October brought two hospital visits. Severe dehydration & confusion. I learned a new thing – when the body is too dehydrated to IV, the next option is an IO, intraosseous infusion. That’s the process of going directly into the bone marrow when intravenous in not accessible. This process was quick. The dehydration was starting toContinue reading “The balancing act”
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Caregiving 101
My spouse had his first heart attack in Oct. 2004 at the age of 47. Overnight our salary was cut in half. We had a 5-year old and an 11-month old. Six weeks later, while sitting in the Social Security office filing for disability, he was exhibiting signs of another one. The guard notified meContinue reading “Caregiving 101”
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