sorry no outings for you

[simplyn2deep]

 Today my dad had an appointment for Access Transportation and while we were waiting for them, my dad became unresponsive!

Since we're on hospice care, we don't call the traditional 911, we call the hospice's version of 911 and tell them what happened. So we did that and they walked me through what had to be done (get him back into the apartment, back into bed and give him oxygen. While we were struggling to get him back in the apartment, I heard my dad start to snore. Okay, he's asleep...but why isn't he responding when we call his name?

We have the oxygen going, but it's a struggle for me and my mom to get him into bed, so we're waiting for the emergency nurse to come. They're "local" and they said in emergencies, they can have someone to us within the hour. It's been about 30 minutes now and I'm going from my room to the front door looking for someone to come.

Meanwhile, my mom is still trying to wake my dad and we still have the oxygen going for him.

eta 1: It's 1:20pm and the nurse has been here about 20 minutes. She got my dad to respond and helped us get him back into bed. His blood pressure is really low, but oxygen levels are high. the nurse said he basically passed out bc this was the first time in about a week that we got him out of bed and into the chair for an extended period of time.

eta 2: He's doing better now. It's been nearly 2 hours since this all started. He's sleeping but was asking for something to eat so I need to put on proper clothes and pick up some beef stew and chicken/turkey pot pies.

Comments

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Thinking of you - stay strong.

*hugs*

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[dontelltheelf.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I'm sorry that happened. Glad the nurse finally arrived!

What will happen with the Access appointment now? I mean, besides having to reschedule and all. Do you have to wait until your dad's moving out of his bed a bit more?

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

We'll probably wait until he's more mobile, if that ever happens, to arrange another Access Transportation appointment.

[dontelltheelf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that makes sense. Too bad you can't have a nurse with you during the days to help out so you can have the appointment. After one of my grandmas had a stroke and she came home, there was a nurse who came to the house during the day to help my step-grandpa out.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

My mom wanted something like that, but the hospice people said that was outside of their care and would require us to pay for private nursing.

But...just now, literally minutes ago, my neighbor told my parents that she would come by more often to help with his physical therapy. Apparently she's months away from finishing her physical therapist degree or whatever. I'm like GREAT! If she can help my mom during the day, I won't feel so out of sorts should I find a job and work during the day.

[dontelltheelf.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about that. I think they paid Letty and her niece Lani cash for her services.

Wow, that works out even better!

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

we have like no expendable cash so we can't do that. both of my parents Social Security checks go towards bills, rent and now my 2 bills. Once I get a job, I can pay them back and handle my own bills and contribute to the household bills, or even take over maintenance of the car.

[bluedelft.livejournal.com]

((hugs))

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

thank you

[landrews.livejournal.com]

Wow! Scary! :HUGSyou:

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

oh yeah! for a few brief minutes I couldn't tell if he was breathing bc his head was just leaning to the side and he wasn't responding.

[lunachickk.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, poor you and your mom! And your poor dad! That must have been terribly scary!

Did they suggest having your dad try to sit up some more for periods of time to try and build his stamina for outings?

*gentle hugs*

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what they suggested. Like 30 minutes sitting at the edge of the bed or in the wheelchair.

[airolf.livejournal.com]

wow. Sounds nerve-wrecking, glad he is better now, considering.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It comes and goes, but even on his good days they don't seem right.