"Hanshaw" no more

Yesterday when I arrived to your room, I was relieved to see for myself that the staff had finally changed your name from "Hanshaw" to "Hinshaw." We've seen it misspelled with an 'e' before. But this was a new one for me. And, of course, once they put you in "the system" as one thing, it takes forever to get it changed. We started pressing the issue Monday, brought in your ID, and then reminded them every day after. We wanted to keep perspective on what was important, but here was something we knew the answer to, you know? "Hey, that ain't his name."

It hadn't even occurred to me that your being Hanshaw would prevent people from leaving messages with the staff. I wonder if there were actually a flood of calls for you at first, as people were desperate for news. Now I see why it could have been a blessing in disguise. They've been pretty busy with you, and taking messages from your community may have become a second career for them. Sanderson made calls all week to Parkland, to no avail, because he was asking for you and not this Hanshaw fellow. But yesterday, two messages were taped to your door, one of them from him, the other from Craig. I don't know how Cheryl was lucky enough to get her message through. She must have gotten herself a "thinker" at the switchboard. "Hmmm... of the NINE people in the Burn ICU, there's no Hinshaw, but Hanshaw sure is pretty close, maybe that's her guy...."

Kinda makes me laugh.

Other thing worth mentioning: I met one of your physical therapists yesterday. Megan is a dreamboat. You'll love her. Just a bright shining light. She was very happy with your range of motion, even in the fingers on your burned hand. She also blessed me with something to do. Hallelujah! She's concerned about the swelling in your unburned hand, so we get to massage your fingers with a purpose and not just from worried love.

We've had all kinds of tasks to pursue regarding your house. But this is first thing we've been qualified to do to help with your body. It's small, but we'll take it. When I told Dixie and Asia, they had the exact same reaction. "We can do that!!"