911

Mid September I, had to call 911 for Chad. When he came home from work he had an upset stomach and I did too. I thought mine was just a headache and chad thought it was the fast food we had for lunch. We went to bed early hoping to feel better in the morning. In the wee hours of the morning I, was awaken by what I know now is that Chad was having a seizure, (He has never had one before) he became unresponsive and I had never seen a seizure like this before, it was not the normal “shaking limb type”. I was so scared we were going to lose him that night. I yelled out the bedroom door for Carla to call 911 and I checked Chad’s pulse, and his eyes but he was breathing really weird. It was Chad’s weekend to work so I picked up his work phone and called his boss (around 1:30-2:30am) to make sure someone else would be there because there was no way Chads was going to make it. (His Boss is awesome by the way. Later on He was yep you can tell you are a Warden’s wife 🤣🤣)

Finally, after what seemed like forever the sheriffs department got there and had me check his blood sugar (due to Chad being diabetic) while waiting for the ambulance to arrive, it was within normal range. I was still freaking out on the inside and fumbled around with checking it. When the ambulance got there, Chad finally opened his eyes. However, it was like “the lights were on, but nobody was home.” He wouldn’t talk or anything he would just look around. They loaded him up and off to the hospital he went. (Which was not an easy task by the way with him being 6’6” and 350lbs it took several men)

The doctors ran several tests on him and everything was coming back completely normal. They were baffled by what happened and why. They checked for Heart Attack, stroke, and everything under the sun.

He was finally talking again so I felt a little better but then a little after 4am he had another seizure, I ran out and yelled at the nurses, that it was happening again. I am glad they were able to give him some medicine to stop this seizure and then gave him some medicine to keep him from having another. The first one at our house lasted 20-25 minutes long. The doctor said they would be transferring him to a hospital in Lubbock for higher level of care, as soon as the ambulance could get there.

A little before 8am he was loaded back into the ambulance and was headed out. I went home to grab some essentials then headed to Lubbock (which is about an hour away).

I chatted with my parents on the way and gave them what little bit of update that I had. When I got to the hospital he was still out of it from the medication he was given, so I laid down on the couch in his room and tried to get some sleep.

Every little sound made me sit straight up because I was afraid he was going to have another seizure. By the way you should not read about medical issues on the internet it will definitely freak you out even more. (With all of my medical issues and Chad’s medical issues last few years I should receive a honorary Doctorate in Google MD 😇)

Later in the day, Carla brought us some food and a blanket (I was freezing) and Chad finally woke up enough to talk with us. They came in and did a 20 minute EEG and Chad talked to the nurse the whole time. He doesn’t remember anything about that whole day or most of this event for that matter. He would be in mid- sentence and go back to sleep. At this point he was having a hard time talking and slurring his speech. They ran more tests and still didn’t know why this had happened.

We saw a few different specialist, and stayed there a couple more days. The nurses were amazing and kept checking on him.

On top of everything somehow Chad hurt his back and it was really bruised during the seizures or being loaded onto the stretcher, we’re not sure if it was from the actual seizure or from what. Not sure if he has a herniated disc or torn muscle but nothing seems to help with it. The Dr X-ray his back and luckily nothing was broken or visibly out of place.

Even when sick and in the hospital he still represents the “V”

He finally got discharged from the hospital and now he has doctor’s appointments lined up with a neurologist and cardiologist and his PCP. From now up thru December. Additionally, he has been getting different tests and medication changes while they try to figure it all out. Please keep us in your prayers as we navigate this unknown. I am thankful he is alive and doing better.

At every Dr appointment first thing Chad keeps asking is, when he can go back to work and the doctors keep telling him NO! Not until they figure out what is medical wrong with him. He is so stubborn, luckily he has an amazing boss,that tells him to worry about getting his health back to normal and not work. His Assistant Warden is also amazing and tells him the same thing. Boy he is hard headed 😇

He is not happy he has to wear a heart Monitor for 30 days 🤬

When it rains it pours. In the midst of everything at the hospital our dog CoCo, bit my parents dog Maggie and she had to go to the vet to get sewn back up. Coco is an American Bully and weighs over 100lbs. Maggie is a chihuahua and weighs less than 20 lbs. CoCo doesn’t realize her size and strength and Maggie thinks she is 10 feet tall and bulletproof.

Then my parents called and told me my uncle wasn’t doing good and was in the hospital.

Then Payton’s dog “Bug” tried jumping over the wooden gate, broke the wood and caught a nail. Back to the vets office my parents went. Thankfully they are healing up. Bugs took longer to heal because she wouldn’t leave it alone, got her cone off and pulled out her stitches and finally had to keep a muzzle on her to keep her from messing with it.