Since being in the hospital, these are things added to Eli's vocabulary that one can hear him utter on any given day.
I asked him to tell me what they each mean in his own words.
- puke bucket- a bucket that you can puke in.
- actigall- a medicine that keeps your liver healthy.
- urinal- something that you pee in.
- cyclopsproin- some kind of medicine that goes in your central line.
- blood work- something where you get poked with a sharp, sharp, very sharp needle.
- hostibal (his pronunciation of hospital)- I think people know what a hostibal is.
- child life specialist- someone who brings you fun toys.
- dressing change- where you get your central line patch changed.
- central line- something that goes in your vein and goes to your heart.
- kidney infection- something that makes you feel like you have to pee when you already went.
- acyclovir- medicine.
- occupational and physical therapy- it's where you get OT and PT to get strong and healthy.
- gluten free- something that you have to get that's good for you when you have goofy blood.
- cefapime- some kind of medicine that i'm allergic to.
- fanconi- something that you grow up with in your body that makes your blood act goofy.
- NJ Tube- something that goes in your nose down to your small intestines.
- small intestines- something in your guts.
- nausea- when you get nauseous and throw up.
- bladder- something that holds your pee.
- chemotherapy- a medicine that makes stuff change like your hair falls out, your skin turns tan, and gives you mouth sores that make you not eat.
- biopsy- something that they poke in your butt and if they put it in the wrong spot it hurts when you walk.
- Ronald McDonald House- A house with a statue of Ronald. People stay there that have goofy blood.
- donor- someone who doesn't have goofy blood and can make you feel better.
- bone marrow transplant- it's where you can have two birthdays so you don't have to wait for your 'nother birthday. it's where you get new cells to get healthy and go back home from Cincinnati, or if you live in Cincinnati you can go back to your house in Cincinnati or Ohio.
He's a pretty smart little guy.
