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Mom came to visit today. She brought a ukulele for me to hack away at, and some cards for my barren wall. We walked around the 5th floor of the hospital and scouted out all the cleanest bathrooms. I believe we settled on 5A-157 as the best bathroom option. She also showed me her next gig outfit.


Isn't she cute? 

In other news, my left hand and knees are starting to swell. They might be overdoing it a little with all the fluids they're giving me. How much can one girl pee anyway?

Actually I looked it up. Well, I looked up normal bladder sizes and urine outputs. And as you would imagine, my typical urine output is pretty much off the charts. The top line in my pee hat is 800 mL, and I pretty regularly go to about 900 mL. I'm guessing of course, because there's no line there. I asked if they make a pee hat for big-bladdered girls who pee a lot, but I guess they're one size fits all.

Alas, what are all the big-bladdered girls like me to do?

Comments

  1. Rachel LewisAugust 24, 2017 at 9:03 PM

    Don't expose your secret clean bathroom! Make a decoy! Through the others off the trail!

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  2. Elizabeth JohansenAugust 28, 2017 at 6:02 PM

    I noticed on facebook your Mom's new nickname is Har-Monica! I love it!

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