Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What a Day

How many feelings can coexist in one person at a given time? When I was younger, I would describe my life experience as being on a roller coaster. Now -- it's more like being filled up. Different emotions in different places of myself.

Yesterday evening my Dad collapsed and was rushed to hospital. After 2.5 L of IV his heart rate and his blood pressure were still really low, which led the attending physician to believe there was a bleed somewhere...

My Dad was shaking with cold, but still coherent. When he was first aroused by the EMTS, they asked him all kinds of questions, like what day of the week it was, etc. When they asked him how to spell his last name he said loudly, "O...N." Hahahahaha!! Me, my Mom and Mike all laughed loudly at that. (For those of you who don't know, our last name is Anderson, and it is always asked if it is spelled "e...n" or "o...n"

The doctor sent my Dad to Lethbridge where they took a catscan of his belly. It was early this morning that I found out, he had been flown to Calgary and had surgery for a ruptured aorta. The surgeon told my Mom that people usually die before even making it to the hospital. He also said that there was no reason why he shouldn't make a full recovery.

I haven't been able to sleep, and am waiting to find out more in the next few hours....

All this was coupled with the good news that I got my towel back...(How truly bizarre is that whole scenario anyway?) There was a plastic shopping bag hanging on one of the towel hooks at the pool yesterday. I saw it there before I went swimming, and it was still there after I finished. I thought to take a peek inside and there was my towel -- freshly laundered and rolled up. I guess all my bally-hooing to the lifeguards and every swimmer at the pool paid off. :)

Next, my Dad :) had dropped off the mail. A while ago, I won a contest on Team TBB's website. (My winning entry is on the first page of this link -- scroll down, mine is the third last one on the bottom of the page.) The prize was a signed jersey from all the Team TBB athletes who qualified for Kona. Well, I just received the jersey yesterday -- and IT IS PINK!!!



Unfortunatey it is XS. I did manage to squeeze into it, but Mike said I looked like that guy that decides to do his own laundery when the dry cleaner tells him she doesn't offer airmiles...

Still, the amount of training that Sara has me doing has been whittling me into shape slowly but surely....I can now fit onto my SMALL Lululemon shirt, but XS is still *aways away.* :)
BUT IT IS PINK!! I HAVE to get into it!!!!!!!!! LOL!

11 comments:

Keith said...

Re: your Dad- already sent you an email. I'm afraid to call since I'm sure every time the phone rings you're having a spasm.

Glad you got your towel back. It was the threat of an infectious disease. Either that or they realized if you got even a clue about who it was, you were going on the warpath and were going to kick someone's ass. In a nice way, of course, with a big grin, just to help them down the correct path in life.

What, no photo of you in the shirt??? I'm disappointed.

Cath said...

Hey you - you know anyway, but I can't say it enough - I'm sending the most humungus hug you can ever imagine. You're Dad's going to pull through great - he's such an amazing strong man, as are you as is your Mum - so hey blimey what a family team right there with Mike right with you too - NOTHING will knock THAT team down, you see!

PS LOVE the shirt! And too funny about the towel!

All the love and hugs in the world
xxxxx

Jenna said...

hugs xox it was nice to chat this morning - keep us all posted!!!

Susi said...

you and your family are surrounded by love...as i'm sure you know. glad we could chat this morning. i love what a tough family you have. your mom and her hip, and your dad and his heart. hmmm, little wonder where you got it from hey? ;) big hugs. love ya tons. please let you mom and dad know i'm thinking of them too. xo.

Julie said...

Thank you Keith, Cath, Jenna, and Susi. I am lucky to be blessed with such good friends.

Cath said...

I just had a thought on my run - well, you know my Mum was really sick - then she had 5% chance of getting through her cancer - well, we all decided she needed a bit of help with all this so built a virtual wall around her - so no matter where she was or what she was doing, we were right there protecting her - and you know how that story ended - 12 years on and a double by pass later she's still causing us all lots of trouble! So, the relevance here is that we could all do the same for your Da! I don't know if it really helps, but it certainly helped me and my family - Me and Jase will set the first link holding right on to you if you fancy, then everyone'll just join in - virtually from wherever all your family's friends are in the world.....

LOVE YOU GORGEOUS GIRL!

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Julie said...

Cath -- that is a beautiful idea. I am now linking to you as I type this.

Beth said...

How scary about your dad! I am so glad he made it to the hospital in time and I am wishing a fast recovery for him.

Kelly B. said...

Jeepers Julie! Sending you lots of hugs ad I hope your dad is on the mend very quickly.

runningman said...

Glad your dad(say hi to him pls) is ok, and that you got your towel back. :)

Amy said...

I love the "ON" part that your dad said. Made me literally LOL. I'm so glad he's ok and I hope he continues to get better. How scary.

I am so glad someone returned your towel!!!!!!!!!!!!! How ackward that whole thing was. And, I love the jersey! So cool!