My Christmas Scare

I spent the latter part of Christmas Eve in the hospital this year. Earlier in the day, I got a phone call from Lisa saying that my cousin Vicky had been rushed to the hospital (both Lisa and Vicky are my 2nd cousins). Previously, she had been experiencing a lot of pain and the first hospital she went to sent her home with no diagnosis. Upon arrival to the hospital on Christmas Eve, the doctors finally figured out what was really going on. She was sent home but will have to go back to get her gallbladder removed after the new year.  Once Vicky got home and situated, Lisa started to have a severe nose bleed. I'm talking blood coming out of her nose like a water faucet. Thinking that this was just some sort of dry weather nose bleed, she decides to just rest for a bit. Realizing that the blood flow wasn't decreasing any, she heads back to the hospital to get checked out herself. Come to find out, her blood pressure was above 250 (your blood pressure should be in the 120's)! Blood was coming out of her nose, tearing from her eyes, it was just crazy. The doctors got her stabilized and got her blood pressure back into a safe zone.  These past few days I have been thinking a lot about family and appreciating what and who I have in my life. Today was a clear indication of that. Life is short. People say that all the time, but it really is. We were all put up for a scare today with two family members being rushed to the hospital, back to back. Even though the hospital was not a place I thought I would have been on Christmas Eve, I am glad that the entire family was there to comfort and support the ones in need. Both Vicky and Lisa were sent home and are under stable conditions. "The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective."  - Robert Brault  Love. Live. Appreciate.