Day 60....if its isn't one thing it's another....

Sunday, November 18, 2012

This is NUTS!!!!!

Sean and Luca arrived at 2:30 yesterday afternoon.  We all hung out for a couple of hours in the hospital room.  Then Luca and I left to grab an early dinner so we would have plenty of time to relax and read together before bed.   As we walked in the apartment door at about 6:30, Sean called saying he was not feeling very well....he was very tired, kinda dizzy, a little nauseous.  I told him I would come switch places with him so he did not spread whatever he was dealing with to Dillon.  Luca and I read for a few minutes and then I got a call from the head nurse on Dillon's unit...."we are taking Mr. Buckley to the ER...he is about to pass out, his extremities are tingling, and he is extremely nauseous!"   My mind began racing..."what could this be, is it serious, is it being spread to Dillon as we speak, are either of them in danger...."

By the time Luca and I got to Dillon's room Sean was already in the ER and the cleaning crew was in the room doing an immediate deep sanitizing.

At 11 p.m. Sean was discharged from the ER after having received IV fluids and Zofran (an anti nausea med...same one Dillon takes every 8 hours).  He did not have a fever so we figured it was from something he ate, combined with the extra stress he endured at work last week.  He was feeling much better and drove himself to the apartment.  The head nurse allowed Luca to sleep over at the hospital with Dillon and I, which is usually against policy.  (Luca was so excited to finally get to stay in the hospital...one of his secret wishes early on in the journey was that he was 18 so he could stay with Dillon in the hospital).

This morning Sean woke feeling very feverish, weak, nauseated, exhausted.  He has stayed at the apartment sleeping all day and the boys and I are in the hospital room. Our hope is to keep Sean's germs contained. At this moment, Sean has quite a fever of 101and is likely extremely contagious.

Parents/Grandparents to the rescue........Sean's folks are on their way to pick up Sean and take him to their home in Pagosa Springs (5 hours away) and take his car too..so that when he is better he can drive back home.  His mom did not want him to be alone for days on end with the flu....someone needs to make sure he is staying hydrated and who better to do that than one's own mother!  My mom is on her way from Santa Fe to help with Luca and Dillon and me :)))

The rule as I understand it is that anyone who is sick cannot be around a BMT patient for a week after an illness to assure that all contagious germs are gone.   Sean will have to return to visit on a different weekend.

This is a huge disappointment for all of us.....but it is the necessary sort of isolation that has to happen in order to keep Dillon safe...and me as well.  We are watching Luca very closely and if he begins to show any symptoms then someone will come and "evacuate" him as well.

Keep the prayers coming....we still have quite a storm to weather.  Your love and energy are powerful forces in our lives every single day.....thank you!!!!!!!