Vixandra
Everything well in hand!
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2003
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No I'm not leaving forever.
Here's whats going on (also wrote this up for another forum I frequent so I'm not typing it over and over).
Today's been interesting to say the least. Woke up to a rather alarming email from my mother and found out my grandfather, mother's stepfather, who has not been in the best of health the past four years has gone downhill rapidly in the last two weeks. A history of a quad-bypass on his heart and a few other surgical issues, plus round the clock pain that's only helped by narcotics.
I'll spare you the details other then to say Monday he ended up falling out of his bed, my grandmother, frail and in ill health herself, couldn't get him back in so called the paramedics, etc. A hospital trip, an IDIOT ER doctor and some drama later and my Mom flew out to Phoenix. She was doing hourly medications and such, then Nana found out her prednisone had been doubled instead of halved by her fuckin pharmasist and so she's got pneumonia. So my aunt Carol flew out to help.
Well, Grandpa Bud's not doing too well and probably going to die within the week as he's in a coma-like state at the moment. Nana's doing a bit better- she's known this was coming for quite some time now and has been adjusting. My mom got her prednisone dose fixed (She's an RN) and is handling things there. She just needs some help and I need to go home- need a break from here and have to be with my family now. I've known this was coming but didn't think it'd be so soon.
I've talked with my unit command and they're going to help me get leave so I can fly home. Won't be on Lit much from Friday, the 24th until I get back into Japan, March 11th at the latest. If there's something you need me for, shoot me a PM here and I'll try to answer as soon as I can.
Thanks for listening and for any well wishes/prayers/good thoughts, etc.
*bows*
Here's whats going on (also wrote this up for another forum I frequent so I'm not typing it over and over).
Today's been interesting to say the least. Woke up to a rather alarming email from my mother and found out my grandfather, mother's stepfather, who has not been in the best of health the past four years has gone downhill rapidly in the last two weeks. A history of a quad-bypass on his heart and a few other surgical issues, plus round the clock pain that's only helped by narcotics.
I'll spare you the details other then to say Monday he ended up falling out of his bed, my grandmother, frail and in ill health herself, couldn't get him back in so called the paramedics, etc. A hospital trip, an IDIOT ER doctor and some drama later and my Mom flew out to Phoenix. She was doing hourly medications and such, then Nana found out her prednisone had been doubled instead of halved by her fuckin pharmasist and so she's got pneumonia. So my aunt Carol flew out to help.
Well, Grandpa Bud's not doing too well and probably going to die within the week as he's in a coma-like state at the moment. Nana's doing a bit better- she's known this was coming for quite some time now and has been adjusting. My mom got her prednisone dose fixed (She's an RN) and is handling things there. She just needs some help and I need to go home- need a break from here and have to be with my family now. I've known this was coming but didn't think it'd be so soon.
I've talked with my unit command and they're going to help me get leave so I can fly home. Won't be on Lit much from Friday, the 24th until I get back into Japan, March 11th at the latest. If there's something you need me for, shoot me a PM here and I'll try to answer as soon as I can.
Thanks for listening and for any well wishes/prayers/good thoughts, etc.
*bows*
