Saturday, January 10, 2009
If all goes as planned, Jill will be admitted to the hospital at 10 am Monday, Jan. 12th. She has been resting and finished the antibiotics on Friday. The sore throat is gone and she said her ears hurt just a little; they feel stuffy. I think the plane ride definitely affected the ear pressure and made the situation worse.
Her father made a big pot of beef soup. That definitely helps you feel better.
The apartment has a fully equipped kitchen that makes it so much easier. We don't have to worry about ordering from a restaurant because we have been doing all the cooking here. It keeps us busy and is so much cheaper.
I am sure you know that it has been snowing almost every day, but this is Chicago, so we expected it.
While we are waiting for Jill to be admitted to the hospital, we are reading the precautions we have to take after
There are lots of restrictions regarding food and food preparation that must be adhered to so we must be very careful. Here are some of them:
Never leave perishable food out of the refrigerator longer than two hours.
Egg dishes, meat, fish, poultry, cream and mayonnaise based foods should not be left unrefrigerated for more than one hour.
Do not eat raw meats, fish or sushi.
Do not eat food from salad bars.
Wash tops of canned foods before opening.
Clean the can opener after each use.
During food preparation, do not taste the food with the same utensil used for stirring.
Cook egg until whites are completely hard and the yolks begin to thicken. The yolk should no longer be runny but need not be hard.
Do not buy meats or cheese at the delicatessen. Packaged deli meats and cheeses are okay.
Avoid unpasteurized dairy products that contain molds (e.g. blue cheese).
NEVER TASTE FOOD THAT LOOKS OR SMELLS STRANGE!
Keep foods at safe temperatures: hot food above 140 degrees and cold food below 40 degrees.
There are a lot of other restrictions that I will inform you of in future blogs.
Love, Doreen