Let's Review (Again)...

So, here I am, coming towards the end of one of my last Mondays off (but for a good reason: with a new Office Manager in place @ my job the last few weeks--almost 3--I've been offered back the day that we all had involuntarily taken from us for budgetary reasons a little after the beginning of the year--the full-timers, that is--only 2 real semi-fulltime left @ this point); anyway, it was a HELLUVA weekend which, as I recounted in my Sunday nite closing post on FB, started well enough with the wife & I doing that "Veranda" thing at the House of DeRosa Friday Nite; Saturday morning was breakfast & errands after my wife had a quick blood test to take @ the dr's, then later picked up my mom & aunt to go to my niece/god-daughter's 8th b'day party (Eight? When did THAT happen??!!??); after a very nice, but chilly (cold!!) afternoon, we left around 8:15PM--she started having trouble breathing in the back of the car & long story short (plus 2 cops, an EMT & one ambulance ride later), we ended up taking her to the hospital with a bad breathing attack of her COPD & some other stuff--amazing how a good day can, as the saying goes "turn on a dime" & end up all topsy-turvy--she's home as of a little while, but we had a scary nite with her when it happened because it seemed she was going into shock even after the cops administered oxygen (she does the nebulizer in the morning & @ nite before bed, & is supposed to use an inhaler in-between--she had one with her, but forgot she had it & nobody thought to look in her purse; they & the EMT cop/techncian were terrific &, thanks to an inside connection of my sister's, Mom got taken right into the ER @ the hospital (Nassau University Medical Ctr), had multiple nurses, dr's, etc. working on her, taking tests, etc.--I was nervous because of how she couldn't stop shaking @ my sister's & was so nervous but only could muster painful dry-heaves several times before actually throwing up a little (the oxygen made her more nauseous after awhile--a real "Catch-22" because she needed it to breathe, but it was killing her stomach, etc.--has a sensitive stomach to begin with)--they were concerned she might have pneumonia (a touch of it was detected in the right lung) & that she might have a clot in the lung as well--yes to the pneumonia, no to the clot)--she was put on steroids & anti-biotics & will continue that @ home, plus follow-up w/ her pulmonary dr--this is the way with having an older parent or parents: you worry constantly about their health, their states of mind, etc.--the wife took my aunt home when all this happened, then came home to tend to the pup, who was going to be alone many more hours, so a quick visit & taking her out to do her business was needed--we didn't leave there till well after midnite (only less than 4 hours all-around, but she was about to get a room & told us to leave @ that point)--we saw her there yesterday, but of course, that nite & yesterday, she worries about everything else but herself to a point (like my aunt in the nursing home--what can you do for her or how can you visit her if you're in the hospital & can do nothing about it & have to worry about yourself??)--then yesterday was just breakfast @ home before we went, then back to the Veranda for a "wind-down"session to blow off steam & relax thanks again, to the DeRosas, our bestest friends :) Today, my wife, even more than me, was exhausted (even woke up late, unusual for her, but understandable)--and in-between all that, my nutritionist & I couldn't co-ordinate a time for me to come in for a weigh-in, measurements, etc.--trying for tomorrow after work, or else Saturday morning--still contiuing to walk, ride the bike, exercise, watch the diet, keep the journal, etc. (no slacking off just because I'm not seeing her--again, have to stick with the program as best as I can, especially in the face of any other life-crises, etc.--can't use any of that as excuses to eat the wrong stuff & not continue the regimen)--now, to watch some returning shows of ours & head to bed--until next time, dear people :)