My mom was banging on my door this morning and I was going to pretend that I didnt hear it so I could sleep more but she yelled at me to help her and hurry up to her bedroom. I bolted out of bed and got to her bedroom to see that my dad was having some kind of problem. She was crying and said that he wet the bed and his blood sugar level was only 30 and he was acting out of it, confused and moaning in pain. I called 911 and firemen showed up first and gave him some kind of IV thing to get his blood sugar levels back up. They took him to the hospital on base and after a long time waiting while they did tests, they determined he was severely hypoglycemic. He has two doctors that prescribe him medicines for different ailments. Well, he's taking steroids for his kidneys and he's being weened off them slowly, but his insulin isn't being adjusted by the other doctor (lack of communication IMO). Insulin was prescribed in the first place because the steroids were shooting his blood sugar levels really high, as high as 400. Well, with all the medications, the lack of adjustment on the insulin and the lack of appetite my dad has had because of all of it, he had a really rough night. If we hadn't called 911 and gotten someone there to give him that IV, he could have gone into a coma or died.
I still can't believe it. I'm trying to be strong for my mom but it's hard not to cry. I have to go to the bathroom and just let it out and come back and be there for her to break down. She and I both were so scared this morning. We have to watch him more closely. Make sure he eats, etc. My sister karen is driving over today, my brother wishes he could come with his baby daughter. My mom and I would be lost without my dad. I don't even want to think about it. I'm tired. I want to sleep but I shouldn't. I barely got any sleep last night. I wish I could talk to brian, but, he's gone back to not talking to me. I want to play WoW to get my mind off it, but IDK.
My dad almost died today.
3:16 p.m. - June 09, 2009
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