We all have dreams that help keep a zip in our steps and give a reason to get up when we really don't want to. Ours has been to own a motor home and to enjoy a simple life with strangers that become friends and keep on the move. Our children understand our dream and support us. It is time for them to live their lives and they know we would be right beside them if they ever need us. We realize part of the fun is to day dream of how it would be to just visit motor home parks and talk with fellow travelers. We often pick out the ones we want to consider and something comes up. We have gone back in forth whether to buy fifth wheels or an actual driving motor home. It is fun to watch specials on television, visit websites, look at magazines, go to dealers, watch videos. When we see couples out on the interstate we often honk the horn and give them the thumbs ups! Kindred souls!!! We never decided on what age we needed to be or when we would take the leap, we just dream.
I say all of that to say this....Thursday April 10, 2014 was a life altering day for Debbie Garrison Haley.
I have been asked what has happened to me that required a 4.5 day hospital stay. This is my story and I am sharing it for several reasons which I will discussed later.
I came home Wednesday (9th) with the pain from a kidney stone, so I thought. I took pain medicine and went to bed. The pain was different from my normal kidney stone pain but I still thought it was a kidney stone. Thursday morning came and the pain was much worse than before. I knew I had to get help. I called my Physician knowing he is usually off on Thursdays but thought he might have switched his days. He was indeed off but I got an appointment with another person in his office. I quickly got up out of the bed and put a hat on and left. I did.not.need.to. drive but I had to. I called Mark and he agreed to meet me there. I honestly don't remember driving to the office but I do remember the walk into the office. It is a small parking area but it seemed as I was walking to a far, far away place. You know, you have been there..you can see it but can't get there! I checked in, sat down and immediately began sweating profusely. I got up to go to the bathroom in the entrance and met Mark. He sat in the waiting room for me in case my name was called. I shut the door to the bathroom door and immediately slid down the wall and found myself laying on my back. I am not sure how long it was until I could pick myself up. I had already envisioned men knocking down the door and at that time I was okay with it. When I regained enough strength I got up and looked down and the impression of my body was on the floor in water. I quickly took myself to my seat in the waiting room with Mark. And at that moment the door opened with a nurse calling patients in and our eyes locked.(God's timing) She and Mark helped me back to a room. She put me in a wheeler chair took me to the lab, stayed with me, fanned me.(God's angel Lisa Morton)
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