I just got home about an hour ago after what was a somewhat stressful morning — our part-time caregiver called me up worried about Dad who had a blood pressure reading of 152/62 (something like that) and low oxygen level of 90% –not good! I went over there to make sure he was stabilized otherwise it would be a repeat of the hospital trip earlier this year when he was hospitalized for COPD/CHF symptoms.
Dad was hallucinating late last night and into this morning due to the high blood pressure..he was highly agitated….so besides the extra breathing treatment I instructed our caregiver to give him, I also gave him an anti-anxiety pill….. — I have a suspicion as my sister, that Dad being off of advair could possibly be the culprit. He’s been off of advair for 2 weeks now because of the high cost (due to the medigap coverage)…so instead of waiting around for the advair I ordered from Canada, we’ll have to go ahead and purchase one anyway from here regardless of cost–can’t take any chances.
Dad’s also pulling off his oxygen tubes again so I made sure to tape the sides of his face to keep the tubes in place. How long that will last, I don’t know as he may pull them off if he hallucinates again…..So he’s stabilzed for now and I will be calling over there to check up on him again today…..
You know that saying…when it rains it pours? It always seems to happen in big bundles like that with my sister and I. If there is one issue — we end up getting bombarded with a dozen of them all at the same time. She’s dealing with her own issues, her mother-in-law and our parents….I’m dealing with my own issues, my family life, finances, and our parents and our business! I just wish we could have a nice break to help relieve us all of this tremendous stress….nothing bad of course, but something that would be of tremendous help to us….All I can do is pray that we’ll be able to see a light at the end of the tunnel and get there!
