Yesterday, Mom was bound and determined to make a sweet potato casserole for Jordan and to make stuffing. Unbeknowst to me she got up early yesterday morning and began this folly. Not only did she try to do this cooking but when the oxygen tubbing tugged at her face she took it off!!! She started cooking and forgot that she took off her oxygen!!!
I was in no shape to help her as I was having an anxiety day and had several panic attacks. We both can't have anxiety at the same time! Both of us at the same time spells disaster!!! When I found her in the kitchen barely able to move, mom said that she needed to do more cooking!!! What?!?!?! She couldn't even move anymore and wasn't exactly coherent!!! She was sure there would not be enough food!!! (Holy Hannah!!! She is 84 and on oxygen with heart issues!!!!) I put out a call for help to my daughter Danielle! Mom was almost hysterical. I got her to her room, however, in the state of anxiety that I was, in I didn't even notice that she didn't have her oxygen on!!! AND she had forgotten that she had taken it off! What a pair we were! Instead of Jack Bower coming to save the day!, (I usually sing that line when watching the show 24) It was Danielle that came to save the day!!!! She realized that mom was in big time trouble and got her on her oxygen. I don't even want to know how low her oxygen stats were!!! I was doing my breathing exercises, praying and keeping my hands busy so no cutting happened. Knowing that mom was now back on oxygen and almost coherent again, helped my anxiety come down. Danielle came to save the day!, by taking over all the rest of the cooking as well as making sure their was oxygen to be had!!! (Danielle, for your birthday I will have to get you a super hero cape!) Thanksgiving day arrived with mom still alive but having trouble because of the low level of oxygen yesterday. We had Thanksgiving dinner at my sisters house! (Thank you Jen!!1) It was a packed house with little kids running around, family and friends. (For a while Jordan and I thought that we were blocked in, away from the food!!! So Not Good!!!) The food was great, and it was awesome to be able to visit and laugh and have fun! (BTW Mario, it was great meeting you and welcome to the family!)(Stacey, this one I like! He is a keeper!) I am grateful for Family, Friends, and Fantastic Food!!!! (My attempt at an allegory!!! LOL!!! a feeble attempt!) P.S. BTW Kenzie and Kaylee, we all know that when you tell us how wonderful and beautiful we are that you are trying to get out of trouble or get us to go along with something!!!! Not Working Anymore!!!! I love you two!!!
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