My sister, Adele, and I took mom to the emergency room Tuesday evening. Took her an hour to use the bathroom at home; she was having trouble catching her breath. Upon arrival, her oxygen level was 60 and it should be over 90. After many tests, they concluded she has pneumonia coupled with congestive heart failure, but the CHF wasn't really a real issue as opposed to the pneumonia. They gave her oxygen using a mask but also did it using the nose piece. She couldn't maintain oxygen level over 90 with the nose piece so she was admitted to ICU using the mask. They said she may just be in ICU for 12 hours or something like that then moved to a regular room. Said if all goes well she should be home in a few days, but pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at, excuse the pun.
Oh and mom will be 85 on the 27th of this month.
Adele and I left the hospital around 2:30 Wednesday morning. She is going to drive a co-worker to work in the morning the go see mom for a bit.
Please keep mom (Ruth) in your prayers.
Thanks. :D
UPDATE: Mom does not hae pneumonia but had a minor heart attack. I was sick as a dog today because I took my son Zack to see his paternal grandmother in a rehab/nursing center this past Sunday. There was a sign on the door saying if u have the flu or anything like that to not go in because they have germs spreading right now. Nice. Surely I caught something there. Didn't even get to see mom today. I got dressed and started puking. Finally went back to bed. Have a fever and everything. What a mess.
