It was very serious going into the ICU to visit the Grandma. We all had to wash our hands and turn off our cell phone.
And then we didn´t even get offered a coffee!
Coffee? In an ICU? Well, they had just taking the incubation tube out of the Grandma´s throat. She needed something to sooth it.
It was the last confirmation I needed to show that coffee is the center of the Brazilian life. I would never have thought that a doctor would allow a patient in the ICU to have a cup of the good stuff.
But now that I think about it, what´s the harm in it?
And that´s the thing. I think coffee is to adult Brazilians as a warm breast is to a baby. It´s comfort, home, and the only way to pass a decent stool after eating all that rice.
You have it for a snack, you have it after lunch, and the day doesn´t begin without it´s presence.
Why wouldn´t you have it at the hospital?
So if that´s how things work, please note that if I should ever end up in there, I want Pop Tarts and licorice.
Great to hear she got the tube out. How's she doing today? Please remember we're here if you guys need anything.
ReplyDeleteMy OB told me I could only have a light breakfast at 6am on the delivery day. Like an orange juice and half a papaya. Say what?? No coffee? Are you already trying to kill me? Why not wait to do it in the OR and let me have a decent meal?
I guess it´s back in... I don´t know what´s going on really. :(
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