I'M OKAY!!

For those of you who have not heard...

After our Pascha (Easter) feast at church I was loading up our van when another van backed up into me and pinned me against our van for about 5 seconds. It was all very scary, but, Glory to God, I am going to be okay. I was taken by ambulance to Providence Hospital in Everett where I got a CT scan and they ruled out any internal bleeding. I did have a subcutaneous hematoma that was activly bleeding, so I did have to stay overnight in the hospital. Right now I am so swollen, I look like I am 5 months pregnant!

My previous hospital stays have both been after I had my babies. The beautiful, immaculate, quiet rooms. A nurse constantly checking on you. Wonderful food. Bliss. Serenity. A beautiful baby at your breast...

Maybe it is the post-delivery highs, but those rooms were fantastic.

Let me tell you about my room at Providence. First of all, I had to share the room. I shared it with a sixty-something woman who coughed when she was awake and snored when she was asleep. She also kept her tv on ALL NIGHT. We also had to share a bathroom. So anytime she had to use the bathroom, she had to walk by me. Then I got to hear her do her business. I absolutley cannot stand hearing bathroom noises... I seriously am freaking out right now thinking about it!!

But not only did I have to share a bathroom with my roomie, but we also shared the same bathroom with the room adjacent to us. So I got to listen to THREE people pee!!! ACK!

Perhaps worse then the peeing, snoring and tv, was a man who was about three rooms down from me. All night, like clockwork, there was a man yelling, yes, yelling, "HEY, COME HERE!! HEY LADY!!!"

He wanted the nurses to sit with him all night. When they would not, he would yell for them. I asked the nurse what was going on... I got the biggest eye roll! Apparently they were sick of him too. Finally they gave him enough medication to sedate him.

What fun!

I have to say, I have an amazing family and church family. My kids were in the car and ready to go. Instantly somebody took care of my kids and brought them to the ER. Josh rode to the hospital in the ambulance with me. So many people from my church came to the emergency room to check on me. My priest stayed in the emergency room with me till almost 11 pm. My mother-in-law spent the night at our house and took Monday off from work to watch my kids. I have childcare and meals planned for me and my family for the entire week. I have gotten so many calls and emails from people wondering how I am doing and offering to help in any way. I am so blessed. I am so thankful and bewildered by all the love and support that instantly appeared. Thank you to everybody.