Advent Journey 2025
Update from Tim
Thursday December 11, 2025
Tomorrow marks a full week since I found myself in the Endeavor Edwards Hospital Critical Neuro Intensive Care Unit and it looks like I’ll be here for a while as we try to figure out what is going on inside my head (something educators, employers, clients and pastors have been trying to do for 64 years).
An observation regarding aviation pilots and healthcare professionals: when we place our lives into their hands, we tend to praise them. “Boy, Joe is an excellent pilot!” Or, “Doctor Sally really knows her business!”
Nobody ever says “I flew with Ed last week. He is such a mediocre pilot. I’m surprised we didn’t crash!”
I’m guessing this eagerness to praise the people whom we must trust in has more to do with our own insecurities than it does with the actual abilities of our pilots or caregivers.
Insecurities aside, trust me when I say that the care team at Endeavor Edwards Hospital Critical Neuro Intensive Care Unit is amazing.
From the cleaning crew to the technicians of every stripe, the nurses, PA’s and doctors, this team is top drawer. They serve day and night with skill, humility and cheerfulness, folks like me who didn’t ask or expect to be here and now must depend on them for their very lives.
So this Advent Season, here’s a shout out to the team here in Naperville and healthcare workers everywhere who dedicate their lives to helping others.
Sing 🎵 with me!
On the first day in ICU
My care team gave to me
A bolus through an IV
On the second day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the third day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the fourth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the fifth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the sixth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the seventh day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the eighth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Heparin in the belly
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the ninth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
New gown exposing
Heparin in the belly
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the tenth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Ten wristband scannings
New gown exposing
Heparin in the belly
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the eleventh day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Non-Slip Stockings
Ten wristband scannings
New gown exposing
Heparin in the belly
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
On the twelfth day in ICU
My care team gave to me
Fall prevention
Non-Slip Stockings
Ten wristband scannings
New gown exposing
Heparin in the belly
Transcrainial Doppler
Cheery smiling faces
Five neuro screens!
Four blood draws
Three horse pills
Two needle sticks
And a bolus through an IV
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