A complication from a routine medical procedure landed my brother in hospital with life-threatening viral meningitis last week Sunday. It’s been a crazy week.
That life can change so drastically in an instant is terrifying. One minute you break a tooth on a piece of pizza, the next you’ve got a tooth infection and the medication has such a severe effect on you that it lands you in hospital hooked up to enough medication to floor a whale.
To the doctors and nurses at Rush Copley hospital, THANK YOU! You are truly angels; the same angels who took care of me last year.
To his boss who generously set up a Go Fund Me account to help out, you’re amazing!
To the friends and complete strangers who have made donations, I have no words. That complete strangers have cared enough to help in any way restores my faith in humanity and every penny has been gratefully received. You are all angels in this world.
Make time for the ones you love, cherish the time you spend with them, make family time a priority because at the end of it, it can change in a heartbeat and the chance could be lost.
He’s home now with a few more weeks ahead of recovery. My sister has once again been the rock in the storm, taking care of him and spending virtually every hour at his side to bring him through. He chose the best woman in you, Sis, and I love you to death.
The vow in sickness and in health holds true for them and it’s something I hope I find in my lifetime.
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