Close call
One morning Friday in May at around 5:30 am, I woke up by a chipping noise from the smoke detector. I decided to ignore it but G didn’t. He was frustrated by the noise. Got up, half asleep, without thinking, climbed on a chair to reach for the detector not remembering the chair is on wheels. I heard him making all sort of noise and got up to see. Just as I went in the room, I saw the most frighten scene in my whole life. I saw the chair went one way and G was falling the other way straight onto the tile floor. The sound was terrifying. That fall hit his head and his back. I stood there in shock and didn’t know what to think. G cried out loud, held his head and a few minutes later he turned himself side way and that’s when I realized he didn’t break his back. I tried to comfort him and thank God that G is fine at that point. I told G not to go to work so we can monitor the situation if it got worse. He wanted to go back to sleep and I helped him to the bed. Later on, I phoned my friend who is a nurse about the incident. She told me that I shouldn’t let him go back to sleep just in case he fracture the skull. If it was the case, once he fell asleep, he’ll never wake up. I rushed upstairs and I saw him turning his side, I realize he is fine but I kept checking him every 15 minutes. At noon, G complained that he is sore all over and that’s when I suggested he should search professional help. Our doctor doesn’t work on Friday, so I look up in the yellow pages to look for a physio therapist, got an appointment right away. The next week we went to see the doctor, had the x-ray done in the hospital and that’s when we found out that G has the lumber disease. Now, I look back all the things that I done wrong that day. 1) I should get up and closed the door knowing it would wake him up. 2) I should take him to emergency right away to have the x-ray done instead of let him go to bed. 3) I should phone and leave a message to the doctor so she can check him out asap instead of wait for an available appointment. How stupid I was and I’m an emergency worker! If something bad happen to my husband that day, I’ll never forgive myself. I have to remember to remain calm since we both are old now. I notice that we both don’t think and make good decision any more!? G used to calculate and analysis very fast in his head. I, on the other hand have always depend on him to look after me, but I think this is going to change. I have to look after him and myself! May God help us!
One morning Friday in May at around 5:30 am, I woke up by a chipping noise from the smoke detector. I decided to ignore it but G didn’t. He was frustrated by the noise. Got up, half asleep, without thinking, climbed on a chair to reach for the detector not remembering the chair is on wheels. I heard him making all sort of noise and got up to see. Just as I went in the room, I saw the most frighten scene in my whole life. I saw the chair went one way and G was falling the other way straight onto the tile floor. The sound was terrifying. That fall hit his head and his back. I stood there in shock and didn’t know what to think. G cried out loud, held his head and a few minutes later he turned himself side way and that’s when I realized he didn’t break his back. I tried to comfort him and thank God that G is fine at that point. I told G not to go to work so we can monitor the situation if it got worse. He wanted to go back to sleep and I helped him to the bed. Later on, I phoned my friend who is a nurse about the incident. She told me that I shouldn’t let him go back to sleep just in case he fracture the skull. If it was the case, once he fell asleep, he’ll never wake up. I rushed upstairs and I saw him turning his side, I realize he is fine but I kept checking him every 15 minutes. At noon, G complained that he is sore all over and that’s when I suggested he should search professional help. Our doctor doesn’t work on Friday, so I look up in the yellow pages to look for a physio therapist, got an appointment right away. The next week we went to see the doctor, had the x-ray done in the hospital and that’s when we found out that G has the lumber disease. Now, I look back all the things that I done wrong that day. 1) I should get up and closed the door knowing it would wake him up. 2) I should take him to emergency right away to have the x-ray done instead of let him go to bed. 3) I should phone and leave a message to the doctor so she can check him out asap instead of wait for an available appointment. How stupid I was and I’m an emergency worker! If something bad happen to my husband that day, I’ll never forgive myself. I have to remember to remain calm since we both are old now. I notice that we both don’t think and make good decision any more!? G used to calculate and analysis very fast in his head. I, on the other hand have always depend on him to look after me, but I think this is going to change. I have to look after him and myself! May God help us!
5 Comments:
Oh my goodness. I'm glad he's okay, though. Health is most important. Then happiness. Then money. (Though #3 helps #2, which helps #1.)
So, I see your priority. I should get you a $ sign sun glasses!! I saw something like this one time. :)
what is lumber disease? i hope it's nothing too serious.
btw.. momcy i had no idea u moved ur blog :) i thought u abandoned us and stopped blogging.. :D
Hi HG, it's serious if G doesn't do his exercise as recommends by the physio therapist. He's loosing the muscle at the lumber area and his back will bend as he gets older and will not straighten back. We were told it's a commom illness for elders. Thanks for asking.
cin moves my blog awhile ago. Thanks for visiting my blog. :)
its called Lumbar Disease mom...
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