I'm not in a good mood today. No energy whatsoever. I think mostly because AS is still gone and we don't know when she'll be home.
She had her travel booked for Wednesday (tomorrow) and we didn't know that she'd secretly switched it to Tuesday (today) to surprise us by coming home a day early; her mom was doing that well.
Then on Sunday, she went to do some laundry and came home to find her mom lying on the floor unresponsive.
She called an ambulance and took her mom to the hospital.
It seemed really really bad to AS, but so far tests have not turned up much. It seems that she was dehydrated, or had an infection, or low blood sugar led to seizure-like reaction.
So hopefully, her mom will get to go home soon. Hopefully she'll not have lost progress on recovery. Hopefully AS will be home soon. Maybe this weekend? We just can't be sure.
Spending has been meh. Obviously AS has had to buy food, and Lyfts, and stuff for her mom. NT and I have been spending a bit more than usual too. AS did get a couple big freelance payments which helped the shared spending deficit. I haven't saved anything for travel expenses during our August trip or NT's September one, or for my and AS's 20-year anniversary dinner. Hoping I can fund all these things without dipping into the savings I've been putting aside for renovations. Hoping no other unexpected expenses come up once AS is home. But again, just can't be sure.
AS update
July 4th, 2017 at 08:23 pm
July 4th, 2017 at 09:26 pm 1499203587
July 4th, 2017 at 09:38 pm 1499204308
July 4th, 2017 at 11:09 pm 1499209751
I'm puzzled about the missing diagnosis that would be revealed by the plethora of tests that would be done nearly on arrival. As soon as treatment starts, results for low blood sugar, dehydration or infection is almost instantaneous. As a patient, I know it's time consuming for busy nurses and floor staff but we need to be our own advocates. I realize there is limited staff as it's a holiday but if AS presses for information and treatment details, explanations should be available. If they tell her the RX or IV, she can look it up on line on her phone.... PDR [Physicians Desk Reference] or even some version of spelling any medication works on Google.
July 4th, 2017 at 11:11 pm 1499209903
July 4th, 2017 at 11:21 pm 1499210491
July 5th, 2017 at 12:27 am 1499214471
The good news is that even though there's no clear smoking gun, none of the above are reasons for deep concern. the ECG shows her heart is great, there's no infection around the incision, and her brain is showing no damage from a fall or anything else. They're now doing a 24-hour EKG to make extra sure they don't find anything in her brain.
July 5th, 2017 at 04:48 am 1499230102
July 5th, 2017 at 11:28 am 1499254115
It's hard to have your hopes dashed, and hard on AS' s mom not to have a smooth recovery! Best wishes to all!n
July 5th, 2017 at 11:53 am 1499255609