Back to Emerge.

Last spring my dad tripped and fell. We ended up at emergency however, thankfully, he did not break his hand.

This time he fell in his room (a fall rather than a trip) and scraped his face. There was some debate, but I decided to take him in just in case. It turns out he may have been dizzy due to A. Fib. When we got to the hospital his heart was all over the place. The emergency got busy throughout the day Sunday so it was hard to get anyone to tell us much at all. They just kept monitoring him.

For someone with a chronic illness and a father who couldn't manage alone (he freaked out when I left for 15 min), it was a trying couple days. They ended up moving him to a cardiac floor so I got home at midnight (then back the next morning).

He is now back home with some nursing coming in and the resident staff (PSW) checking on him. While not the main issue his face is now horribly bruised and swollen. We are now loaded with appointments in the next two weeks.

I don't seem to be able to catch a break lately. I have puppy who still needs a fair bit of focus (although it's getting easier and I love her a ton already), a pile of marking I need to do, and - oh right, my own appointments.

I'm seeing a specialist about my frequent low WBC (white blood count). Unfortunately if history serves I will be told I am a completely healthy woman as my bloods are otherwise normal (not sure why I'm going).

Wish me luck over the next couple weeks. I have a feeling my dad might become harder to care for but I'm trying to just get through each day with these emergencies that come up.