Thanks Mal. You're always quick on these. I appreciate that. Can't help but picture you among the standouts.
Service stuff is pretty much locked. The basics took us a very, very long time. I've never edited a paragraph or two so many times.
The harp player my mom enjoyed so much wasn't able to make it down, but my sister located one of her peers who can. Very cool last minute surprise! Right now this is all about including people and making things work.
Meanwhile I keep stuttering back to my lists: People to call; injustices to right; things to improve; goals. I swear, if our main intensivist hadn't been so cool not only would mom not had a chance I would have admitted myself to the hospital nut bin. He's been a friend (though I harbor some fear of being managed) and he's encouraging my efforts toward system improvement. The next week or two will be interesting as I try to maintain mindshare among a crowd that has to move on to new cases. No doubt, more lessons remain.
For now though, another day out of the way. More things tied up. Tomorrow could be better or worse, depending on how we handle the coming idle time.