N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 1 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
sure, there are a couple of stop signs, but you all know how we deal with
those here in California. So, rather than waiting for an ambulance, we
decided to take her to the ER by ourselves. After all, more than one person
who had witnessed how I handled heavy traffic on the road had assured me
a bright future as an ambulance driver if the current gig does not pan out.
Fifteen minutes later, my mother-in-law was settled in a bed in the ER.
When the nurses at the front desk heard the word "stroke," the doors
practically flew open to let her in. Immediately, all kinds of medical
equipment converged at her bedside, and within ten minutes, she was on
her way for a CT scan.
We complain about the quality of medical care and the notorious long
wait at the ER all the time, but I am glad to report that when it really
matters, the system does seem to work quite efficiently. The last time I
was in the same ER, it was because my little daughter developed a high
fever in the middle of the night for no apparent reason, and we received
the same priority treatment. Of course, when I checked myself into an
urgent care clinic with the flu a few days ago, it was a completely
different story.
By the time the nurses were rolling her bed to the radiology lab for the CT
scan, my mother-in-law was gradually coming out of it. While she had
not been able to answer any questions posed to her before, now she had
plenty of questions of her own: "Where are we? What is this place? What
are we doing here?" Under any other circumstances, questions like these
would themselves be reason enough for concerns. At that moment,
however, they were nothing short of music to everybody's ears.
A couple of hours later, after reviewing all the test results, the attending
physician confirmed my wife's initial diagnosis: My mother-in-law indeed
suffered a stroke, albeit a rather minor one. That was further confirmation
of what a blessing it is to have a medical professional in the family when
the need arises. Who else would be able to comprehend and respond to
all the lengthy medical terms that everybody in a hospital uniform keeps
tossing at you? But it goes beyond simply speaking the same language.
When the nurse in charge was having trouble finding the thin veins in my
mother-in-law's arms for IV, guess who stepped in and got the job done?
So, that was my Christmas report for this year, and that was how we spend
this Christmas Day—the first half in the ER and the second half in the
observation unit of the hospital. Your Christmas may be pleasant and fun,
but I bet it did not have nearly as much drama and excitement. Ultimately,
of course, the good news is that the stroke was really very minor, and may
not leave any lasting effect on my mother-in-law's physical conditions.
The other good news is that, after sampling the offerings at a wide variety
of prestigious restaurants and many different households over the past
three years, my daughter has finally found what she considers the most
delicious food in the whole wide world: the pasta from the hospital
cafeteria. | s*******s
发帖数: 5087 | 2 谢天谢地！得亏是过节，身边有人，也得亏狼嫂是专业人士，能很快采取措施
据说每个人都最好有医生（护士）和律师朋友，看来此言不虚
patpat 狼兄，新的一年家人都健康～
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| S*******n
发帖数: 12762 | 3 bless!
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 4 这话不假。若是老太太半夜一个人时玩这么一手，那可够呛。虽说她房里
有baby monitor，可说不出话来也白搭。
【在 s*******s 的大作中提到】
: 谢天谢地！得亏是过节，身边有人，也得亏狼嫂是专业人士，能很快采取措施
: 据说每个人都最好有医生（护士）和律师朋友，看来此言不虚
: patpat 狼兄，新的一年家人都健康～
:
: she
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 5 Thanks！
【在 S*******n 的大作中提到】
: bless!
:
: she
| s******e
发帖数: 16668 | | m*0
发帖数: 268 | 7 哇~~bless!!
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| U*********r
发帖数: 5610 | 8 狼兄发包子吧.
'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
sure, there are a couple of stop signs, but you all know how we deal with
those here in California. So, rather than waiting for an ambulance, we
decided to take her to the ER by ourselves. After all, more than one person
who had witnessed how I handled heavy traffic on the road had assured me
a bright future as an ambulance driver if the current gig does not pan out.
Fifteen minutes later, my mother-in-law was settled in a bed in the ER.
When the nurses at the front desk heard the word "stroke," the doors
practically flew open to let her in. Immediately, all kinds of medical
equipment converged at her bedside, and within ten minutes, she was on
her way for a CT scan.
We complain about the quality of medical care and the notorious long
wait at the ER all the time, but I am glad to report that when it really
matters, the system does seem to work quite efficiently. The last time I
was in the same ER, it was because my little daughter developed a high
fever in the middle of the night for no apparent reason, and we received
the same priority treatment. Of course, when I checked myself into an
urgent care clinic with the flu a few days ago, it was a completely
different story.
By the time the nurses were rolling her bed to the radiology lab for the CT
scan, my mother-in-law was gradually coming out of it. While she had
not been able to answer any questions posed to her before, now she had
plenty of questions of her own: "Where are we? What is this place? What
are we doing here?" Under any other circumstances, questions like these
would themselves be reason enough for concerns. At that moment,
however, they were nothing short of music to everybody's ears.
