Friday, 27 February 2015

I got up a bit late this morning and so didn't do a morning walk other than the usual quick Friday morning trip to recycle cardboard and buy challah. It was so nice out, though, that I wore only a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops and felt very comfortable (at 7:00 a.m.!).

I taught 4 units of Berlitz lessons today: 9:00-9:45, 11:15-12:00, and 12:00-1:30.

I went over to the hospital 3 times today. The first time was after my first class, but David was so sleepy that he barely knew I was there. Then I went over again after my last class and stayed for a while, until he was again quite sound asleep. After lighting Shabbat candles, sipping wine, and eating a bit of challah to welcome Shabbat, I went over for the 3rd time and stayed quite a while. He was quite distressed because he wanted to get out of bed and go to the bathroom. But the nurses had told me earlier that, when he tried to stand in the morning, he hadn't been able to. So I knew it would be downright dangerous for him to try to get out of bed at all. It was hard for him to understand, and he was beginning to have quite a bit of pain in his belly, either from gas or from constipation. The nurse promised to call the doctor about meds they could give him to help. At least, by the time I left, he seemed much less distressed, even though they hadn't yet given him anything.

בואי בשלום, עטרת בעלה, גם בשמחה ובצהלה

תוך אמוני עם סגלה. בואי כלה! בואי כלה

bo'i v'shalom, ateret ba'ala, gam b'simkha uvtzahala

tokh emune am s'gula. bo'i khalah! bo'i khalah

Come in peace, oh crown of your husband, also with gladness and joy,

Among the faithful of a people of virtue. Come, oh bride! Come, oh bride!

[the 9th, and final, stanza of L'cha Dodi, the traditional poem to welcome Shabbat]