Henry's Room: It's a Good Thing

It's been a bit of a rough day for Henry. We're dealing with, in no particular order: a fever, mucositis which causes him to drool instead of swallow, some intermittent nausea, and a whopper of a rash. Fortunately, there are ways of dealing with all of these things. Henry is (understandably) grumpy at times, but during his good periods is his usual sweet, inquisitive self.

In his spare time, Henry has been working directly with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to produce the followup special to Decorating your Jail Cell, which will be titled Decorating your Hospital Room. We've had a lot of fun adding stuff to the walls to make it feel fun, and have had a lot of help from friends and family. Apologies to those of you on dial-up, as this will take you a while to download. (Honestly, are you that much of a cheap-skate?)

Henry misses Anna and Sophie, so we added these to their room so that we can talk to them during the day.


This is our Lightening McQueen wall, which everyone who comes in the room loves.


This banner was sent to us by a Girl Scout Troop in Kansas. Thanks, girls!


This is the biggest (and loudest) bunch of balloons I've ever seen in my life.


These were sent by the billing department at Tri-State. They always send something for the walls.


Henry has decided to forgo nursing school, and instead wants to be a trash collector. He graciously informed his Grandma Linda that she can ride on the back. He's really enjoyed this poster, with him driving, and Grandma as sidekick.



We're hoping Henry will have a better day tomorrow. It will still be several days before his white blood cells are at the detectable range. In the meantime, there's lots of things in his room to make him smile.