I was awakened this morning at approximately 1:00 am by a phone call from my friend Star. She said something inside felt different and she felt like she was dying. I went right down and we talked for a few minutes about her options, and although she's terrified of the prospect, she chose to start dialysis. I called the ambulance and a few minutes later we were in the ER. She was in a great deal of pain but I was able to get her comfortable and she was able to sleep for about an hour and a half. At 7:00 am they transferred her to the Twin Cities to Abbott/NW Hospital where her Nephrologist has privileges and where the Minneapolis Heart Institute is. They know her there. I came home and slept for a few hours. I haven't heard from her since. Her daughter talked to her for a short time and they were preparing her for dialysis but she hadn't gone as of about 4:00 pm. I tried calling at 6:30 pm and she wasn't in her room. Perhaps her greatest fear is being faced as I write.
To say I feel helpless and useless is an understatement. Everything in me wants and needs to be down there with her but health-wise I just can't do it. So now I wait....and see what comes....and go from there.
You've already been the friend she desperately needed in the middle of the night. Now pray and be available and you'll continue to be the friend she will need.
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