So this week has been quite an adventure. Between the everyday things, not really working to many hours, taking care of dogs and family. You see my Mother in Law was in a car accident and well basically totaled her car on the 10th I think. Then on Saturday the 13th we where rear ended while going to a baby shower she was in the car and it re-aggravated the neck pain that she was had from her accident. AUGH! could anything else happen yes... our niece was in a head on car accident on Wednesday night the 16th of February, She is still in the ICU on breathing and feeding tubes, Had surgery on her legs (they where broken) and her face she has been put into a comma to allow swelling and healing to start for her. She has 4 beautiful sisters that the plastic surgeon was able to use as examples of how she should look, and our family is praying for a quick and successful recovery for her.
Does a person need more challenges? Of course I do.
I got a strange call, it was strange because it was from my mother. You see she was in her room, and I was in the living room (we live together). She says, I am feeling a little dizzy. OK, so I go up to check on her, and she is as white as a ghost, and was having dry heaves.
Well she had been sick the last couple of weeks and I thought maybe it was just that she got out of bed to quickly. Well the feeling did not pass for her after about 20 minutes, so I did some quick research and found that it could be a number of things, so off to the Insta Care it was for her. Quick side note: Thursday afternoons not the best time to go to the Insta Care. Can you believe it was an hour wait! OK back to the story: So we finally get into the triage room and her blood pressure was SKY HIGH... it was 197/?? (sorry forgot the bottom number) and after she got into the room to wait for the doctor, well it was not any better, the Dr drew some blood a CBC and Chem panel, and well her white blood count was over 32,000, so to put this into perspective normal is 10,000. So the doctor says to me, she needs to get to the emergency room right now, do you want me to call and ambulance, I said I would take her the hospital was 10 minutes up the road, and it would have taken that long for the ambulance to show up. We get to the emergency room and her blood pressure is now a bit higher, now at 207/?? I am starting to freak just a little! The doctor thinks that she might be having a stroke...no help at all on her blood pressure or mine!
So we are admitted to the ER room 3 (my lucky number). So they draw a bunch of blood again a CBC/Chem panel, then some more to do cultures on her blood. They are checking for everything! Making sure it is not a blood infection, rechecking the tests to see if the count is as high as it was an hour ago, and so on. The next and subsequent blood pressure readings are much lower but still really high, lowest I saw and took record of was 168/108. I don't like it one bit! She needs to get down below 140/80 to be"normal" I would like to see her in the 130 range on her upper number.
She is now my new project, this year she is going to lose weight, get her blood pressure under control and get out of the "at risk for diabetes" category. Hope she is ready for all the walking and early mornings or late nights she and I will be having starting as soon as we know if this is leukemia or not, and even still she is getting healthy.
But there is light at the end of my tunnel! Tuesday the 15th I went to the Gateway Mall Bath and Body Works for a job interview for a CSL (Team Lead type of a position). And, well I GOT the JOB! I start Monday the 21st. I am so excited! I will be working a LOT the next 2 weeks so I can have training, I have Sunday/Tuesday off this week. Working at total of 24 hours this week and I hope next week too! This is my next step to moving on to manage my own store!
I Love my Husband for being there for me and knowing just what I need. Giving me the time to rest and to hold me when I needed it. All with out asking just knowing what I need.
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