365 days Daily Prompt: In A Crisis https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/365-days-jan-17 2014-In A Crisis/
The day it happened was the most unnerving situation I faced in my life. My husband was critically ill. I saw him holding his chest. He was in pain. I wanted to call the hospital. He stopped me. He said he’d be okay. I was crying I insisted we have to get in touch with the hospital. Finally he told me to dial the number. He spoke with someone. The doctor came within minutes. He took him to the hospital.
I was waiting at home to get a call from the hospital. After two hours Dr. Coxon came to the house. He told me my husband had a moderate to severe heart attack. He was in critical condition. If he survived after 48 hours there was hope he’d recover.
Meanwhile at home I waited to know how he was doing. At that time I had two children,one was slightly older than two and the second was three months old.
I was nervous, I didn’t know what to do. I called my old neighbor. She came right away to give me company.
The next day I left my children with the baby sitter and went to school. I was trying to teach the children. I couldn’t stop tears coming down my cheeks. My colleagues, God bless them told me I should go home and they’d take care of my class.
After a month he was airlifted to St. John’s which was a better centre and well equipped to handle a heart patient. He stayed in the ICU for six weeks. He was given a variety of medication and sent home.
I don’t know if I’m happy with the way I reacted. The only thing was I was nervous, I had no close relative near me. I was an inexperienced terrified person. I looked after my husband the best way I could.
That sounds like it would have been a really difficult experience with waiting to see how he would be!
Thank you, Rainee it really was.
I was scared, I had no idea how to help him.
Dear Ranu,
Thank you for this. It is a challenge to manage ourselves through difficult circumstances like you describe.
All good wishes,
robert
It was something I did not anticipate.
Some things in life are difficult to deal with.
Dear Chaman,
Such experiences are always horrible and you never know how you will react when a loved one is ill until you are in that situation. This recently happened to my dad a few months a ago. After that he was admitted to the hospital and had a heart operation.
Thank you for sharing this moment with us.
Much love and light,
Shaidi
Thank you dear Shaidi.
Yes they do make you feel helpless.
This reminds me of the times when my daughter was hospitalised. I really try not to think of them. The first time was the worst and most terrifying.
It is, I had a very difficult time.
We all experience it.