Life can change in the blink of an eye, the ring of the phone, or a knock on the door.
Mike gave us a scare on Tuesday when he collapsed while walking Bess in our neighborhood. A neighbor came to the door to get me. In all, half a dozen people were showing concern. The ambulance had already been called when I got there. With the neighbor’s help, I got him back to the house, but he kept losing consciousness. The EMTs said he was having a cardiac event and whisked him off to the ER in Lewiston.
I reached out to my children because I felt they should know in case the worst happened. Son Murray was available and readily agreed to meet me at the hospital. Within a few hours, we had the diagnosis – clots in Mike’s lungs requiring a procedure to clear them. The cardiac specialist said he could work Mike in that day, and by Wednesday noon, he was good to come home with no restrictions on his activities. It had felt like a close call, but by Saturday, he was happily bird-hunting with friends. KW
Oh my goodness!! So glad it all worked out but I can't imagine how scary and stressful it all must have been. Sending love to you!!
ReplyDeleteFurther want to add how wonderful it was that so many came to help.
ReplyDeleteWow! How scary. I'm glad he is doing ok now. Praise God!! Sending Love and hugs!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris and Becky. People who didn't know Mike stopped to help. One man was a visitor to our neighborhood. So, I was glad that a friend of Mike's who recently moved into the next block happened by. Mike did have his billfold, though.
ReplyDeleteAfter his discharge from the hospital, we were tasked with getting his prescription meds, which involved three different locations and a phone call. "What if you were really sick?" I wondered. We also had to cancel and reschedule his dental appointments, and the vet called with regard to potential elective surgery for Bess, which we decided not to pursue. I found it stressful, but we do what we must.
Your comment on pharmacies reminded me of when Dan got his knee replaced. He was discharged late Saturday afternoon, and after getting him settled at home, I went to get his prescription for pain pills filled at Safeway. When I got there it was about 5:45 and the pharmacist told me they closed at six and he was not going to stay late to fill the prescription! Essentially told me to buzz off. I raced over to Rosauers, getting there minutes before six and they said no problem, that's what they were there for. And they were supposed to close at six, too. They have my business for life now!!
ReplyDeleteSo many pharmacies have attitudes these days. I called Albertsons (also of the Safeway family) to make an appointment for a Covid booster. I was told that I would have to make the appointment online. Okay, no problem. I waded through the process and scheduled myself for 10:00 a.m. Presenting at the counter, the same snippy gal said that I would have to wait because they had other things scheduled at 10:00. So, I took a seat and waited -- and waited -- and waited for 45 minutes. When the pharmacist finally called me into the little booth, he presented me with two 10% coupons (instead of one). He said I had slipped between the cracks. Since he was poking me with a needle, I didn't have the courage to tell him that I had been pushed aside.
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