More 'Adventures' With the Chapmans!

Yesterday I teased Louis Dean about waking up in the hospital on his birthday! My sister, Luann, said at least HE wasn't the one IN the hospital bed!!

Well, THAT changed this morning at 5:00 when I took him to the Emergency Room!

They DID put him in a hospital bed - but thank the Lord he didn't stay in it for long!

They ran several tests on him including blood work, a chest x-ray and a CT.

His heart enzymes were good - they did TWO of that test. One when we arrived and one four hours later. The Diagnosis: Chest Pain; Shortness of Breath; Pneumonia; Lung Mass

I thought the first two were SYMPTOMS - but what do I know??

The lung mass is most probably from the pneumonia but we will follow up with his primary care doctor for further diagnostic work up. He was given a prescription for antibiotics and a cough medicine. Thankfully we left there around 11:30 and went to eat lunch at Angelos.

The bright overhead lights at the hospital had given me a tremendous headache. We thought a good lunch would help and then we could sleep all afternoon. So for the first 6-7 hours of this day I was taking care of Louis Dean. Then all through lunch I was feeling worse and worse and by the time I was paying our bill I could barely stand up long enough to sign the credit card receipt before starting to faint. Louis Dean had to help me to the car and drive home. I know I looked ridiculous! I had the seat reclined and the window open so I could feel the cold air blowing on my face. My stomach felt like I was going down a roller coaster and it just kept 'rolling!' To top it all off - I was moaning LOUDLY! I just felt so awful!! We got home and Louis Dean helped me get in bed where I stayed for the next five hours!! I think I was just totally exhausted!! When I woke up I felt a lot better!

Now Louis Dean didn't sleep while I was napping. He said he kept coming in to check on me and make sure I was breathing!! So I took care of him early in the day and then HE took care of ME all afternoon. Tonight has been a draw with HIM getting a bit more attention.

We pretty much stayed by the fire all evening.

The den is warm and comfy so we ate some stew for supper and watched a little TV.

Louis Dean had a couple of flare ups but I have sent him to bed and told him to STAY there!!

He kept hopping up and coming back in here until I told him he was as much trouble to get in bed as a two year old!! That must have done the trick because so far he's stayed there!

We have been thankful for all the prayers from friends and family today.

If you are one of my Facebook friends you already knew all this today.

Louis Dean likes to tease me and he tells people that I am the Queen of Facebook.

He also says if something goes in my ear it will come out on Facebook!

That is just not true!!! I know over half a dozen things I have never put on there!!!!

Haha!!! Just kidding! It's a joke!! 

Seriously, I do love Facebook! It saved me a lot of time over the past few days keeping family in the loop on updates about Mother. I can simply post on Facebook instead of making a dozen phone calls or texting!

Speaking of updates......

This was Mother's first time up this morning!

Deanie sent me the photo - thank you, Deanie!

That big yellow belt is what Deanie holds on to as Mother walks.

Mother is making good progress and we are hoping she gets to go home soon.

She is now in a regular room. One with no frills and few nurses. Deanie described it to me on the phone this way:

"We are no longer in First Class!!! I'm not sure this is even COACH!!! We may well be in the cargo hold!" She is spending the night up there AGAIN tonight. 

My brother in law was there during the day with her thus allowing Deanie to go home and get some rest. He was so smart to write on the board in her room describing her special needs!

Why didn't WE think of that??

I am going to blow the last candles out and head to bed myself.

I don't know about you but I think we have had quite enough 'Adventures' lately!!!