My something new this week isn't fun or exciting, but I wanted to document it so that when I look back on this year, this week will be a reminder of a lot of things...
My boyfriend started complaining about a sore throat on Thursday night... Long story short: fever, vomiting, 4 hrs at Doctors Care, no flu, no strep, more fever, no Super Bowl, ER, spinal tap, not meningitis, no fever, VA clinic, shaking, blue lips, 102* fever, two more days of up and down temps, more shaking, blue lips, ambulance, ER, X ray, "wear this surgical mask" another spinal tap, NOT meningitis, no more mask, talking to three of his sisters for the first time (over the phone in the ER!), admitted to ICU, another mask, sleeping in hospital chair, waiting for his sister to get to the hospital from Maryland, watching him: sweat, not eat, not sleep...
Now just sitting here watching and waiting... An unknown cause for the fever and he is severely dehydrated... I guess I'm not the great nurse I thought I was...
But I have realized a few things...
1. I really care about this man laying in the hospital bed beside me.
2. I need to buy a few more sets of sheets ( I washed a lot of sweaty sheets!).
3. Listen to your body; don't ignore what's it's trying to tell you.
4. I have a really GREAT team at work! They have gotten sub plans ready for me and helped more than I can ever thank them for!!
5. When you're sitting in a hospital room, you think about what's really important.
Even though this has been a difficult week, I know Kyle and I can look back and know we learned something about each other that we may have not learned without this experience.
This post makes me cry. So true Jenelle, when you're in a hospital room it REALLY makes you think about what's important. There are some long lonely days/nights. You are such a strong woman, I am so happy we are friends and Kyle is lucky to have met you!
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