DECEMBER 20

December 20th 2017

What a day.
Some days I am meant to shop.

From finding books at 12 1/2 cents each

to a $215 dress for $2.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did get to LDO 

and I wrapped John's gifts,

and I made homemade chocolates.

Home I wrapped some last minute gifts

and packed up for Gwen's Open House.

We were loading up

when we got the call.

Dad was being shipped to STEGH

 (St Thomas Elgin General Hospital)

with a severe breathing issue.

What to do?

We sent John to the hospital

and we continued on 

knowing we might get called back asap.

John confirmed with us

he had pneumonia,

and would be going to ICU

by phone around 8:30.

We headed back to emergency.

We found Dad 

hooked up to a breathing machine

as he was unable to do it alone.

He was awake and knew we were there,

and we learnt they were talking

about intubating him.

THAT was scary.

We got word from the nurse

that his numbers were improving

and I dragged Mom home.

I said get some sleep, 

and if you want to come back at 3am

then I will drive you.

 (fyi - she slept)

I had to talk on the phone

on my drive home

because I was so exhausted.

The earliest known Christmas tree decorations were apples. At Christmastime, medieval actors would use apples to decorate paradise trees (usually fir trees) during “Paradise Plays,” which were plays depicting Adam and Eve’s creation and fall.

Good night from John Street