Hey All
Its been a topsy turvy week around these parts. My 91 yr old Dad got stung by 40-50 Yellowjackets Monday at his house. He and my uncle and SIL were tearing out a deck to prep to build a screen in porch, and Dad went to reach in a toolbox of one of our dump trucks and they swarmed him. He is pretty thin but they got him on one kneecap at least 15 times to the point you cant see the kneecap. I counted 15 stings on his right forearm, plus many on various parts of his legs and waistline. He went into anaphylactic shock after being fine for about 30 mins. We got him by ambo to the ER, his breathing was so shallow we didnt think he was going to make it. Paramedics tended to him quickly and got him stabilized. After being in the ER for 8 hours he came home, feeling like a million bucks. We told him be careful, that's the adrenaline from the epiphendrine(SP) kicking in. We may as well have painted a big S on his chest for Superman.
So the next day much to all our heeded warnings, he went back to work, it was cool outside and he was tearing it up for 3 hrs until the recurring aftershock happened around lunch. Apparently that's common. So after resting he admitted he needed to return to ER, breathing was again shallow, but manageable. So around 5 we called EMT again, they got him to ER, and ended up keeping him all night and until 2 pm the next day. Comes home, realizing, I need to slow down.
An attending nurse wrapped his forearm where all his IV etc was located. He wrapped it super tight, and even though my daughter heard the nurse say take it off after 30 mins, he left it on all night. Kristian told him to be sure to remove it, but he left it on all night, swole his arm and hand and now another trip to the ER. This time he drove himself(Much to our delight as he and Mom weren't going to let us know what was going on), I just happened to catch him as they were headed out the door. Hopefully today is smoother and he takes it easy.
Life is fragile, hug your loved ones, tell them you love them, make peace with those you are estranged from, and make peace with yourselves. Im lucky to still have my folks, and my relationship is and always will be strong. But I can do better by all, including myself.
And all this I share as I drink my coffee from my WL mug and listen to Spotify WL music.
So I close it out to say to you folks, you are family, and I dont say it often enough, thank you for including me in our little band here, thank you for caring about me and all the folks here. I love you folks!
Jimmy