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Tonight’s Haiku: A Spring

May 31, 2019 Carl Setzer

I lay here at night

Delighting in the calmness

The air refreshes

A Haiku About Rest’s Healing Power

May 30, 2019 Carl Setzer

Seattle from Harborview — The view to the west from our room in Harborview

My son is sleeping
Night’s healing power acting
As we move forward

A Memorial Day From Hell

May 29, 2019June 10, 2019 Carl Setzer

Viewing south from Harborview — Viewing to the south from Seattle’s Harborview hospital

An ICU Haiku:

At the very top
A view south of Seattle
The ICU’s noise

My family came home yesterday evening after a few days in Seattle’s Harborview hospital. This is the highest level trauma center for a good portion of the western US. My son’s skateboarding accident Monday afternoon resulted in a skull fracture, bleeding on his brain and a concussion. Hence our stay at a level 1 trauma center.

We’re home now, really just starting the long road of healing before us. It’s amazing to many of us how quickly we got here. A huge help: his helmet. The trauma was significantly mitigated by it. Several doctors and nurses told us it saved his life. Talk about sobering.

As we continue down this I will keep in mind how close we came to life altering calamity. When I feel frustrated about the caregiving, his surliness (a warning from the nurses)…all the elements of a head injury with months/years-long recovery, I will focus on how close we came to losing everything. I’m lucky: I brought my son home.