December 9, 2011

• ER visit

     Wednesday night Laura woke up from a nap around 7pm with a severe headache.  I thought she was having a stroke,and so did she. It was SNOWING and snowing hard. I panicked just a little. After talking to my mom on the phone,she convinced me to call Albany Med. I talked with them and they said to get her to the nearest ER and have them decide how to transport her to Albany if needed. (because of the snow)
    
     Not a very easy trip when there is 4-5 inches of snow on the roads along with slush and no plows. I called Mark at work (which I absolutely hate to do) and he left right away and ended up getting stuck at the bottom of our road a mile away. He ended up calling another coworker who happened to be off duty that night and lives up the road from us. He is also an EMT, and drives a 4-wheel drive truck! In no time he was at our house with Mark whom he picked up. Mark helped load us in the truck and we were on our way.

    We made it safe to the nearest ER and Laura was evaluated, Albany was on the phone and communicating with the ER Doctor. They decided on a regular CT then one with contrast. Thankfully they did have a tech available to do the contrast CT.
   
    Results turned up good, nothing new. I can't even begin to express how I felt. Even after hearing it was ok, there was still a part of me that was not believing it. After everything she has been through, I was kinda just expecting to be transferred and be in a hospital yet again. The Doctor after talking with Albany decided to send us home and thought maybe it was a virus,and just a "normal" headache. Normal? 

     I chuckle just a little because I think this may have been the first time she has had a "normal" headache. We were both happy about that. Turns out, she did indeed have a virus because shortly after we got home,(loooong drive in 5-6 inches of snow in the hills) she did get sick and puked. 

    When I finally did fall asleep, I was dreaming and waking myself up to make sure I was still home. (dreaming I was in a helicopter on the way to Albany even feeling the sensation I was flying) Every time I woke up, I would just feel so relieved to be home and for once it was a nightmare I COULD wake up from. I can't explain it any other way. It felt GOOD. (after I would wake up I would sit up and listen, thinking I heard Mark saying to hurry up and get in the car..it was so real! BUT I WOKE UP FROM IT!!

    I found this video the other day, it was the very first one I took of Laura after her first stroke, when we were stuck in New Orleans.

    I think I will start posting some more of the videos and pictures here, and sharing our journey through her recovery..when I first took the videos, I couldn't imagine I would be showing them, but A certain person said to me the other day, how I could help others who are going through the same thing by sharing Lauras story. In the past when I have posted pictures of her, I only posted the ones I felt comfortable with, that minimized what she really looked like a GREAT deal.

    Time has gone by now, March is only 4 months away, that will be ONE year since our lives were changed drastically.

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