both compassionate and competent. A good nurse needs to be both; if you take good care of the patient's physical needs but you don't care for their feelings, that's less than ideal.
Conversely, if you take good care of a patient's feelings but you fail to notice that their blood pressure is tanking, well, that's not ideal either.
So, it made me happy to be nominated for compassion and competence.
that my van came in handy
Sadly, a friend of mine recently passed away from rectal/colon cancer. Her three young adult children, who live out of state, were here, of course, and after my friend passed, her kids needed help getting her storage unit emptied.
So, my van and I volunteered for the job, and I felt so grateful to still have it available. This job would have taken so many trips with a smaller car, and some of the items wouldn't have fit in a smaller car anyway (like the bed frame!)
I'm also happy I was able to do something to help my friend's kids; this is the second parent they have lost to cancer, so my heart went out to them.
Today I am thankful for my resilience and competence. I have had to rely upon them a great deal recently.
Aww, I'm sorry to hear you've needed them so much. I hope you get a breather soon.
Take care WilliamB!
Whatever it is, we are routing for you
Sorry to hear this, I am not religious but I am sending good vibes.
Hoping for a change for the better for you!
Sorry to hear that things have been challenging. Take care of yourself, as best you can.
Sorry that your resilience and competence are being tested at this time. Hope things get better soon!
Thank you everyone. I’ve moved from processing (or was it wallowing?) to problem-solving and I found a couple of silver lining as well.
Kristen, I’m very sorry about your friend. It must have been hard to keep it together to be a blessing for their children. I’m not surprised at all that you were nominated for such an award, that attitude is practically printed on every Snoopy you wear.
Sometimes, we DO need a period of wallowing.
Sorry for the loss of your friend Kristen. The young adults will have felt comforted by your support and practical help.
The Daisy nomination: you to a T.
This week I am thankful that our home office renovation is going so well, that is, the preparations that we are doing ourselves. I am happy to say there is a lot of outdated paperwork (by decades, even) that has found its forever home in the shredder.
Also thankful that we will have slightly cooler days ahead, as I want to get some wall painting done.
Thankful too, for the ability to do presentations and host workshops. They often make me very nervous ahead of time, but once in the meetings I do fine. Professionals in my line of work are often judged positively if they speak up in meetings and if they can present their views to others. It is something I developed over the years, but the original ability to set aside my insecurity I had since childhood and I cannot be thankful enough for that.
I really relate to the note about confidence with presentations. I used to be anxious giving presentations, or being the de facto leader in a work setting, but thanks to practice and giving presentations so frequently I no longer have this anxiety. I've realised people are thinking about you less than you think (not in a cruel sense - just that they aren't looking for error and probably won't notice small mistakes) and can now laugh it off if something goes sideways.
Agreed, I think most of the audience is just so glad that they are not the presenter!
I need remedial grammar training!
Kristen congratulations on your daisy nomination! That is huge!! I'm not surprised you were nominated during your first year of nursing. Your care and compassion for your patients are felt throughout your posts.
I'm sorry to hear of your friend's passing. What a blessing you are for her children, both by the use of your van, and also your willingness to jump in and assist when needed.
I am thankful that there is another chemo drug available to treat my husband. The first did not work. Am hopeful his body will respond better this time.
PS Congratulations on the Daisy nomination! You’ve already won if you ask me. 🌼
Prayers for you and your husband.
Joan, I'm so glad there is another option. Sending healing thoughts your way.
Thank you ❤️
First, Kristen, I'm sorry about your friend's death, and I send sympathy to her children. And you practice what you preach in offering practical help. Also, congratulations on the Daisy nomination, and I think the entire Commentariat will be rooting for you to win!
Now, two very big thankfuls for me this week:
(1) First, thankful for the delight of a brief visit from DH's and my favorite nephew--DH's sister's younger son--and his 17-year-old daughter, who were on a college-touring trip through my area. I hadn't seen the nephew since his 2003 wedding in California, and of course I'd never met the daughter, so there was lots of family news exchanging and getting acquainted to do. And I leave it to you to imagine my joy at discovering that the teenager is a Jane Austen fan--and has actually READ THE BOOKS instead of just watching the movies! Naturally, I took her to view my three bookcases of JA-related books and ephemera--and, naturally, I told her all about JASNA. Woo hoo!!!
