This morning, we rushed my mom to emergency. She couldn't breathe and her nebulizer was no longer doing what it needed to do. she was diagnosed with high levels of CO2 in her lungs which caused her to lose consciousness. She really could have died, but God has graciously granted her a reprieve. She has pneumonia in her right lung. her blood sugar level @ 530 this morning was at 370, more than 3x the normal levels of 60-100. @ 5pm, her blood sugar was down to 127 and they're now only giving her 2cc insulin/hour (anyway, i think that's what they said...). her ECG showed some irregular schema, so my dad's cardiologist, lerma noval, was added to the roster of doctors. my mom says her heart is OK but she will have to be on maintenance meds from now on. same with her asthma. she really should have been taking maintenance meds for that long before now. right now, she's on a ventilator to help her breathe.
i'm thankful for my husband who drove us to the hospital this morning and stayed with us most of the morning. i'm thankful for the arcos and garingos who came to visit and pray with my mom this morning. i'm thankful for juliebeth tibon who is willing to stay and watch her this afternoon and part of tonight. i'm SO thankful for maribeth llamera for finding Dr Roger Sy and staying with my mom for several hours today and being the liaison between the hospital staff and the family. we are truly blessed to have such caring people around us!
the saga will continue in the next post...
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