Another Ambulance Ride

Well, it looks like our daily posts, turned weekly posts have now turned into monthly posts!  A sign that life is moving along at a very fast and busy pace!

Life over the last couple of months have had their eventful moments!  Halloween being one of the high points and an Ambulance ride to the emergency room being one of the lowest.  Yup... there was yet another Ambulance called... this time the patient was me! 

It all started with a batch of spaghetti and meatballs that Nylah and I shared for lunch... I left to do some errands and within an hour my stomach started turning.  Nylah was completely fine however so I pushed on to finish the things I needed to get done.  About 30 minutes after walking into the house I started becoming violently ill, it seemed to come out of nowhere and it was very harsh.  I dehydrated myself so severely in the span of a few hours that my major muscles were cramping and I was losing conciousness on the bathroom floor!  It was unbelievably scary and I knew I had to go to the hospital, but the thought of sitting in a car made me want to panick... so after talking to Telehealth, an ambulance was called.  I dont remember much after they lifted me up to carry me downstairs as I passed out within minutes.  I just remember being in the back of the ambulance and feeling like I was going to freeze because for some reason the paramedic thought that the tank top I was wearing would be enough to keep me warm in -6 degree weather!  (not at all bitter about that ;)

When we arrived at the hospital I saw a familiar and comforting face... it was Tony, the amazing nurse who was there and put the IV in for Nevan the day he was diagnosed with Leukemia.  He was also the one who gave Nevan 'Dog the Cat'... a special home made stuffed animal that he still has at the foot of his bed.  This time Tony was there to take care of me and he again was amazing... he had the Dr see me quite quickly and ordered me fluids and a miriad of meds.  Within Minutes I felt better and was able to fall asleep and allow the rest of my 2 boluses to finish.  I had 2 of the best popsicles I had tasted in my whole life and since I had kept them down for 30 minutes, requested to go home.  Apparently sitting still in a hospital bed is much different than driving in a moving vehicle.  I was sitting in the back of my dads SUV and yelled at him to pull over, much to my dismay... because he travels with my kids so often he has child safety locks on the back doors!!!  Thank goodness, Craig jumped out and opened the door just in time!  I laugh so hard thinking about it now... however I was NOT laughing then! 

After a shower and a good night (and days) sleep, I felt a whole lot better and began to get my strength and energy back.  Nevan however was not feeling great.  He was very upset by the fact that I was so sick and ended up in the hospital, Nylah was in bed and was none the wiser. Watching your mom be loaded into an ambulance would upset any child however a few days later we found out the real reason that Nevan was so upset.  He told his teacher that I got so sick because I sat too close to him the other day!!  Ughhh.... poor kid.  He thought I had caught his cancer and was so worried that I had to go through all the things he had to endure over the last few months.  He even asked me if I had a PICC line put in.  We then had a long conversation about how noone can ever catch what he has, just like he didn't catch his cancer from anyone else.  We also talked about how all of us are going to get sick many times in our lives even Peanut and Chaiyya will get sick.  I told him about how Chaiyya was bitten by a bee and went into shock.  The vet had to do many of the same things I had done including IV fluids and an ECG.  To this day we still don't really know what caused me to get so sick since Nylah and I ate the same things all day and she didn't get sick at all.  Perhaps I caught something while out on errands.

I think after a few talks, Nevan understood that although what he has is unique, everyone will get sick at one time or another and it will never be his fault. 

Cute Story of the Day:
Bob Munch's Mortimer:
'Clang clang, rattle bing bang
Gonna make my noise all day!
Clang clang rattle bing bang
Gonna make my Noise All day!"

Nylah's Version:
"Bang Bang, Rubba Dub Dub
Gonna sing my song today!
Bang Bang Rubba Dub Dub,
Gonna Sing my song all day!!"