On Saturday, April 17th, Mom started to feel pretty lousy. By Sunday she was sick. Her temperature was out of control. Grandpa Steve came and watched me while Dad took Mom to the insta-care.
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At the insta-care they x-rayed her lungs. She had pneumonia in the bottom of her left lung. They gave her some anti-biotics and sent her home.
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Sunday night was horrible for her. She couldn't get her temperature below 104.
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On Monday she couldn't stop throwing up and coughing up blood. She had us take her to the emergency room this time. (I was really worried. I kept asking her if she was ok. She threw up the whole way to the hospital. I cried and cried. What was happening to Mommy?)
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Her temperature was so high, and her blood pressure so low that they instantly admitted her. I was out of control with worry, so Daddy took me home.
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They started Mom on an IV and did more x-rays. This time the pneumonia was in the entire left lung and part of the right. After awhile, a technician came and got her for a CAT scan. Mom didn't know why they were doing a CAT scan. She didn't feel well and didn't ask many questions. The technician didn't say much. The only thing he asked Mom was if she had ever had cancer before. That scared Mommy. She thought they thought she had cancer.
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After the CAT scan they put her back in her room. She was all alone for about an hour. She hadn't heard from any of the doctors. She kept thinking about having cancer and what that would mean. Mommy was scared and very sad. She turned on Elmo on the TV to make her feel better.
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After awhile Dad brought me back. Grandma and Papa were there at the hospital to get me. I was excited to get out of there. (Thanks Grandma and Papa!!)
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After awhile, a team of doctors came in. They told Mommy the CAT scan was just to look for blood clots. Phew. They also said Mom's pneumonia was horrible. If she wasn't as young as she is, they would have put her in the ICU.
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They sent her up to the 9th floor (cancer floor, ironic enough) and started more IV's. Mom was in a ton of pain. At one point she couldn't breath. That sent Dad flying out of the room for doctors. They had to give her quite a bit of pain medication. She had a great nurse that night that came tons to help her out. Daddy spent the night.
Here is Mommy's bed.
This is where Daddy slept.
Daddy had to go to work, and I was at Grandma's, so that left Mommy all alone. She really appreciated everyone that dropped by to say hi.
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Mommy was in the hospital for three days. They finally agreed to send her home if she wore oxygen. Mom just wanted out of there so she agreed.
This makes her oxygen. It hooks to a tube she puts in her nose.
This is her portable oxygen tank.... but she doesn't think she is going out much.
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Mom is glad to be home. She still doesn't feel well at all. They say it could take a few weeks for her to feel better, and a few months to be back to normal.
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Going to parks and playing.
Making pancakes for Grandma for breakfast.
Making bread.
Most importantly, I help Grandma babysit Lydia. We sit and watch Elmo together.
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