2009-01-08 10:56 p.m.
More of the same.... And in the span of an few hours..... (See previous entry) The Doctor called. Terry did have a TIA, but there is no way of telling when. It could have been a while ago. This "episode" was a stroke. The doctor is confident all his side effects will go away. Unfortunately, his lungs are still not improved and he has had a total of 5 "attacks" since yesterday. He had a very severe one tonight and they took him up to ICU. He is now on a C-Pak, some medication to get the "mucus plugs" up and out, and dilaudid to keep his resperation low so he won't go into another attack or hyperventilate. I was able to talk to him for a minute. The wonderful nurse took in the portable phone so I could talk to him. He told me he made the doctor tear up the Advanced Directive on his side table telling him (the docotr) that I got pissed when they had him sign it. I knew he must have been dellusional. No hospital has a patient make out a form like that in the first place, let alone without family present and on morphine! I called back and talked to his nurse. She assured me that he is indeed under the influence but that the machine and meds are working well. Hopefully, this will be the turning point. When our doctor first called me, I did something I haven't done in the thirteen years we have been together. Not when he went through his 18 surgeries on his legs. Not when he had bladder cancer. Not when he has had pneumonia, kidny infections nor anything else. I finally broke into tears. It was just the straw that broke the camels back. I cried because the last conversation we had before being told he was going to ICU was interrupted when his nurse came in to do a treatment earlier and he hung up before I could say, "I love you." When I was told he was going to ICU, I lost it. The doctor told me that I didn't have to worry about not seeing him again. He said it was way to early to think about that, but it didn't help. I feel better now. Talking to him, even though he was a bit FUBAR was what I needed. I just had to say "I love you." I can sleep now. Later,
Cosmic
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