They’re gone. Disappeared. Poof! – they just went up in smoke.

Today, we had one of our regular meetings with Pádraig’s doctor. One of the fortnightly half-an-hour kind. One where I bring a list, not to get lost.

Today was different. The Landesärztin joined in, she came to see Pádraig and to chat to his doctor to see how he was and what the plans for his further treatment were.

A few things emerged: they are proposing an operation to fix his bone plate that has failed to join with his skull. This would be done in the UKE (remember the UKE?!). They also want to get him off (or at least down to more sustainable levels) the medication they put him on when they were thinking his level of alertness could be increased by some other drugs. (I know this sounds a bit complex, and it is.)

What transpired during the meeting was that, at least for the time being, Pádraig has lost the “Keime”, the bacteria he had picked up over the past months in hospital. Unbelievable. And a bit of good news.

Poof! Gone!

Today’s German Music Tip
Blaue Jungs Bremerhaven, Hamborger Veermaster (2002). Traditional, very traditional song about Hamburg and four mast sailing ships…
What’s hot
Poof!
What’s cold
Operations
The German word/phrase/verse of the day
Ballerkopp