Shit.
It’s happening already.
I certainly was not prepared for this yet.
I thought it would not happen for another 5-10 years.
I thought I would at least be done with college before this happened.

My dad went to the emergency room on friday night. He was having shortened breath, sweating, and fatigue. My mom thought it was a mild heart attack. She was worried sick. She called all of us (my five sisters and I) and let us know that dad was in the hospital and the reasons why. The hospital wanted to keep him overnight for observation in the e/r. My mom couldn’t stay because they didn’t have a place for her there. I bet she didn’t sleep much that night at home all by herself. Saturday morning came around. I called my mom. Dad had been released from the hospital and put on some blood thinner medication. He has no diagnosis so far, but the hospital is not ruling out a heart attack. On monday they will schedule a “stress test” for him sometime this week or early next. Everyone is worried. My dad kind of freaked out on the nurses at the hospital and started cursing at them. They did not understand what he wanted and he isn’t good about explaining that sort of thing. He could not get information out of them as to what the medication would do, why he was on it, and what they thought. I had to call the damn hospital three times to finally get the info. My dad called as well. He is hard to talk to. The nurses understood though, they talked with me for awhile about his condition. I was able to get the information we all needed to settle ourselves for a bit. I called the family and let them know. My nerves are on high alert until he gets the results of that test. I hope the doctors can figure this out for him. We will also be calling my father’s primary physician at the hospital. I hope she can answer the rest of our questions….

I thought I would at least be done with college before this happened.
I thought it would not happen for another 5-10 years.
I certainly was not prepared for this yet.
It’s happening already.
Shit.