Why is it that when one person has a health issue, it seems like a dozen other people is your circle also have health issues? We’re been up to our necks in it lately..
It started with me on Christmas morning and my fibromyalgia pain getting the best of me (see here: http://bit.ly/AsUG8Q)..
Then 2-3 days later SO’s Best Friend’s SiL, who he is friends with, doesn’t wake up.. She had a brain aneurysm, went to a Thunder Bay hospital and was air lifted to Hamilton & a neurologist was brought in from Toronto to do the appropriate brain surgery.. Fortunately, surgery went well & she is doing well, all things considered. She still has a lot of recovery time ahead, but she is improving daily..
Then Thursday morning, my Granma (my Dad’s mum) is taken to Emerg in Toronto with GI & internal bleeding issues and was finally admitted to a room late Thursday.. They are still running tests, trying to figure out what’s wrong, what’s helping, what’s not.. She’s stable now and I think they are getting a handle on it..
Now, this afternoon, my sister calls.. My parents are still in St Martin in the Dominican Republic.. Apparently Mom blacked out after dinner last night, and fell face first onto the cement sidewalk.. So, she’s got one nasty looking face & her nose has been slightly mangled which they won’t treat down there .. I’m more concerned about why she blacked out, than the result of the fall.. Lucky her has been having her own GI issues this week & she’s got blood pressure issues… She has not been cleared medically to fly, but we don’t know why.. Unfortunately info on her condition is filtered from my parents to my brother who is also down there to my sister here in Ontario before it comes to me, so what info I get is watered down..
So, needless to say there’s been a lot going on.. If the rule of 3′s applies, we got two more issues coming, cuz we’ve got four now! All I can really do is pray & hope of the best.. I’d very much appreciate if you could include me, Katherine, Audrey & Judy in your prayers as well..
Update: 01/07/12 2200
Granma’s getting blood transfusions today & tomorrow. Her doctor wants to do an upper GI scope on Monday because he seems to think it’s an ulcer. If that’s all it turns out to be, we all will be very happy..
Update 01/08/12 0500
Mom is very lucky as she was given medical clearance to travel. My parents caught a flight today and landed about 3 hours ago. Mom’s nose is completely smashed & is being held together with stints. Her face is still very very swollen and bruised, and her nose is all bandaged.My sister is getting up early to go with her to the hospital to get her assessed and a surgery booked. I am glad she’s back home & getting herself taken care of.
Update:01/08/12 1815
New info from my cousin: Granma looks WAY better! Blood pressure is up, blood levels are up! Kidney function is back up almost to 90%, she has her test tomorrow and they r pretty sure its a bleeding ulcer and if so they will burn it off..
Yay!
The cartilage in my Mom’s nose is smashed and splintered, but thankfully no damage to her skull. She has alot of stitches in various spots on her face. She’s been to the hospital here and will be seeing an ENT specialist tomorrow. She will be following up with her GP about the blacking out though she thinks it was because she was having her own GI issues all the week she was away.
