This will be a quick update. I may post more later tonight. Took dad to the emergency room today. You know someone is feeling really bad when they say “maybe its time I go to the ER”. So got him into the ER and after going over the blood work the doctor wants to admit him at least overnight. His red blood cell and hemoglobin counts were critically low. They will be giving him a blood transfusion of 4 units tonight. That should bring his energy level up and hopefully help with the shivering. They still have more test results to go over to see what is going on with the coughing.
I stayed there for a couple hours and came home for a few minutes to get a bite to eat and see if oxygen was delivered today (I will explain that in more detail later). Mom won’t leave the hospital until he is moved from the ER into a room.
Hopefully more later…
Hello Jarin . . .
We are Don and Donna Clubb. we became good friends with your parents through Wayne and Peg. We stayed with them during the time of Wayne’s memorial. Wayne and I were childhood buddies since we were about 6-7 years old.
We have grown very fond of your parents, they traveled to Arizona a few times with Wayne and Peg and stayed in our home. The last time I called Ken it seemed to me that he wasn’t really wanting to talk. Would you please let them know they are on our minds and in our hearts and prayers continually. If either of them feels like talking please have them give us a quick call. The last thing we want is to make them uncomfortable.
Thank you for your excellent blog.
Sincerely yours,
Don and Donna Clubb
Thank you Don and Donna. Of course I know who the Clubb’s are. My parents are very fond of you two as well. It would be fair to say that the two of you along with Mike and Linda, Betty and of course Peg are like family to them. Dad has called Linda and Betty his sisters for a long time now. I will pass along your well wishes to them. I am not sure when you tried talking with my father, but if it was back in January then it would explain his evasiveness. Back then he was avoiding talking to people because we had not shared the news about my mother to many people and my father couldn’t speak to people without wanting to talk about that.
Your concern for their comfort gave me an idea for a blog post that I will work up right now for the benefit of everyone. It will be something along the lines of how/when to communicate with my parents.
Thank you again for your comments!