Please pray for my daddy!
Part I
Mom took him to the ER this morning and they are keeping him overnight for observation. Judging by his symptoms I think he may have the same thing I was just diagnosed with (diverticulosis). They are doing a colonoscopy at 8:00 AM so mom and I will be there for that.
Part II
Even though I am a night owl, there is nothing quite so frightening as receiving a call from the hospital at 11:50 PM.
Yup, one of dads nurses called to let us know he had fallen on the way to the bathroom. Apparently he fell and has a scratch on the back of his head and part of his back. She had to tell me this 3 times before it registered; because the only thing my brain was saying was, "the hospital calls you when people die." Once the oxygen started flowing to my brain again I was okay and asked the normal questions such as is he awake, can I talk to him. She explained that they had taken him down for a CAT Scan just to make sure he didn't have a concussion. I asked if they were still doing the colonoscopy in the morning and she said "yes that is still on schedule."
She also told me that daddy was supposed to ring for a nurse when he had to go to the bathroom; but didn't. I guess that is part of why he fell. They have now given him a bed alarm so they will know if he trys to get up without assistance. I know he hates that like the dickens!
The worst symptom of daddy's Parkinsons is the shuffling gate, and drowsiness. He doesn't have the tremor or jerkiness like you see with Muhammad Ali or Michael J. Fox. He is also diabetic and has high blood pressure.
Add to all this the fact he is 79 (he'll be 80 in June) and I'm a bit of a nervous wreck; because I don't know how any one ailment may affect or not affect another ailment.
Sorry, I just needed to get that primal scream out of my system. I don't like surprises and I tend not to handle stress well.
I'm going to try and get some sleep, since we have to be at the hospital pretty early. I'll keep y'all posted.
Part I
Mom took him to the ER this morning and they are keeping him overnight for observation. Judging by his symptoms I think he may have the same thing I was just diagnosed with (diverticulosis). They are doing a colonoscopy at 8:00 AM so mom and I will be there for that.
Part II
Even though I am a night owl, there is nothing quite so frightening as receiving a call from the hospital at 11:50 PM.
Yup, one of dads nurses called to let us know he had fallen on the way to the bathroom. Apparently he fell and has a scratch on the back of his head and part of his back. She had to tell me this 3 times before it registered; because the only thing my brain was saying was, "the hospital calls you when people die." Once the oxygen started flowing to my brain again I was okay and asked the normal questions such as is he awake, can I talk to him. She explained that they had taken him down for a CAT Scan just to make sure he didn't have a concussion. I asked if they were still doing the colonoscopy in the morning and she said "yes that is still on schedule."
She also told me that daddy was supposed to ring for a nurse when he had to go to the bathroom; but didn't. I guess that is part of why he fell. They have now given him a bed alarm so they will know if he trys to get up without assistance. I know he hates that like the dickens!
The worst symptom of daddy's Parkinsons is the shuffling gate, and drowsiness. He doesn't have the tremor or jerkiness like you see with Muhammad Ali or Michael J. Fox. He is also diabetic and has high blood pressure.
Add to all this the fact he is 79 (he'll be 80 in June) and I'm a bit of a nervous wreck; because I don't know how any one ailment may affect or not affect another ailment.
:aargh4::aargh4::aargh4::aargh4:
Sorry, I just needed to get that primal scream out of my system. I don't like surprises and I tend not to handle stress well.
I'm going to try and get some sleep, since we have to be at the hospital pretty early. I'll keep y'all posted.
