I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who sent good wishes my family’s way. I certainly appreciate them! My dad seems to be doing much better today, thank God!
I think one of the reasons I got so scared last night is because he was put into intensive care twice while I was in college. I lived in another state and was told both times over the phone. They didn’t know if he was going to make it. Both times, my mom came home to find him having seizures that he wouldn’t come out of and his lips turning blue. The last time it happened, his doctor told my mom that if it happened again, he didn’t think my dad would make it. I think this was one of the first times we actually had him taken to the hospital for his seizures since that last incident. (If there was another, I’m blocking it out.) Which explains the fear. Luckily, this incident turned out to be not nearly as bad as those others.
The very interesting thing about those other two events were that they both happened on a Monday the 13th when my mom wasn’t home. This time, my mom was home and it was a Tuesday, but I realized in the hospital room something eerie. It was the 13th! I looked at my mom and said, “do you realize what day it is?” When she replied, “Tuesday,” I clarified with “the date.” I could see it cross her face when she realized it was the 13th. Crazy, isn’t it?
While I’m utterly exhausted tonight – I think mostly from the emotional upheaval – and am about to fall asleep as I write this, I think I get to take this one as a victory. I was obviously extremely upset, but I didn’t take it as an opportunity to throw everything to the wind and binge. I’ve been good!
You gotta take the victories where they come, and look for the positive, right? 
I’m dreading the drive home from work tonight. It’s quite quite chilly out there. It’s currently 8 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -7 degrees. I believe it’s actually supposed to get down to zero tonight. I like cold weather, but not quite that cold. I saw, too, that some areas of the country are well below zero! So what’s it doing outside near you?
I’m so glad to hear your dad is improving. And totally creepy about the date! I hate to tell you, but it’s been unseasonably warm in CA. We were pushing 70 degrees today.
Glad your dad is doing better… It’s -2 here in Central Illinois tonight.
Good news – glad to hear things are better.
Tennessee – we’re supposed to be @ 9 degrees tonight. Can’t wait (not)!
glad to hear things are going better. the reappearing 13 is amazing.
it’s -2 in upstate new york right now, with a low tonight projected at -12. absolutely ridiculously cold.
pammykins, did i mention it was 85 here yesterday? but it’s only gonna be 83 today.
Thank God your Dad’s doing better! And OMGoodness about the date! That is so strange. Good for you for looking at the positive. I know how difficult that can be at times.
Surprisingly, here in south Louisiana it is quite cold; for our standards anyway. lol It’s currently 50 and we are expected to drop down to 30 by tonight. That is downright freezing here!
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I’m so glad the news about your Dad is positive–what a relief!
It’s so cold here in Omaha, NE that I’m pretty sure I just saw a polar bear go running by out in the back yard…
I’m happy to hear your dad is doing better! What a scare for your family especially considering the history.
Good for you for not eating your emotions. That’s tough not to do when it’s been a habit.
Hate the cold weather. I like temps in the 60′s myself.