Road Trip - Day 0 (Emergency Room)

Today is Sunday, June 13,

The day before our eagerly anticipated Road Trip begins

And all the adventures that will go with such RT!

I am going to attempt a brief, daily

Chronicle of our RT

With a highlight of its excitements and challenges

For your entertainment and prayer.

So...why not start with today - Day 0

Preparation Day?

It was certainly

A typical way that we seek to do things!!

It started at 4:30am

When I attempted to get up 

To use the bathroom

And I couldn't

I couldn't breathe!

It was really 

SCARY...

I thought it might be the first time that 

We needed to call 911

To bring me to the ER.

Thankfully within several seconds

I was able to begin breathing

Though with difficulty and very shallowly

And we decided that

We could drive ourselves to the ER

Which we immediately did

Arriving at about 5:45am this morning.

NOTE: If you need to go to the ER

That is the time to do it!

The last time we attempted the Silverdale ER

I waited in the ER waiting room

SIX HOURS

Before being seen!

This morning?

SIX MINUTES!

Hallelujah!

And with incredible doctor and nurse care

And within 4 hours of arriving

And lots of tests...

I'd had a thoracentesis (fluid draining)

Of my right lung

Removing 1,600ml of fluid!

Note: That is a LOT!

Opening the way for me

To BREATHE again

And for us to continue 

Preparation for our RT tomorrow!

YES!

Soooo thankful...

So that about sums up Day 0

Preparation Day

Because after such a procedure

All I'm really good for is sleeping

Which I'm pretty skilled at!

Our plan is to depart on our RT

Tomorrow about 4pm

After Cindy's last day of spring classes teaching

Stop at Cindy's mom in Tacoma

To have dinner 

To pick up a wheelchair

And then to continue on to Ellensburg

Where we will spend our first night!

Well...

Looks like I need to sleep again!

Good night,

Dave