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Standard Mail U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 16 Dillsboro, IN
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DECEMBER 2012
Down Memory Lane
Making THE CALL, taking a different step
I knew I needed to make the call. Ray’s nose started bleeding around eleven o’clock in the morning. When it had not stopped by one, we went to the local emergency room. The doctor’s first words asked Ray if he was on a blood thinner. “Yes, I am.” “That might make a problem. It did. I watched as he sprayed the inside his nose several times. The bleeding continued. Then he inserted a pad, but it still would not stop. Last, he inserted a larger one and the bleeding lessened. Hoping it would stop, after five anxious hours there, the doctor sent us home. Soon after we were home, the bleeding increased, not a steady flow, but enough to again be concerned.
After we had been dealing with the nose bleed since the morning, I will admit I had a major meltdown. Finally, I pulled myself together and made Doris the call. grandson answered Butt “IsOur your Mom home?’’ “No.” “Do you know when she will be home?” Same answer. “Tell her to call me when she gets home.” I figured Tina, our daughter-inlaw, who is a registered nurse, was teaching an EMT class. After anxiously waiting until a little after nine I called her cell phone and left a message. “Dad has a bloody nose and we don’t know what to do.” Ten minutes later, she called back. The conversation was short. “Do you want me to come?” “Yes.” She was on her way. Tina arrived and surveyed our situ-
ation. Ray was holding a Kleenex to his nose. Our waste paper can was filled with bloody remnants of the situation No doubt, she also read the feeling of desperation in the room. Immediately, she became Nurse Tina. “You need to go back to the emergency room.” Soon Tina loaded us in the van and she drove a distance away to Dearborn County Hospital, where she works. I appreciated that Nurse Tina knew all the folks we met in the emergency room. Ray would get good care. Soon the doctor and a nurse arrived, they closed the curtain as they vacuumed his nose and inserted a balloon to stop the flow. As I sat waiting I thought of my feeling of helplessness that resulted in the call. I must add, our children appreciate the help we have given them through the years and are quite willing to do for us. They had helped us with our
yard sale and moving from the farmstead. Jennie, our oldest daughter, and Frank, her husband, who are retired, helped us by putting up the blinds, our shelves and fans in our new place. Offering to help and accepting is different. I thought back to the times when Ray and I would be awakened from calls from my Mom. I remember the helplessness in her voice. We quickly were on our way, not knowing what to expect. Many times, it ended with accompanying Dad to the hospital. After Dad died, Mom tried living alone, but soon became insecure and went to live with my caring sister, who had a special room for her. After a time there were calls from my sister. Mom died at age 91 while visiting me in Florida. I made the final call. We never received many calls concerning Ray’s folks. His Dad died See CALL, Page 10
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