User blog:Spikewitwicky/April 12, 2016 - Spike's Journal Entry



So, dad's in the hospital. And I couldn't be happier.

Let me explain. It was rough getting dad into my truck - and to Dr. Morin's office. He underwent a chest x-ray, a CAT scan, a good amount of blood work. Dr. Morin diagnosed it as a viral strain of bronchitis. He ordered dad to rest for at least 2 weeks, maybe 3. However, not rest too much, because for his age, the more you rest, the more likely you may get pneumonia. So, it's a balance, but definitely heavier on the 'rest'.

Here's why I'm elated... aside from the obvious "dad's getting the care he needs" angle.

Dad was justifiably freaked that this doctor's office visit may land him in the hospital. He hasn't had the best month, and in his shape ... well, hospitals don't exactly have a stellar track record. I think he was worried that if he was admitted - that'd be game over for him. They would keep him in intensive care, and then a nursing home, and then... most likely, that's it.

A second scenario ... just as bad: Dr. Morin says "there's nothing we can do - take him home, call hospice, make sure he's not in pain, and wait it out."

But neither of those things happened. Dr. Morin gave him a diagnosis much like he'd give me or Carly. You got 'fill in ailment' - you'll be admitted for a few days, go home, get rest, see you when you're recovered. Yes, I got a lecture about sending him to Cybertron. But honestly, he could have gotten bronchitis here just as easy as on the Ark.

So, I'm working remotely at the hospital. I miss my coffee maker back in Autobot City. And I'll use this time to see more about this 'power sharing' thing Crosscut came up with. Who we can sell our excess power to. What's the right price. How much could we allocate to EDC. And holy shit is this boring. I'd so rather be spending my time in a repair bay, helping Autobots recover and fight the Decepitcons, or helping the 'bots stop the Decepticons. Not doing paperwork.

Yes, I'm still like... the luckiest human alive to even be in this situation. But this part of the job, it's like before I got this job, my life was like Star Wars, or The Empire Strikes Back. Now, it's quickly becoming just the senatorial hearing scenes in the first two Star Wars prequels. No one wants to do this shit.