(2) And thankful yet again for my friend Mr. Fix-It, who came over on Tuesday at a considerably earlier time than his usual reveille to help me (a) lug my old rocker/recliner to the curb and (b) take delivery of, and assemble, my new one (thereby saving me the furniture store's $139 delivery/set-up fee). To burnish his halo further, he fixed the dripping tap in my basement sink, which required a trip back to his home for a specialized kind of washer that I didn't have on hand. Dear me, what would I (and a couple of other widowed friends of his) do without him?
I'm so glad you had a chance to see your faraway family! I grew up in WV, but my father's family was in WA. My, that was hard for me! But I love how comfortable it still is when we get together (which is RARE).
My retired husband is now a handyman, after 30 years of construction.
Always amazed at how older single women appreciate the help.
We know one gal, that wants to pay for his fuel. Because she is worried he will move on to others.
Congratulations on your nomination, Kristen! I have seen the pins on nurses badges but never seen where I can nominate a nurse for a Daisy award. "Competent and compassionate" is you in a nutshell!
Today I am thankful:
That DS#3 is getting stronger (he can get out of bed by himself with one effort, and out of the wheelchair as well without needing assistance!). He even is using his power assist trike to bike around the neighborhood. He clocked four miles yesterday! Getting much needed sunshine and Vitamin D for calcium absorption. Praying his bloodwork today also shows improvement.
For the beautiful weather we've had that has allowed us to get outside more. DS#4 is now practically a pro at bicycling 😉 and joins us on our daily bike rides.
That the Commodore seems to have finally healed from his post-shelter food insecurity. He used to hork down every portion of kibble we gave him, leading to the classic "scarf and barf" at times (so undignified!) and some weight gain. So we were portioning out teeny meals five times a day. Lately I noticed he's been actually LEAVING food in his bowl! It's taken two years of sticking to a schedule but I think he trusts us now and believes that no other cat is going to come in and eat it before he gets any. Either that or he knows he has a vet visit in two weeks and is trying to slim down so the nasty vet doesn't call him "chubby" again.
great news about your son. YAY.
How great that your son is making such good progress! I had to chuckle at the Commodore being called chubby. Our vet says our dog is "fluffy" but I really don't see the weight and he to will leave food if not hungry.
Karen, so happy for your son's progress!
Thanks for sharing the encouraging update!
Congrats on the Daisy nomination! I can tell by your blog that you are a compassionate and extremely competent person in all areas of your life.
Firstly, I'm thankful that you do this blog because it makes me think!
I'm so grateful it rained yesterday. The unrelenting heat where I live seems unprecedented.
I'm thankful my pets are all in good health. It makes them happier and it certainly makes me happy.
I'm thankful that my retirement has been very successful. A lot of people seem to struggle but I've never had a problem just enjoying my freedom!
And I'm thankful that my long siege of trapping and neutering one single person's cats seems to have a light in the tunnel. I have one mama left and one kitten, but somebody said there's two more kittens out there somewhere! The silver lining is that it's taken up a month of my time, however it's kept many thousands of cats being born over the next few years.
That is so wonderful about getting the cats fixed, Jen. Thank you for taking the time (and probably the expense?) to do that. It makes me sad and frustrated when folks don't take responsibility for their animals.
I'm very sorry about your friend 🙁
Thankfuls:
1. I went for an early morning run with my sister and I managed to run the loop without any walking breaks! I am also immensely thankful for the cold shower I had when I got back!
2. I enjoyed a couple of yoga classes with a friend; I usually only go once a week but it was fun to do an extra class and I am happy to support the yoga studio. I am also good friends with the teacher and, as we grew up near each other, we probably interacted as children at the local park! We have mutual people in common from school.
