Ever Had One of Those Holidays?
You know the kind I mean? The crazy, nonstop “can’t believe it happened like this” kind of holiday?????????
Dad comes home on Friday at around Noon from the St. Marys Rehab. We are just tickled to have him home FINALLY. The kids come, little Talan visits, and Dad just doesn’t seem to be quite “right” Around 6:00 p.m. my sister in law calls and says please get over here NOW. Hubby and I run over to see my father slumped over in the chair, looking unconscious, no color whatsoever, and unable to speak.
Here come the paramedic (at the end of the street, our angel) and all the Emergency vehicles fill our yard yet once again. Off to the ER with Dad.
Seems St. Marys had prescribed the wrong insulin, and Dads sugar had dropped completely to the bottom. We almost lost him.
At the hospital until midnight…back home, sleep some, back Saturday morning 3 hours…home for a bit, back Saturday evening another 3 hours. Sunday back at Noon, they are releasing him…YIPPEE!!! Home with Dad by 4:00 p.m. Ok..so now…lets take a deep breath and start over. Dads home, finally, he looks good.
Monday morning (Memorial Day) the phone rings. Its my middle son…”Mom, could you and Alan please take me to the med center, I’ve been bit by something and my arm is swollen and I can’t even pick it up” “Sure Jon, we are on our way” HUGE SIGH….off we go, get Jon, go to Med center.
Find out the poor kid has an absessed lymph node and it has to be cut and drained. It needs to be biopsied and sent out just in case. 3 hours later…off to get prescriptions, 1 hour later we are dropping him back at home. Left at 10:00 a.m., got home around 4:00 p.m.
We go next door to see Dad doing good. But…………….. yess…………….. believe this now…..he wants a shower. And the only person he will allow to help is my husband. OMG…we are so exhausted, our grass in the yard has not been cut in weeks, it looks like a field.
So my husband, the saint that he is, just smiles and helps Dad try to shower. Dad is just to weak, so its just a sponge bath.
7:30, Dads settled, grass is cut and we are home for the end of the Memorial Dad weekend.
Sure hope everyones holiday was a bit more relaxing!!! I can’t wait until our REAL vacation comes on June 5th LOL!!!
The eating went really well this weekend, no major mess ups, I’m still shying away from the scale for now. Love you all…bless you and stay happy!!
oh Jane — how frightening! i can’t believe how well you sound! i think i would be a basket case…
hope this week goes well for your family!
My dearest Jane, I don’t even know what to say this time around. You are one of the stongest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so sorry for your very emotional weekend, but glad to hear it ended with good news. Sending huge hugs your way for you and your family to share!
Who cares what the scale says after a weekend like that??
Seriously, GREAT job eating well… “pretty well” would have been great… after a weekend like that! I’m really sorry to hear about your dad. That must be incredibly taxing.
My goodness you were so busy. What a sweetie you have to help your Dad out. Of course this is the goodness of families, but still. Way to go staying on plan and who needs a scale right now anyways!?! You are doing great Jane! Take care of yourself. Some exercise of your choice ought to relieve that built up stress. Super Jane, have a great week. *hugs*
Oh my!! Glad dad is ok now, and God Bless your husband for helping! Hope your son is feeling better, that sounds painful.
You have a good week, and rest up, love you!
Oh wow Jane. That wore me out just reading it. lol
But know this…. what you are doing now… here on this earth… WILL be rewarded tenfold. You know, just like that paramedic angel you have living just down the street from you? Well you my dear are an angel to so many that need you. Be blessed in that thought.
So BIG HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGS and sending you Buttercup cyber strength for ten!
Shan
Hi! Jane I tried to answer this email earlier but I couldn’t read it. There was some kind of malfunction with buddy slim. Tried to read my latest blogs to see if I had the same problem I did. I guess that is why I did not get much of a response lately to my blogs, anywho! You sista! are amazing! Worried about your nightmare scale when your whole world was rocked this week-end? You should have eaten some cheese cake under those circumstances, lol! What a role model, an inspiration you are girlfriend. I cannot wait until you go on vaca either, I am sooo hoping to meet up with you somewhere? Hampton? Salisbury? whatever as long as I meet my mentor. Can’t wait, Linda