I drove my husband to the hospital today and he ended up being admitted. He has pneumonia, which isn’t a life threatening condition for a normally healthy man like my husband.
But I’m still scared.
A little over a year ago, my father was in the hospital with pneumonia. That visit signaled the beginning of the end for my sweet daddy.
I keep telling myself that this time it’s so much different. My husband doesn’t have lung cancer. He only caught a bad bug that resulted in pneumonia, the antibiotics are going to do their job and fix everything.
But he has the same gut wrenching cough and pained expression that my dad did. He keeps wincing and saying how badly his back hurts, just like my dad did.
It’s different this time, I know it is. I say this over and over has I tuck the covers around my shivering husband, just like I did for my dad. I say that everything’s going to be okay as I stroke my husband’s clammy forehead, just like I used to stroke my father’s forehead.
It’s different this time. Everything’s going to be okay. I know this.
But it feels so much the same.
Abracos, moca.
Obrigada minha amiga.
I had pneumonia last year as well and I had to be hospitalized as well. It is no fun but he is young and strong and he WILL be ok!!! Plus he has an awesome wife that will take care of him once he is released!!! Take care and you are in my thoughts and prayers!!!
You are absolutely right. Deep breath.
Dang pneumonia almost killed my girl last month. I’ll keep you guys in my prayers.
Thank you Christy.
Not Peter!! He is just too great to be sick! I hope he gets better super fast! It’s probably from not getting any rest because of that Abe Lincoln book!! LOL
BUT. We were just joking about magical cough syrup last night! Oh honey, I wish it weren’t this way, but it is different but all scary just the same. (Good news? You get that big new bed of yours all to yourself.) I’m the eternal optimist.
I just need to keep looking at those silver linings! (That’s why I’ve got you, to help me find them.)
Praying for you all! It WILL be okay!
So scary. Stay close to the Lord and everything will be okay. You’re not going through this alone because He is always there. You and Peter are in my prayers. Keep me posted.
Oh Ami….So hard to have to relive all of those moments. I know that the minute I step foot into a certain hospital all of those feelings and memories come rushing back, the ones that I have worked so hard to tuck into a dark corner.
Hope that Peter gets well … and you too.
Sending love