3. I went for a beautiful walk with my mother to a lake one day and had fun watching a film with my sister and her partner at her place one evening.
4. I went for a routine cervix health check. That wasn't exactly fun, but I am grateful that I have access to it and that it is covered by universal healthcare.
5. I went as a guest to a local swimming lake and had a wonderful day there. The weather was warm, the sun was out and we enjoyed swimming, chatting and intermittently relaxing in the sun with magazines. I also jumped off the high diving board and got a cheer!
Helping your friends children when you're so busy was a tremendous gift. People say, call if yiu beed anything, aftercare death of a close loved one. What they probably need is practical offers of specific help and you provided it.
Congratulations on the Daisy Award! I'm sure it was well-deserved.
Today I'm thankful that my son has gone through two more interviews that may get him a good job. He was laid off by Amazon in January, and he is currently working at a casino with little pay and terrible hours. It's a very stressful time for him.
I'm thankful that I sold another item on eBay, and that I have learned how to add this little income stream to my life.
I'm thankful that the power outage that came with a storm had a pretty small impact on me. Yes, I had to throw out some food, which I hate to do, but others have had it so much worse, with property damage and multiple days without power.
I'm thankful that I can still get up and down the thirty steps into my condo, and I continue to be in good health.
I'm thankful that the hot and humid weather has moderated, at least temporarily.
I'm thankful that I live near a great lake, and I can go sit and watch the waves whenever I want. Very calming!
Sending best vibes for your son to get the job, Beth.
thankful for you, for photo of chiquita, could we have a shelley photo, please? thankful am not going to irvington this weekend. congrats on the daisy nomination. you totally have earned it and totally deserve it. thankful my zozo is doing well. most of her college classes are remote. hope she will be able to make friends. biggest thankful is that my son will not be going to school in irvington. YAY.
This week I am thankful:
*for a library book.
*for the hot tea.
*that I know my aches and pains are temporary.
*for some personal growth, I think.
*that, by this time next week, our congregation member will be in assisted living.
*for the flowers and the weedy garden, for nature, for Psalm 104, for my husband, that my children know how to work and have a good work ethic, for my son's new story idea (I hope he finishes it because I think it's a cool idea), that something we listed on marketplace was finally picked up by about the millionth person who contacted us about it, for our beautiful view, for a chance to visit my friend, and for plenty of zucchini. AND that my husband is smoking something for supper.
Kristen - I'm sorry to hear of your friend's death. I'm sure her kids greatly appreciated your help. And congratulations on your daisy nomination. It is wonderful for you to be recognized for your compassion and competency.
This week I'm thankful:
* that I am off tomorrow so I can watch grandson while daycare is closed
* that hubby was available to meet contractors at our daughter's new house to keep her and her husband from taking off work
* that I got a reminder about an event that I bought tickets for back in May. I had totally forgotten I had purchased tickets.
* that our dog's new medication is helping her act like her old self
* that the team on my new project is bonding
Aw, Kristen…it sounds like you had a very up and down kind of week. I’m sorry to hear about your friend but I’m glad you were able to be a comfort to their children. I also echo the other commenters in expressing joy over your daisy nomination-truly well deserved, I’m sure.
My biggest thankful this week is that my diagnostic mammogram was so normal that my ultrasound appointment was canceled. The tech said “there’s nothing to ultrasound. See you in a year!”
I’m also thankful for the news that my thyroid ultrasound was also normal. It’s still termed “heterogeneous,” but the vascularity was normal, so I think the gluten-free diet is helping.
Your count down is similar to mine, except in reverse because in three weeks I will be off summer break and diving head first into setting up my classroom in our new building. In the meantime, I am trying to do as much summer gardening as possible. I’m thankful that my energy has returned!
I hope you get a few more beautiful sunrises and sunsets this week and get to enjoy the recent stretch of lower temps and humidity!
Love those pronouncements that "There's nothing there!" Congrats!
Thanks! It has been a long road!
Happy for you Becca!
Amazing news on the ultrasound! Congratulations!
Becca, I'm doing the Snoopy Happy Dance for you!
