night in the hospital

The night before Halloween, I took Robin to the doctor because she had been feeling pretty ill for the past week. She had already made two other trips the week before but had never really recovered. When we were there the doctor said that she would have to stay the night at the hospital with an IV because she was dehydrated. The thought of staying overnight in a hospital in a third world country sounded anything but appealing to her, so I decided to stay the night with Robin.

We went back to the house and grabbed a pillow and some DVDs and headed back to the hospital that Tuesday evening. There were no basic rooms available, our options were the emergency room or a suite. Robin opted for the suite and we made our way to the room. It was actually really nice. She had her own private bathroom, there was even a couch for me to sleep on instead of a chair.

We had a fun and memorable time bonding in the Dominican hospital. I carried Robin's IV around if ever she needed to get out of bed and walk to the bathroom. We joked about where we were and what we were doing. It was actually quite comfortable, with the exception of course of Robin being sick.

In the morning I headed off to the villages, but returned in the afternoon. She was finally able to leave that evening around 7pm. A funny thing though that happened was that they wouldn't take out her IV until she had paid her doctor's bills. So, I went down and paid and then the nurse came in and removed the IV from Robin's arm. We headed back to the house and she was so thankful to have her own bed and things near her.

Her health is still in the process of recovery, but I trust that she is almost there. After some more rest over the weekend, she should be good to go come Monday.