Sunday, October 24, 2010

New Cancer and Other Health Developments

Sam is again on his way to the emergency room. His urine is getting dark again and his bowels aren't moving normally either. I'm scared something may have happened with the stent. Is the tumor growing and putting pressure on the stent, causing it to collapse? Is it something else?

I really didn't think he would be heading back to the hospital so soon. Maybe I'm just naive about pancreatic cancer and death.

I've had some more catastrophic health news involving my uncle. He is suffering from a head injury from a fall in his home. No one is completely sure what the fall was from because he was home alone. Stroke? Seizure? Both? Was he drunk?

When I first found out about my uncle, I really thought he was going to die. It sounded so dire. He seems to be okay right now, but he's still in the hospital and the doctors are still not sure what is going to happen. They aren't sure about the extent of brain damage. I guess he's still unstable.

This is an uncle of mine on my mom's side of the family. My mom's family doesn't talk about things very openly. It's so frustrating! I hate feeling so in the dark about my uncle's state.

I've been more anxious and depressed this weekend. Last night I would have loved to have seen UFC 121, but I just couldn't take being around a crowd of people. I was out with my dad earlier in the day and I borrowed his truck to do a little shopping while he was busy at his church and I was not doing well with driving. I later told him I never want a standard transmission vehicle because it is just too much stress. But I was just one big ball of anxiety yesterday.

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