Applesauce

This morning Matt and his family were watching the news and just enjoying the day. Matt overheard the next door neighbor ask for applesauce. He decided "Hey, I want applesauce!" We went to find his nurse to see if he could have some applesauce to eat but she said no because it was not allowed in his diet. Matt wasn't happy because nothing he could eat he liked. The jello had no taste, the pudding was gross, the apple juice wasn't very tasty, etc. He decided to forget about it and go on a walk. We all walked with him and went off the unit and decided to cruise the first floor. Mom pointed out to Matt that his doctor's office was at the end of the hallway through the doors. Matt said that he was going to see her about eating some applesauce and Mom wanted to figure out when she would be stopping up to see Matt. We walked to her office and was talking with the receptionist who told us she wasn't in and wouldn't be until later to see him. Then all of the sudden the other doctor, that was covering his original for the weekend who has already seen Matt, came around the corner and was shocked to see Matt sitting in her office waiting room. He explained to her how he was hungry for applesauce and he had a good night with having a B.M. She advanced his diet to full liquids, so he can have applesauce, cream soups, cream of wheat, etc. She also said she would call up to the floor and let them know. Matt was overjoyed and the doctor found it pretty funny that Matt was hunting her down. I don't think they have seen anything like that before! :) She also said if he keeps progressing and can tolerate that diet, he may be able to advance his diet tomorrow to regular food. :) Needless to say, he was all smiles. After that we visited a majority of the hospital visiting with fellow co-workers. Then while we were downstairs in the hospital, his aid taking care of him came out of the elevators and saw him sitting there. She said as she was laughing"I was wondering where you went. I looked in your room and you were nowhere to be found!" We then headed upstairs because Matt was ready to rest and excited to see what was going to come up on his lunch tray!
More to come...