We’re Back and Blogging
Well the last few days have been quite a ride - to say the least!!!
Earlier this week Steve went into hospital for the day for a routine procedure. I had thought that this would be enough of a challenge for us (the 2 trips in and out of the hospital had to be fairly well planned with the kids on board). So after having collected Steve from the hospital and arrived home I settled back thinking the hard work was over! Little did I know…
An hour after his arrival home (he was sleeping at this point) I went to check on him and discovered his entire body was covered in a bright red rash and had completely swollen up. A phone call to the hospital, followed by a phone call for an ambulance, and we were on our way to the Emergency Department. Apparently he had had an allergic reaction to a medication he had been given earlier, and we were breathing a sigh of relief that his airways hadn’t been affected and that he was still breathing.
And to top off Steve’s hospital visit, I received a phone call (the same day that he was taken back to hospital) to tell us that his grandfather had also been rushed to hospital that afternoon.
I guess it was from here that our chaotic few days began. We had had a real fright, and the kids were understandably quite distressed by it all, and whilst I was able to shuttle Annie off to some of our wonderful family, friends and neighbours, Jack stayed by my side the whole time wanting to keep track of what was happening with ‘Dad’.
So… thankfully after some medical attention Steve is now home and healthy. We have had very little sleep over the past few days (even less than normal) and have had somewhat of a crazy time trying to keep on top of things, but we are now hoping for a few quiet days before Christmas (hoping anyway!!!).
And we are looking forward to catching up on blogging….. we will get there…..
Elissa 
December 21st, 2007 at 12:55 am
Wow - how scary! So glad you guys are back home and doing better. Hope everyone feels healthy again for your Chirstmas!
December 21st, 2007 at 12:59 am
OH MY!! Thank goodness he is ok and that you caught it early! I tend to not check on my Hub (note I left him for a meeting 15 minutes after we got home from his procedure last week). Glad he is OK and I hope all is OK with grandfather too. Sweet of Jack to take a “man of the house” role!
December 21st, 2007 at 1:26 am
Oh my gosh! That is terrible. So scary! I am so glad Steve is doing better. I hope Grandpa is okay too. I am sure you are very tired. I hope you get the rest you need! Hugs and Prayers!
December 21st, 2007 at 2:09 am
Thanks everyone for all your lovely thoughts and prayers - we’re certainly glad it’s all over!
xx
December 21st, 2007 at 3:41 am
I hope you get lots of rest. I’m glad all is well w/ the hubbo!!!
December 21st, 2007 at 3:46 am
Wow (and not in a good way) … I’m glad your husband is OK. I hope you all get some sleep and are able to enjoy the holidays now that things are back to “normal” (whatever that is).
How is Steve’s grandfather?
December 21st, 2007 at 6:16 am
Steve’s grandfather is doing pretty well. We’re still waiting on test results to find out exactly what happened with him, but he is in good spirits.
A difficult thing to happen at Christmas time though.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:29 am
Yes very scarey. Hope all is well now. As with Steves grandfather. Hugs to you all.x
December 21st, 2007 at 4:39 pm
So scary! Glad Steve is ok. I hope his grandfather makes a full recovery. This is hard to deal with on top of all the holiday happenings. I hope things calm down now!!