This morning my Mom calls from Ackermans, about to buy something for the girls. She’s had a cold for last few days and sounds terrible and I remember thinking ‘stop shopping, go get into bed rather’, although I didn’t say anything at the time. It was one of those arb conversations we have daily, me semi-listening as I’m always doing more than one thing at a time.
About an hour later my Dad calls asking me to come over and as I’m about to ask why, in the middle of the day when I’m busy working, I hear his voice break as he says “Your Mom’s lying on the bathroom floor, I’m waiting for an ambulance”. I went flying out the door and off to their house, about 10kms from ours.
There she was, on the bathroom floor with a blanket over her, 2 pillows under her head (put there by my Dad) and him pacing away madly. She couldn’t move, couldn’t squeeze my hand and couldn’t talk. All I kept thinking was “don’t let her sleep, keep her awake”. I had absolutely no idea what else to do, except for not freaking out. And you all know how much I hate drama.
To cut a long story short, the ER24 staff were absolutely amazing and very thorough and after eliminating all the obvious things like overdose, stroke and heart failure, she was promptly carted off to hospital.
Where she is tonight in ICU with suspected pneumonia and recovering from anaphylactic shock caused (probably) by the antibiotic she started taking this morning. When I arrived for visiting hours earlier she was already giving them a hard time about her heart and her chest X-rays, so she’s definitely on the mend thank goodness.
But I did get a huge fright today, I felt very helpless and small. All I can see is her lying on the floor, I can only imagine what my Dad must have felt when he found her.
So, I promise myself that from now on I will listen better…
Yikes, Tania. Thank goodness you were able to keep your poker face through all of this and that your mom is much better already. xxx
O sheesh Tania!! What a fright you must have all gotten. So glad she is on the mend. Thinking of you all right now, and wishing your mom a speedy, relaxed recovery!
Goodness that mustve been so scary!
Glad moms on the mend š
We are all guilty of the ‘half listening’ phone calls. You’re right, gotta remember to pay more attention.
Oh my, how scary! Thank goodness your Dad found her when he did, hope she is 100% soon.
Scary is not the word! Sjoe! Very glad she is on the mend … and I hope she is all better very soon! Hugs!
Oh my hat Tania, did I miss this on Twitter?
Glad that she’s showing signs of making a recovery. It’s not a nice feeling feeling so small but just having you there must have meant the world to her. And your dad.
Hugs to you all.
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We got a fright, but it’s all good now š
She’s much better, giving all the hospital staff a run for their money!
Thank you nusha!
Thanks Cams, don’t worry, you had enough of your own stuff to worry about!
Hope your mom is mending well Tania. Hopefully you’ll all have a marvellous festive season – healthy and happy!
Thank you Dinx! She is safely out of hospital now, thank goodness.
May you have a wonderful Festive Season!
(Just catching up here)!
So glad your mom is recovering! WOW! What a fright you must have had. Not to mention your dad. Scary what an adverse reaction to meds can do! Hope she’s much much better!!
She is, thank you Rebecca.
What a frightening experience for all of you. Anaphylactic shock is no joke. Glad your mum is on the mend.
Thanks LL, much better.
Good point, sorry for your loss.