up date its been a while

[MandaMe1986]

So last night I went to my dads house for football.   First time I have really seen him sense he has been back.  He is feeling better, looks so much better.  Lets go over a list of events with him.

*Spent a little over a week in ICU in NJ.  Found out his left artery in his heart is completely gone.  He needs to meet with a cardio doc to see where we go from there.  The infection took him down pretty hard, but seems to be all good now.

*4 days after he received home, we got a call from his Dialysis unit and they had to rush him to the ER cause he was having another heart attack.  They are pretty sure his potassium bottomed out and that was what caused this one, but still kinda up in the air.  I think at this point doctors are kinda pulling at strings cause they don't know. And won't know for sure until he gets off his butt and  makes an apt with the cardio doc.

*2 days after that his wifes sister died.  She was hit by a car in Va.  So even tho my dad wasn't in any shape to travel he took off to Va for the service and they brought her ashes back here for a service here.  Along the way missed two D treatments. 

His wife is  on the verge of a mantle brake down.  First she was worried about my dad not making it out of ICU and within a week her sister.  I feel so bad. I'm frustrated, and I feel bad that I am.  I know I am being selfish in terms of my father. But I want him to take care of himself. And he isn't and won't as long as his wife is sick. But she needs and has every right to be sick too.  I don't know this has just been a month of hell.

Aside from all the stress on my end. My immune system has switched from attacking my kidneys to attacking my joints, in so has triggered my fybromialyga. So been in a lot of pain and haven't been sleeping all that well.  So depression has kicked in.  It has just been no fun lately.

So yeah there you  have it.  Just a little update. Haha. 

[kimcanada]

WOW Manda you have a full plate...

I know that what works for me when my world around me is seeming to fall apart is this... There is only one way for things to go...UP
I hope your dad realizes that he is the only one that can help him, and I hope your step mom gets it together for hre sake and your dads.
Please keep us posted, and remember things change fast so hang in there Miss Manda 

[monrein]

 Glad to finally hear from you but I wish things weren't such a struggle right now.   

[bette1]

So sorry for all that you and your dad are going through.  Glad to hear from you.  Here's a hug

[Jean]

So sorry Manda, just hope it gets better for you and soon. 

[KICKSTART]

Sending you a  , i hope from somewhere you find the strength to deal with all this. Is there no one you can lean on ?

[Bajanne]

Thanks for sharing with us, even though the experiences are painful.  You IHD family is with you all the way.   And please be assured of my caring thoughts and prayers
Continue to let us know how things are going, so we can share it with you.

[willowtreewren]

 

I know you are worried about your dad, Manda. And that is hard on YOU! It seems that when it rains it pours and you are in the downpour right now.

Take care of yourself. 

We are here to listen and help when and however we can.

 

Aleta

[Romona]

 

[Hanify]

Missing you Manda.  Hope things improve soon.

[kitkatz]

That sounds like a full plate you have had.