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You know what really sucks? The nurses can't tell you shit, and the docs seem to never be around.
I realize the former is a matter of policy, but it sucks to be in the dark.  (July 2, 2013 at 6:00 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Congestive heart failure. I'm driving down to see him. Sorry, Cthulhu. My grandmother passed from congestive heart failure the night after I turned 20. Worst birthday ever.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.
 (July 2, 2013 at 11:56 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: it sucks to be in the dark.Bummer man! Best wishes... 
"Men see clearly enough the barbarity of all ages — except their own!" — Ernest Crosby.
So I think my Grandad is going back to hospital today. He says he can't walk properly, keeps falling down.
Things may be looking up. Dad seems to be feeling a little better today and actually ate something. I'm exhausted, the hospital is a hundred miles from my house, and almost as far from his. Haven't left the hospital since Tuesday.
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July 4, 2013 at 12:08 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2013 at 12:09 pm by Cyberman.)
Yikes, that's a hell of a walk. Actually, it sort of reminds me of the time in 2001, at the height of a scorching Summer, when my Princess was rushed to hospital for the first time because of her fits and ended up staying in for a fortnight. Luckily the hospital is only a couple of miles away but it's still over an hour's walk. I used to visit her twice daily, then inbetween times I'd rush back home for a very quick bite to eat before rushing back for the next visit. I very nearly killed myself in all that heat but I never missed a visit.
So glad to hear things are more positive right now. Everything it's possible for me to cross I've got crossed for you. If you can, please take a tip from my little anecdote up there and take a bit of time for yourself. You deserve it, mate.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Thanks, Stimbo.
Now that it appears that the period of major uncertainty has passed, I may go home for a day or so. 
Today I bought a sleeper sofa, rolered a second coat of paint on the walls of two rooms, painted a second coat on the trim. Tomorrow, some small touch ups, and a couple spots of trim need another coat of paint, and a third coat of poly on the stairs. Then the room will officially be done and ready for moving in!
@Cthulhu, glad your dad seems like he is doing better!  Get some rest, it's hard taking care of others when you're not taking care of yourself too.@Nora, I hope your granddad is okay, sorry to hear about him having to go into the hospital.
I'm sorry everybody else is suffering with family members. My grandparents are mid-80's. Doing OK, but I need to give them a call.
As for me, I have been sleeping all afternoon! Not sure if its the sudafed or the nasal spray, but I'll be happy t get off of both. I feel like an alien.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
So much for rest. Five minutes from home, I get the call that Dad has taken a turn for the worse and is being transferred to ICU. Fluid in the lungs making it difficult to breath.
So it's back I go. I wish I hadn't left. |
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