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[loracs]

I started feeling sick this afternoon.  On the drive home I was making my plans for the evening; get a little to eat, put the sick boy to bed and then crawl in after him.  The best laid plans and all that.

dbubleycalled me when I was about 15 minutes from home.  stonebenderIM'd her that he was having trouble breathing.  She came up to the house asap and called me for him.  Did he want to call 911, I asked.  I expected to hear an emphatic "no", instead I heard a weak "maybe". This was serious.  Stonebender hates, hates, hates going to the hospital.  The only thing worst is going to the hospital in an ambulance.  Since I was so close, he thought he could wait until I got home.  

One look at him and I was sure, one way or another, we'd be in the ER tonight.  I gave him the option of 911 or we would drive to the ER.  He said he wasn't sure he could drive his wheelchair into the van, so he asked for 911. The paramedics where here within a few minutes.  The flurry of people, equipment and questions kept my mind on the now, not the future.  Which was good, because watching them wheel him out the door, red rimmed eyes above the oxygen mask was so scary I thought I might freeze in place.  After he left, with dbubley's help, I gathered some stuff together and headed out the door to find the hospital.

On my way, I called serenejournalto let her know what was happening.  She said she'd meet me there.  Even though I was only about 15 minutes behind the ambulance, by the time I got there stonebenderwas already looking a little better.  What followed was several hours of breathing treatments, blood tests, and x-rays of his lungs.  The diagnoses was not pneumonia, but bronchitis.  The doctor leaned towards admitting  him, but stonebendersaid he really was feeling so much better, so they released him.  ser came home with us, to help take care of him.  Having not slept for several days, he really felt ready for bed.  That lasted about an hour.  As I write this, he is back in his chair, taking shallow breaths in front of the computer, next to me.  

I don't know where this night will end.  Back in the ER?  For the time being, I'm going to take advantage of  serenejournal's presences (she has been just wonderful) and try to sleep a little.  It will do no one any good if I end up on a gurney next to him.

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[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Holy crap.

I am so so sorry stonebender is so sick and is going through all this. Very sorry to you (and serene and betty) as well. Urgh. Hey, good thing I canceled the board meeting tomorrow, right? :)

My last experience with pneumonia (right before I got pregnant) scared me. I can only imagine how stonebender felt. I remember being unable to walk from one end of the hall to the other without getting completely out of breath. I had never felt like that before. Breathing treatments did wonders, but crap, lung stuff is nothing to mess around with.

Please take care of yourself as much as you can, and pass that along to stonebender and serene. I hate to say it, but I cannot risk exposure to the underlying infections for S.'s sake, otherwise I'd offer to come help. However, please let me know if there is anything we can do. I could do a grocery or pharmacy run--I'll be in the area tomorrow afternoon. I also am available for errands involving driving and light shopping weekdays.

Much love to all of you.

[loracs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thanks for canceling the board meeting, because I pretty sure I would have missed it. ;-)

Thanks for the offer of help and I not only understand, but I wouldn't let you through the door right now. S needs a healthy mom, not one who might bring home this particularly yucky germ. We're just trying to out wait this thing and with the help of modern medicine and our bodies defenses, we will survive this!