Jacqueline's dad was taken to the ER in the middle of the night last night with breathing issues.
He's on a ventilator now. He's 79 and has emphysema.
This is really fucking bad.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
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DavidS - Mar 24, 2020 7:01:45 am PDT #18563 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2020 7:03:29 am PDT #18564 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Jesus
-t - Mar 24, 2020 7:04:19 am PDT #18565 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, no. Much love to JZ and fam!
askye - Mar 24, 2020 7:05:17 am PDT #18566 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
Oh no. Much love to you and JZ and all the family
Jessica - Mar 24, 2020 7:06:29 am PDT #18567 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh no, Hec and JZ. Your family is way overdue for a fucking break!
sj - Mar 24, 2020 7:10:11 am PDT #18568 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh, no! Much ~ma to JZ's dad and all of you!
Laura - Mar 24, 2020 7:11:37 am PDT #18569 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh David, I am so sorry to hear this. Let Jacqueline know her dad, and all of you are in our prayers.
JZ - Mar 24, 2020 7:20:29 am PDT #18570 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I can't even process it. I'm lost. All I know is that he has all the classic symptoms of it but that all his labs were good on admission and they put him on the vent as a prophylactic measure to get out ahead of any possible progression. That's all I know. I'm going to call as soon as I can put my head together.
I literally can't figure out what to do next. I should call the hospital, my dad's girlfriend (or maybe not? She's been up since 3 this morning and when one of my brothers talked with her she was staggering; maybe she just needs to rest), my mom, my dad's pulmonologist. It's not a long list but I literally cannot focus and pick one and start.
I will, in a minute; I'm just all in pieces right now.
DavidS - Mar 24, 2020 7:24:03 am PDT #18571 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
All I know is that he has all the classic symptoms of it but that all his labs were good on admission and they put him on the vent as a prophylactic measure to get out ahead of any possible progression. That's all I know. I'm going to call as soon as I can put my head together."
Maybe it's an emphysema exacerbation instead?
Steph L. - Mar 24, 2020 7:26:19 am PDT #18572 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
All I know is that he has all the classic symptoms of it but that all his labs were good on admission and they put him on the vent as a prophylactic measure to get out ahead of any possible progression. That's all I know. I'm going to call as soon as I can put my head together."
Maybe it's an emphysema exacerbation instead?
It could be. It's good that the ventilator is a prophylactic measure, not a rescue measure. JZ, I have all my digits crossed for your dad.