Congratulations on your Daisy Award nomination!
Thankful that:
-- We have AC. Like many of you, it's been hotter than a billy goat in a pepper patch here.
-- The tree that fell in our neighborhood did not hit anyone's house.
-- I have three get-togethers this week with friends.
-- I was able to give blood this week when the need was high(er).
-- We've been able to knock several things off our home maintenance list.
Kristen, so sorry for your loss. Thank you for being there to help out the family.
In happier news, congrats on your Daisy nomination! That's a big deal!
So thankful for a good rain earlier this week. Our grass is still brown, but less so!
Thankful for my husband's garden. With all the Cyclospora cases in Michigan right now, I'm not going anywhere near store-bought greens.
Thankful for my VBS partner. She's an experienced teacher. I was her "sous chef", helping her with the Bible stories. We had a beautiful response to our last lesson on Saturday.
Thankful my friend is in town and that we're having a girl's night tonight!
1. That my bedroom is much cooler and more comfortable now that my pal insulated the west window. In fact, last night I had to turn off the fans and set the AC up one notch because I got too chilly!
2. I was able to get my long-dead dishwasher working again without a service call. Yay internet tutorials!
3. My neighbor had some ladies over for coffee Monday morning and I got to go. Met some new people and saw some familiar faces, too.
4. Snuggling with a dog named Snuggles. Who loves to snuggle with everyone.
5. Coffee and breakfast on the patio in the morning... Which is where I am right now.
I'm very sorry about your friend's passing. It was so good you were able to help her children.
I'm thankful for a little rain and slightly cooler weather. The wildfire smoke has cleared and we're all breathing easier.
The accupuncture treatments are really helping my dog's spinal issues. She is definitely feeling better.
My nieces sent me fun gifts for my birthday and made me feel very loved.
We've been spending a lot of time with various friends this summer and it's a reminder of how lucky we are.
I am so thankful for a safe roof over my head and a pantry of groceries. Simple pleasures!
I am thankful for our grown son still enjoying spending time with us—we have a small family outing planned today and that makes this Mom’s heart happy.
I am thankful for my new hip.. a year and a half ago I could barely walk from the pain.. a hip replacement gave me back my mobility and good mood!!
I am thankful for some new friends I’ve made in a new social group lately.
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend - big hugs to you. I hope you are finding comfort in spending time with your friend’s family.
This week I am thankful to be sitting in a rented house in FL enjoying my yearly mother/son trip. It’s a highlight of my summer every year. It is shockingly cooler and less humid here than home in MN and we’re getting beach time!
Geneva, you picked a very good time to be away from MN weather!
Congrats on the Daisy nom. The nomination is a big deal!
It all started with a call...my cousin called, he had gone ocean fishing, he asked me to deliver the fish. It gave my mom a nice ride in the country, we collected the fish recipients barter of fruits and bushels of vegetables and deliver those on. So fun!
Since I was running late, my neighbor set up the community dinner. Luckily, I had prepped everything.
I was able to meet my cousin's newest granddaughter via video call, so sweet.
The perfect example of two things at once … I’m so sorry about the loss of your friend; and, you were able to help her family and received a Daisy nomination. Life is such a cycle. I’m also glad to hear you’re feeling much better. That first coffee will probably feel like 100%.
Thankful … car edition!
I’m thankful our car died in the driveway and not somewhere where it would have been potentially dangerous or simply a logistical nightmare.
I’m thankful we had another vehicle! While absent AC and older than dirt, it provided much needed transportation.
I’m thankful for a generous family member who willingly shared their car when we needed it!
I’m thankful we had the money to purchase a new car and were able to replace our 14 year old car with something that will work very well for us. Now, to learn how to use the newest technology; i.e. bells & whistles! This is a personal decision to purchase new vehicles, but we keep them until they have reached the end of their life.
