I really don’t have the confidence to write but I think it will help to do so.
My mother has been feeling off kilter all week, weak and lethargic. We encouraged her to see her doctor and she did so today, taking my Dad with.
I get a call at a bit after 3pm from her that her doctor is not happy with her oxygen levels and sends for an ambulance to take her to the hospital. Dad’s short term Emory is bad enough that he isn’t good to drive without getting lost, so I needed to get to her doctor’s office, pick up Dad and get to the hospital. This all works out well enough that I arrive at her doctor’s office as the EMTs are getting her into the ambulance, so we follow her over to the ER. Then comes the long wait, of course.
The bottom line is that her oxygen levels are at a dangerous level, her kidneys are not working to capacity and she has liquidy-sounding lungs. The lungs are the issue with the breathing, more like than not, and the liquid is either from her heart issue or pneumonia. These things will be determined tonight, as she was encouraged to stay over night.
She really did not want to have to stay overnight and said she was going to go home after the diagnose while we were still in the ER waiting for results. When we heard about the further kidney issue, I told her I’d do what she wished if she wanted to go home, but I wanted her to stay for observation.
There were tears.
She is in her hospital room and resting, or was when Dad and I left at 7pm when they got her to her room. She was not fully happy, but did thank us for pushing her to do the right thing for her health.
I know she is in good hands, and everyone we dealt with there had great attitudes and senses of humor. But of course I cannot help but worry on several levels; she is 83. Up to this point her overall health has been as good as can be expected. Will it be enough to recover? Is this the start of on-going health issues? I know it is essentially useless to worry when I cannot affect the outcome, but knowing isn’t feeling, and I am Feeling.
I hope sleep will be kind, but here is to a good news day tomorrow…
