She answers and in the background I hear many unfamiliar noises, lots of voices and other background sounds. She tries to talk to me, but her voice is hoarse and a stranger comes on the line and introduces herself as Ann, the nurse at the ER. What?? What is my mom doing at the ER?? And why can't I talk to her??
Nurse Ann proceeds to tell my that a neighbor brought my mom in becasue she was experiences dizziness that was so severe she was nauseous and stumbling into walls. Her blood pressure was elevated 170\151.... and that they are going to be running some tests on her. So many thoughts are going through my head right now!! I immediately told the department head what was going on with my mom and that I had to leave. She came in and took over my class all the while I am trying to get tomorrows work out for the students. ( I cound not tell you what I left them, for all I know it could have been last week's work. )
My mom's main concern is that somone stay with my dad. (Not that she is in the ER..... ) He is 90 and cannont be left alone. I called my husband ( who happens to work at the hospital) and he went to check on her and I went to my mom and dad's house to check on dad, and have been here ever since. My dad needs help using his walker, and sometimes we just skip the wlaker and use his zippy wheelchair. But... he definitely needs to be supervised.
Here is where we are at. Mom's CT scan or her brain reveals a "lesion" in her brain. The "lesion" can either be an infection or cancer. As of this evening, they were going to do a MRI of her brain tonight to better classify the "lesion", but for what ever reason they are waiting until I guess tomorrow. The doctors were also going to move her to the MD Anderson hospital (cancer hospital) but that is on hold for now too. Tonight she is in Intensive Care (ICU) and is being monitored closely. (WTF???... this all happend so damn quick... )
My husband did get to go home, and in the morning he is going to pass by here and bring me a change of clothes before he goes to work and checks on my mom. My daughter will be coming down to watch my dad while I go to the hospital later on tomorrow. At least that is the plan for now.
Did I mention my dad is a nightowl?? He has his days and nights backwards and
Yeah... This is definitely my nightmare.
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17 comments:
Oh honey, that is terrible. I am so sorry. I hope it can all be fixed and isn't cancer. I know too many people with cancer and things at the moment, it's heart breaking.
Hugs to you. I hope you get some rest. Keep us updated. x
I am so sorry, I have been here with my parents. Now only mom is alive, but you just never expect the call. It is so scary. I know that no matter what it is this will be hard. There are no good choices at your mom's age. I wish there was some way I could help. When our neighbor had a serious stroke. He was in the hospital for a month then came home and his wife had to go to work or they had no insurance. He could have therapy or in home health not both. So he stayed with me from 7:30 in the morning until 5:30 at night one of us was home to stay with him. We did this until he could stay on his own. The therapy office is only two blocks from our house. We called it Jim sitting. Even our teenage girls made sure they were home to either take him to therapy or pick him up. Do you have friends, neighbors or a church? This is going to be a team effort. I will keep you in my prayers.
I hope things work out OK for your mum, all you can do is take it one day at a time, take care,
Thinking of you and your family Lisa x
Oh Lord I hate those kind of phone calls in the middle of the day! Don't worry about anything else, just focus on your mom and dad. The students will survive. I am praying for the best outcome for your mother and hope your dad doesn't get too anxious in the meanwhile. Sending you hugs!
I'm sorry to hear such news. I hope everything goes well as the tests are run and results come up. Thinking of you and your family!
Lisa, I am sorry to hear about this. Just know I'll be thinking of your family and wishing the best from afar.
My hopes and prayers are with you and your family. I wish you the best possible outcome.
Wishes the best possible outcome for you all. These sort of emergencies are all too common once our parent's get to a certain age. It doesn't matter if you are expecting it or not, it is always a shock to the system.
Thinking good thoughts and sending white light your way....
Thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way. Keep us posted.
OMG - what a call to take in class! Wishes to you and yours in this difficult time and thanks for making the effort of posting.
So sorry to hear this. Prayers are with you.
That's awful! I hope everything works out okay for you.
{{lisa}} I hope things end up okay with your Mom! Yes, this certainly has the makings for a nightmare...especially with you starting a new job...and your Dad not being able to take care of himself...
Sending hugs your way, as well as prayers for your dear parents!
Sorry to hear, hope everything goes okay.
Sorry about the bad news, but hopefully it doesn't turn into a full blown nightmare. Best wishes to your mom, keep us all posted.
(((Lisa))) You're in my prayers!
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