I’m thankful
I am thankful for:
Good books to read
God's Word
A shoulder that is feeling better
Community and connections
Hot tea
Shorter days (but still long!) that mean better sleep
New recipes
Fresh vegetables
The opportunity to help friends
Amen for God's Word
Congratulations Kristen on your award. I'm familiar with the Daisy Award. My niece Amber received one as well. What an honor to receive such a prestigious award.
Miss Chiquita has weighed herself and found her usual svelte self ok. 👌
She says she is thankful!
1. My sister is no longer suffering.
2. I am over that awful virus so many of us fell victim to.
3. DH is having phenomenal jewelry sales on Market Place.
4. Since we no longer drive much, our gas usage is down.
5. FAIL...OO (Orange Ogre) has threatened Medicare Part D (medication) cutting the subsidies we use to help defray our costs. (THINK ELIQUIS )
Have a good Thursday!
Thinking of you and your sister
You might want to look into a Medicare Advantage plan. Regardless, this "decision" - which IMHO is trying to balance out he and his party's out of control spending/revenue decrease is going to drive up costs for everyone. Which is on top of cutting the ACA subsidies. Nothing drives up costs like the unfortunate who put off care until it is time to go to the ER - due to no fault of their own.
It is so helpful to have assistance with the 'effects' after a death, even just basic sorting and transportation. It is, or can be, such an emotional ordeal. I'm glad you were there to help and my sympathy goes out to both those kids and to you on the loss of a parent and a friend.
Big congratulations on the Daisy!
Thankful that...
My recent surgery was successful and I have fully and quickly recovered.
That my daughter came down from Oregon to help me out (and make sure I obeyed doctors orders). It was great to see her and she was a great help with some projects I can't manage on my own anymore.
That when she returned home and went out with her Incident Command Team on what became a 15,000 acre fire everyone out there was safe and they finally have the fire mostly contained.
That a friend I haven't seen in 2 years came up from SoCal and we got to spend some time together.
That my old Oregon neighbor is moving down to this area and we'll get to hang out together again. That means maybe some paddleboarding and kayaking.
And, as always, the Commentariat here.
This week I am thankful . . .
-For lower temperatures and humidity. We took a walk last night that didn't turn me into a puddle of sweat. I'm glad you have gotten to see some sunrises and sunsets. I used to never care about sunrise and sunset, but something about being in my 40s has made both events each day worth witnessing.
-For being alive. I am so sorry to hear about your friend's passing. It is devastating to loose both parents to cancer young . I am so thankful to be emerging from a three-year battle with breast cancer. I had a check-in with my oncologist yesterday, and we are operating on the cautiously optimistic evidence that I might be cancer-free. I'm just so thankful that my kids didn't loose me.
-For projects that are keeping me busy. For so long my goal has been (in addition to beating cancer) to get a tenure track job in academia. Ever since I started my postdoc three years ago, that has been my goal. Well, my postdoc is officially done tomorrow, and I have no tenure track job. But I have taken on a few academic part-time jobs that will keep me busy and give me something to focus on that maybe feels a little less like beating my head against a wall. I'll still apply to jobs, but I have let go of the anxiety of the thing.
I am very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. Much prayers to the family.
Personally I'm thankful that we still have a month left of summer. While I would love to be doing more I will be happy to enjoy it.
I am so sorry for your loss <3
My husband won the Daisy Award earlier this year. Congrats on being nominated! Sorry to hear of your friend's passing. So glad you found a way to help the kids.
I'm curious if you feel that the courses you are taking to get your degree are useful at all, or are they mostly busywork. What has been the most valuable to you and what has been the least valuable so far?
I'm thankful that when I got my bachelor degree in OT in 1981, it was a rigorous program and I would say 80% of it was important and useful in my practice. When I got my first job in OT I still had a lot to learn, but productivity standards were still such that I got a lot of mentoring and support from my supervisor and colleagues. And I felt prepared for the basics.
These days a masters is the minimum for an OT and hundreds of for profit schools have popped up. Many of them seem more like they cover some basics and do a lot of busywork, and OT's come out of these programs feeling unprepared to practice. Because of reimbursement issues and much higher productivity standards, very few new OT's get the mentoring and support they need when new on the job, and they really have a hard time adjusting. (I went into a different profession 24 years ago because I saw this coming, although I loved my 20+ years as an OT).
