Prayers/good thoughts requested

[OutandAbout]

Healing thoughts and hugs being sent. Linda

[VickieP]

Thanks for remembering us. So here's what happened, Ronnie's Dad, Mom, sister Sherry and her two daughters came over yesterday around 5pm to show us Sherry's new to her vehicle then they headed to Beaumont TX to eat at the Golden Corral, about a 45 minute drive from here. On I-10 before they even got to the next town, he said something didn't feel right, they thought he meant with the vehicle, but realized as he went into the median and back on the road twice, that something was wrong with him. He said he couldn't see, they said he was really out of it, Sherry managed to get control of the steering wheel as he was heading across the line into a 18 wheeler and get them back in the median, somehow the vehicle stopped on it's on in the grass without turning over. He takes meds for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, PTSD and such. He's a tough little man and doesn't let on when he's having problems. (I say little man because of his small stature he was one of the guys that would crawl through the maze of underground enemy tunnels in Vietnam.) Anyway, so once they got the vehicle stopped, he was vomiting, had loss of bladder and bowels and his eyes rolled back, they thought he was gone! The police and ambulance got there and took him to the hospital, he had another episode in the ambulance. When we got to the hospital, they were running tests, CT, chest xray, blood and urine. Blood pressure was normal, blood glucose was normal for him 113-119 even though he hadn't eaten all day except for a cherry limeade, which could have been why his BG was not low with all that sugar in it. Around midnight he had another episode with all the same things happening. This time, they had decided to admit him and he was hooked to a heart monitor, so hopefully it will show what his heart was doing at the time. Overnight his blood pressure was low 60/44, but came up a little this morning to 100 over 60something, I think. Today, we're waiting for the doctors to see what they say and if they will run more tests or what. Please keep him in your prayers, this is Ronnie's entire family except for some very distant relatives, so it's really scary for them. This man is not his biological father, but has raised him since he was 3 years old and has been the rock of their family.

[bluepinecones]

More prayers heading your way.
Thanks for the update and let us know when you learn more.

[Bethers]

Thanks for the update and how very scary. Of course the prayers, thoughts and hugs are ungoing. And I hope they can find a curable cause to this. I'm also so very glad that they were able to get the car under control and stopped without a major incident. I was in a car when the driver once lost control and I remember thinking I was going to die. I was young at the time - junior high age, I believe - and was very lucky that traffic was light and my mother got control of the car from my dad's incident. I'll never forget that. I'm thinking they aren't remembering that as much now in the concern for Ronnie's dad, but it will come back to those in the car - and possibly bring nightmares or at least bad dreams. Be prepared for that also - have all of them in a big hug with my prayers right now.

[cpatinjones]

Prayers being said for both fathers.

Thanks for the update, Vickie.

[sharon]

Thanks for the update, Vickie. Continued prayers that the MD's find the cause and it's not serious. Sounds like he's on a lot of meds, so hopefully it's just something with that.

[BirdbyBird]

Thanks for the update. It is scary when the symptoms even puzzle the medical folks. Hope that they get a handle on whatever is going on in his system.

[AlmostThere]

That must have been terrifying! My heart goes out to Ronnie as he awaits hearing what they find.
Will keep Dad and his medical team in prayer. Thanks for the update. Hugs to you both.

[sunshinecruiserTN]

God Bless. My prayers are for you & whole family. Hugs.

[VickieP]

Another update: Today the cardiologist had them do an ultrasound of his heart and will do more tests tomorrow on his heart and arteries. The doctor left out then came back in and asked if anybody had told him last night that his kidneys weren't working properly...NO, nobody said anything about that, so more tests tomorrow for that. His blood pressure was low all night, 60/44 this morning, by afternoon it was better, 100/60. We'll see what tomorrow reveals, hopefully they can get it pinpointed and fixed!

[BarbaraRose]

Very scary! That also happened with my aunt and uncle. They were on their way to church when my uncle started weaving the car and going into oncoming traffic. My aunt had to grab the wheel and got the car off the road. He also was "out of it". Turns out he had a heart attack. He survived tho, but it could have been much worse!

I sure hope they find the cause soon so they can take care of it. It is very hard not knowing what is causing the symptoms. My thoughts and prayers continue also...

[Rufflesgurl]

Prayers still going up for you all. Ronnie's dad is where he should be so the medical team can find out what exactly is going on. Hang in there.

Linda

[Birdie]

Vickie, Prayers for you guys going up big time from my little rig. Those prayers include the medical team, too. Hoping that everything gets figured out pretty quickly. Neither Ronnie or Dad need any complications to their lives. You take care of yourself, too.

[flick4411]

Vickie,

Adding my own prayers and warm thoughts for you, Ronnie and the rest of the family. So sorry to hear of all this, but glad to hear the doc is asking questions and doinng tests. Hope to hear better news soon. ((((HUGS))) for you and yours during this trying time!

[VickieP]

Good news, Ronnie's Dad was released last night. He will wear a heart monitor for a week and see what that shows, but he's happy to be out of the hospital! Thanks to everyone for your prayers, good wishes and hugs!