Nights in the Hospital

I am once again sitting up in a hospital room in the middle of the night.  Lots of time to think when the rest of the world sleeps, except I'm not sure anyone sleeps in a hospital.  Where we are now is incredibly loud and active for two o'clock in the morning.
I've lived in Tampa the last 18 years and this is the first time I've been up in a room.  Very fortunate not to have had to come before, yet this is the 3rd hospital I've spent significant time in this year.  I guess I'm making up for lost time.
The Imp is resting, but was up a few minutes ago.  The activity woke me from my latest nap and now I've had just enough sleep to feel a little tired but not sleepy.  And truthfully the 'sleep chair' here in her room isn't comfortable enough for sleep unless you're exhausted.  On the positive side of this hospitalization is the fact that tomorrow the Singer will come up to the hospital and I can run home to take a real power nap.
This year really has been surreal.  If I start to list all that's happened in the past 12 months it sounds made-up.  It was a year ago that Hubby's dad began his real decline and Hubby spent the month of September up in Sharon, PA.   What a good decision that was.  He will always be thankful for that time with his dad.  And for the time with his mom and his in-town siblings.  But it seems we've gone from crisis to crisis since then.  We both love routine, planning, and structure.  We miss it terribly.
The plan was for the Imp to return to Jacksonville tomorrow.  Not looking like that's going to happen and we really can't plan on when she'll return till we get her well.  So much for routine, planning and structure.
My poor Imp hasn't been very imp-ish lately.  Surgery on July 9, then laparoscopy on the 19th, fever starting on the 23rd, and back in the hospital on August 1st.   She's been a trooper but has no reserves left.  She's lost a lot of weight, too.  I am looking forward to her impish ways returning as she begins to feel better.  Not sure exactly what is going to happen in the morning, but I think a drain will have to be put in.  She's already had 4 regiments of antibiotics tonight and her fever is gone.

I feel bad for the Singer as well.  I haven't had much time with her.  In fact we had annex a little
mom/daughter time this evening, before we ended up in the ER.  Guess we'll try for tomorrow.   She leaves for Murray State on the 10th.