I was intrigued by the book you showed the other day called "Healthcare Finance, Economics and Policy". Nurses still get to base their care on compassion and competency, as you say, but the revenue producing professions like PT, OT, and ST have to produce dollars for everyone up the chain and it cuts into the ability to really provide the care our patients need. I'm wondering what your takeaways were from that book. Most people go into healthcare to help people, not generate revenue for their employers (aside from the fact that there must be money to be able to deliver care in the first place), and it's a dark awakening when they realize that's why they are really there. I'm thankful I was ignorant of all that for a large chunk of my OT career.
I'm thankful for a chance to visit the Flight 93 Memorial in Shankstown PA. We were coming home from Pittsburg and the route that hubby took sent us near it. So went. It's been something on my bucket list. The National Park service runs it. It is a quiet, beautiful place filled with wildflowers and barn swallows. We looked at the overlook and the display inside. I listened to an answering machine message from a woman on the plane that she left for her husband. A woman from my area also died on that flight.
Of course they had a gift shop (tacky in my opinion but I guess they have to raise money some way as there was no admission fee). I bought a very low key magnet. I was just kind of horrified of the thought of selling things associated to a terrorist attack.
Its a great thing to have something (like a van) that helps someone else! A patients perception and feelings tell you everything. And I love the Daisy awards - I nominated out XR RN who happens to have moved to House Supervisor and still sees herself as part of our team! (:
Congratulations on winning the DAISY Award! We are so thrilled for you.
I was also so sorry to hear about your friend’s passing. You were such a blessing and a true comfort to her children during a difficult time.
This week, I’m thankful for:
• A fresh start. The gift of waking up each day with a clean slate, leaving past mistakes behind.
• Quality time with my husband and girls at the water park.
• My daughters' love for reading. I’m so grateful for all the hours we spent reading together when they were younger, and that I can still find books they enjoy today.
• Unexpected food treats, like the fresh blueberries, lychees, and avocados we got this week.
• The break in the weather—temperatures in the 80s feel great, and I’m looking forward to the week.
Today I am thankful for Physical Therapy which is helping alleviate the symptoms of a bulging disc in my neck.
Thankful for a quick trip to the ocean last week when my newly moved daughter and family came back to Washington for an annual camping trip. So much fun to spend a day and a half with all of them.
Thankful for higher interest savings accounts and the ability to move money bank to bank to take advantage of it (and of course thankful I have a job which gives me the money to move!)
I'm thankful for my group of now former pediatric co-workers who regularly keep in touch via a group text and for getting together with 3 of them this morning for a coffee date. It's always fun to catch up in person, especially when some aren't on social media.
Kristen, What a sweet thing for a patient to do and how very appropriate. I feel that you may be winning a whole bouquet of these in the course of your career! Big congratulations! And, what a nice boost to your sort of slog feeling just now. You deserve this accolade.
I know, right? It was such a nice little pick me up!
I’m very sorry about your friend. How terrible for her children to lose both parents at a young age.
And congratulations on your Daisy nomination!
I’m thankful we’re going on holiday tomorrow. Actually I’m currently more stressed than thankful, so perhaps writing this will turn my mood around. 😉
Sometimes preparing to go on a trip is very stressful! I can relate.
Condolences on the loss of your friend. So hard for her young adult kids 😢
I am thankful that the nearby tornado missed our area. We only suffered losing power for several days. I'm super thankful to see how many businesses offered air conditioned space and phone charging - for free! In this difficult time, people are stepping up to help each other.
Long time lurker but wanted to say my husband has been in the hospital this week and having read your blog helped with my perspective about the nurses and we are at a teaching hospital too. We have had an amazing nurse the past two days who has advocated for us and I was thinking about nominating him for a daisy award and this post has pushed me to fill out the form.
YAYYY! Your nurse will appreciate that so much; the positive feedback really is so motivating.
I hope your husband feels better soon!