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This is what has happened so far these past two weeks:

One - our neighbor ended up in the ER and then needed someone to come in and talk to him so the doctor would know that he was acting normal. Evidently he was in such pain that he didn’t/couldn’t give much information. He was normal and explained to the doctor why he didn’t talk much.

Two - our mom fell in her apartment, hit her head and scared the begeebers out of her housekeeper. CT scans, Xrays later, she went home. She was okay.

Three - my husband had an infection in his arm that looked as if it was growing. He had played with one of our cats and had gotten a slight scratch when she had gently chewed on his arm. He is a Diabetic, has heart trouble and other stuff so that infection was a definite RED FLAG that called for immediate attention from medical personnel. He got some antibiotics after a big search for something that he wasn’t allergic to. The medicine/s that is/are usually assigned for infected cat bites, he is allergic to, to such an extent that they endanger his life.

Four - neighbor ended up in the ambulance and needed a ride home afterwards.

Five - mom was sitting in her walker as I pushed her towards her apartment. When she got the walker, we were both told that it could be used that way by her and anyone with her. This was said by the person who sold it to her. We didn’t understand why Medicare refused to reimburse her for it. We learned why that was, it collapsed when we got to the mat in front of her door. She went down backwards, hit her head on the cement threshold, got very scared, scared the begeebers out of me, her son, and the poor housekeeper, again. Both my husband and myself had to stay with her all night and wake her up every 2 hours since the back of her head was involved, just in case of further symptoms. She got through the night safely, but she was told that she needed to make an appointment to see her regular doctor because of a suspicious lump inside her head, behind her sinuses, that was found. We still do not know what it is. We will find out on Tuesday.

THAT is what has been going on for the last two weeks. EEEEK

The people in the ER actually recognized us and asked why we were there again the last 3 times.

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Well, we ended up making the visit to the ER again.

Mom was sitting in her walker, I was pushing her into her apartment. The walker collapsed! She went down and hit her head on the threshold. The 911 operator said not to move her and wait for the paramedics to take care of moving her. I do not think even outdoor cushions would have helped.

I do not think that I have ever been so scared before. I almost landed on top of her. I weigh too much to land on a lady that is in her late 70’s. She went to the ER, they did some tests and Xrays on her. They said that she would be okay and sent her home. There was one addition to that - we had to wake her up every 2 hours and make sure that she was okay.

Compared to what could have happened, that was very mild. She laughs about it now. I can’t yet laugh.

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Last night was another one of those things that makes me glad to be in America.

My husband had been having big trouble with a headache and severe dizziness. He told me that the more the headache hurt him, the dizzier he was. Considering that he has heart trouble and Diabetes, with other things going on at the same time, and he has had TIA’s it got me worried that maybe he was on the verge of having a stroke. A friend was there when I talked to him about his symptoms and helped talk him into visiting the ER just in case. They did tests, took blood and other items, and let him watch TV while he waited.

They came back after a little while and said that his blood sugar was over 300, but they couldn’t find anything also wrong with him. Thank God that was the only thing they could find.

I know that there are some countries where a doctor is not available, let alone a good hospital with full services. Here in the US, we may pay a lot for a medical visit, but at least we have the option. My brother-in-law in Arkansas is another person who is familiar with having to visit the ER. He, too, can say thanks for the availability of medical care, although he has to travel over 60 miles to Jonesborough, AR, for his visits.

He is alive, my husband is alive, I am alive, other family members are alive. Yes, we have medical bills to pay. However, they are a whole lot better than having to pay for a funeral. The loss of a loved one is so much worse than a bill.

I have heard that there are some politicians that are pushing ‘Socialized’ medicine for the US. As a person who has used our system for 54 years, to me that is a nightmare. Yes, the costs would come down, supposedly, but the cost in human lives would go up.

In some places where there is ‘Socialized’ medicine, people have to wait and get an ‘OK” in order to visit the doctor, have an operation, get tests done. Many times by time the “OK” comes through, the person effected will be dead from a serious condition that went untreated. No thanks. I want to live, I want my loved ones to live, too.

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