- Username
- MIOK1102
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Dad was hospitalized
About 6 months ago my dad (58 year old male) was sent to the ER due to a stroke. I woke up instinctively in the morning and my brother was talking to my mom about how we had to decide ASAP if he was going to get the surgery. There are lots of details to this story ,so I will try to make it shorter. We rushed to the hospital that was 1 1/2 away. My mom and sister were in a panic, I felt like I was not there mentally but was able to “fake” a calm demeanor. I saw my dad moving from the outside of a glass door. He was conscious after they stabilized him. They wouldn’t let us in the room. He signed the paper and they rolled him out before we could even talk to him, he didn’t even know we were there. They told us the surgery would last several hours. I tried to keep my mom and sister distracted because they kept crying and were anxious. I took them to my coho s house that lived nearby. She was going to take her pit-bull for a run and told us we could nap while we waited. The entire time I could not cry. Anyways, she came back and her dog was “ calm”. This dog knew me since he was a puppy. I went to pet him as he was laying on her bed and out of nowhere he jumped in me and bit my face 7 different areas. All different bites. Blood was everywhere. My you get sister tried to pull the dog off but was screaming and almost fainted at the sight of blood. My mom and her and my cousin were shaking and panicking. I still couldn’t cry. We called for an ambulance because I couldn’t risk them driving like that. I went to the same hospital as my dad that day and got 14 stitches on my face. And yes I asked for an extra one to make it an even number bc my OCD was not having it. I wasn’t able to cry the way I needed to. This even is on replay I’m my head. And when it is I still don’t know how I should be. I feel guilt, sadness, angry, and frustrated. Anyways, i has no medical insurance and a huge bill to pay.