Maybe we're not so far off from monkeys after all...

I'm very sorry for it, but I had to put this in. Unfortunately these last two posts are both a bit gross, but they needed to be shared nonetheless.

This is why, as a physical therapist, I've opted to transfer from the inpatient acute hospital clinic to the outpatient orthopedic clinic. This one 70-something year-old guy I've been working with in the hospital was entirely independent and living on his own until he developed diabetic ketoacidosis, which has made him so utterly confused and demented. He's very friendly, always smiling and talking to everyone around him. But he has no idea where he is or what's going on. Anyway, today as I was reading through his chart, I found this note his nurse had written the night before...

"Patient was caught playing in his stool. Patient was encouraged not to do that, that it was inappropriate. Patient agreed. Will continue to monitor."

And that's why I have to leave...