A couple of hours later, after reviewing all the test results, the attending
physician confirmed my wife's initial diagnosis: My mother-in-law indeed
suffered a stroke, albeit a rather minor one. That was further confirmation
of what a blessing it is to have a medical professional in the family when
the need arises. Who else would be able to comprehend and respond to
all the lengthy medical terms that everybody in a hospital uniform keeps
tossing at you? But it goes beyond simply speaking the same language.
When the nurse in charge was having trouble finding the thin veins in my
mother-in-law's arms for IV, guess who stepped in and got the job done?
So, that was my Christmas report for this year, and that was how we spend
this Christmas Day—the first half in the ER and the second half in the
observation unit of the hospital. Your Christmas may be pleasant and fun,
but I bet it did not have nearly as much drama and excitement. Ultimately,
of course, the good news is that the stroke was really very minor, and may
not leave any lasting effect on my mother-in-law's physical conditions.
The other good news is that, after sampling the offerings at a wide variety
of prestigious restaurants and many different households over the past
three years, my daughter has finally found what she considers the most
delicious food in the whole wide world: the pasta from the hospital
cafeteria.
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| s**********8
发帖数: 25265 | 9 bless brother wolf's mother-in-law. wish her recover soon.
What u told us aligns pretty well with my recent ER experience. Doctors are
doing a great job and follow protocols very well.
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| h*********r
发帖数: 7786 | 10 万幸狼兄的圣诞有惊无险。家里有个懂医的的确是非常便利。狼女粉可爱～
题外话，英语太赞了！
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| | | S***n
发帖数: 2932 | 11 好险！bless, kon!
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| a***e
发帖数: 1073 | 12 bless,这种大难过后都会有后福的~
家里有人做RN真的很好，把家人照顾得好好的，看医生也方便，我朋友有一次去ER也等
了差不多一个小时
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| a***e
发帖数: 1073 | 13 估计那天小狼女饿坏了，呵呵
“The other good news is that, after sampling the offerings at a wide
variety of prestigious restaurants and many different households over the
past three years, my daughter has finally found what she considers the most
delicious food in the whole wide world: the pasta from the hospital
cafeteria.” | N****f
发帖数: 25759 | | N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 15 No way! That whole time we were there, she had nothing better to
do but to munch on all kind of snacks.
most
【在 a***e 的大作中提到】
: 估计那天小狼女饿坏了，呵呵
: “The other good news is that, after sampling the offerings at a wide
: variety of prestigious restaurants and many different households over the
: past three years, my daughter has finally found what she considers the most
: delicious food in the whole wide world: the pasta from the hospital
: cafeteria.”
| S***p
发帖数: 19902 | | l*********l
发帖数: 830 | 17 always very well-written and super high quality.
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| a***e
发帖数: 1073 | 18 隐约记得狼兄还有随手写的英文短篇小说被译为他国文字
【在 l*********l 的大作中提到】
: always very well-written and super high quality.
:
: she
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 19 She's back home now, and everything seems OK. Perhaps it helped
that it happened to be Christmas Day. :-)
【在 S***p 的大作中提到】
: 恩，好好休息~
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 20 Thanks, Brother Bell! :-)
【在 l*********l 的大作中提到】
: always very well-written and super high quality.
:
: she
| | | N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 21 中文算不算他国文字？:-)
Incidentally, I found the translator—after all these years—and he's
now also on MITBBS.
【在 a***e 的大作中提到】
: 隐约记得狼兄还有随手写的英文短篇小说被译为他国文字
| f******w
发帖数: 10267 | 22 才看到，bless。严重同意，家里或者朋友中有个搞医的很重要。目前怎么样了？ | N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 23 已然打道回府，似乎没有什么残留影响。当然，老太太原本行动就不是
十分敏捷，略有几分影响恐怕一时也看不出来。
【在 f******w 的大作中提到】
: 才看到，bless。严重同意，家里或者朋友中有个搞医的很重要。目前怎么样了？
| S***p
发帖数: 19902 | 24 it's good to have something to remember in Christmas
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: She's back home now, and everything seems OK. Perhaps it helped
: that it happened to be Christmas Day. :-)
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 25 That's for sure.
【在 S***p 的大作中提到】
: it's good to have something to remember in Christmas
| J******s
发帖数: 7538 | 26 The stroke was really very minor
-----
This is really a good news!
and zan your daughter. Happy new year to your family!
she
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 'Twas the morn of Christmas 2011, which turned out to be exceptionally
: warm and sunny even by southern California standard. All was calm, all
: was bright. Amid the Christmas carols being played endlessly on radio
: and TV, and just as we were getting ready to head out for some Christmas
: fun, my 81-year-old mother-in-law suddenly stopped talking, and just
: stared at everybody in a very strange kind of way.
: Fortunately, my wife is a registered nurse, and she knew exactly what was
: going on and what to do about it. Also fortunately, the hospital where she
: works is only a five-minute drive from my house, and if we take the back
: road, there is not a single traffic light to worry about en route. To be
| N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 27 Thanks!
Doesn't take much to make the little one happy, hee hee.
【在 J******s 的大作中提到】
: The stroke was really very minor
: -----
: This is really a good news!
: and zan your daughter. Happy new year to your family!
:
: she
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