What the fuck just happened

[yuuago]

Today was a clusterfuck. I'd planned to dick around and spend all day roleplaying but that's not what happened.

My mother had a heart attack this afternoon.

She's in stable condition now, and has been flown to Edmonton for further treatment. Dad will be driving down there tomorrow morning, and I will stay here. As far as we know, she'll be okay.

The next couple of weeks are going to be a bit busy, I should expect. Considering.

Man. And to think, she didn't want me to call the emergency line right away, said that I should wait until dad got home. I'm glad I didn't listen.

This isn't the first time she's had one either, though I didn't know about that before today. No surprise that I didn't know - in our family one does not talk about one's health problems with one's children; it is not considered Respectable to do so. But I wish I'd known. Ugh.

So. There it is, then.

Likelihood of sleeping tonight is... very small. Oh, well.

[edit] Ahh, thanks for the well-wishes, y'all. No worries, it'll be fine. I've received word that she reached Edmonton in good time and that everything is going to be okay. Hope y'all don't mind if I don't reply to everybody individually.

Comments

[yuuago]

Thanks, darlin'. <3
She'll probably be fine after they get everything done that they need to do. I'm trying not to worry too much, even though I'm still a bit rattled from everything, ahaha. ;;

[kainoliero.livejournal.com]

Agh, that's bad. Wishing her a quick recovery! But I'm glad you didn't listen to her, with heart attacks it can and often is a question of time.

Reminds me of my grannie who wouldn't tell anyone she had epilepsy and then scared the living daylights out of all of us when she had a seizure once. I remember we were there, my two cousins and I and our parents, and all of a sudden we were thrown out of kitchen and the door was locked. I still remember how confused we were and how my cousin went to have a peek, got severely scolded and then came back telling us grandma was twitching on the floor.

But at least it was understandable that she kept it a secret, if that had been found out while she was young she would have been sterilized against her will (it was the law) and well, we're all sort of happy she wasn't.

[yuuago]

Thanks darlin'. <3 I've received word that she got to the city okay, so everything should be fine now.

I just wish that I had been told that we have a family history of this sort of thing. It would've been nice to know ahead of time instead of SUDDENLY, THIS and also "oh hey btw your family has heart problems on both sides and you might want to get yourself checked out for that too JUST SO YOU KNOW"

orz family I don't even.....

[kainoliero.livejournal.com]

...annnd a correction: the door was closed, not locked. There's also a grammatical mistake. Early mornings are not or me. DX

[minninen.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that's all kinds of awful. Good that everything seems to have turned out fine in the end, even though it must have still been quite a shock. Wishing your mom a quick recovery as well!

[scrii.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh.. i'm really glad to hear she is and will be okay. i hope she makes a speedy recovery but it sounds like it would've been terrifying - maybe it sounds melodramatic but my heart skipped a beat just reading. all the best to her, and to all of you.

[amygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh dear...

You and your family are in my thoughts.

*cuddles*

[umerus.livejournal.com]

♥ All the best to you and your family, bro. :( Ilu.

[mumumugen.livejournal.com]

D: I hope your mother recovers soon. Ugh, sorry to hear that happened.

I know what it's like to have a family where people don't talk about their health because it's seen as a "weakness" to be ill, not only with their children but with others in general, so people won't admit what's happening to them.

Best wishes. I'm sure you'll be out of this situation soon and with a positive outcome.

[cher-arlequin.livejournal.com]

Oh god, that's awful. I hope she makes a swift recovery.

[diplopod.livejournal.com]

I'm glad everything turned out okay and I hope she recovers quickly. She's lucky you were around. You'd think if she's had one before she'd know that waiting can mean all the difference. Ahh, but anyway, I hope you're all right too, all things considered. All the best, bro.

[kittencuffs.livejournal.com]

It's a damn good thing you were there, and that you didn't listen to her. Did you know that (at least in America, I can't find the exact statistic now to check) most women who die of heart attacks die because they didn't seek help immediately? Trufax. When a woman has a heart attack, she's more likely to call a friend than call 911 or equivalent.

I'm glad you were there. <3

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, what an awful thing to happen. But I'm glad your mum will be okay! I hope she recovers soon.

I know it'll be hard for you to sleep, but do try!

[const-victoria.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I'm really sorry to hear it. Good she received help immediately and I hope there won't be any complications. You and the rest of family take care too, though!

[gluecookie.livejournal.com]

I'm just glad that she's okay. I hope she gets better soon. And keep your spirit up!

[noonish.livejournal.com]

/hugs


I'm glad it seems she'll be ok, Yuu.

[moemoekyuun.livejournal.com]

Tell her to take care of herself and take care of yourself too!