Yes Jodee, the very same woman, now made famous with Evie's dogpark story! She is quite jealous of Evie and the other children as well. When Travis lived with us briefly after his helicopter accident, she had the very same snide remarks to make about how we were spoiling and coddling him. The sad part is, if she would only speak and act more pleasantly we would be more inclined to include her in things. She is, in effect, bringing it all upon herself. Thank you Jodee for mentioning food from home is a comfort. I believe so as well and it is good to have a confirmation.

Thank you all for your support and kind words, its very much appreciated. I am feeling quite a bit better this morning, having had a full night's sleep. We went to see Evie yesterday as I mentioned. She is in poor physical condition from being dehydrated and not having eaten much in the last week. She had another electrolyte imbalance. They now have her on IV fluids, and she is completely off the trazadone. Funny, she is actually resting and sleeping plenty according to the nurses, in spite of not being on the trazadone. Today we aren't going to go see her, we'll let her rest and we'll also rest at home.

Oh dear. I received word that a member of one of Evie's other forums, an older man who she has interacted with on there for a couple of years, has passed away from a heart attack. Evie is in no state to hear of his passing at the moment, however I also don't feel it is my right to keep the information from her! I am uncertain what to do, however I believe I will wait until tomorrow at least to inform her, and let her rest today as planned.

aww thats awfull.. alwase hard to loose someone you care about no matter how far away you are in person. To bad it had to happen when she is having troubles herself as I am sure it will affect her deeply.

I have been trying to rest, however twice this afternoon I have napped briefly only to dream that I am attending Evie's funeral. It is quite distressing.

wow thats scarry! I hope you will find more ease when Evie is home and you are able to check in on here when you are finding things like that happening!

Yes I am a bit concerned about myself, however I always have nightmares when I am stressed, it is one of the first indications of stress for me. Whenever Jim or one of my sons has been deployed and I am concerned for them, I will have bad dreams about them as well, usually until I can speak to them. I gather this means I must speak with Evie regarding my fears for her, however she does need to rest and I will need to ponder for a while and choose my words carefully so as not to make matters worse for her.

Kathy, my thoughts are with you all.

Yes Kathy my thoughts are with you guys I know its hard to get negative thoughts out of your head hang in there!
How is Evie going?

She is getting better Jen. She is stabilized now as far as the electrolyte imbalance, and completely off the trazadone. Her mood is also improved though she's feeling very guilty about worrying us for the past few days. Whilst she has definitely worried us, we need to nip that in the bud as that kind of thinking will not be helpful to her now. From previous experience with her, if she feels too guilty she may go downhill once more. We had a rest yesterday (or attempted to) however we will be going into see her again today.

Quick update, due to the shortage of beds at the hospital and Evie no longer being at "death's door", she is being discharged today. Jim left just now to collect her. It is a little sooner than we would have liked, however that is our lovely healthcare system! At least she has us to come home to. I shudder to think of people who are discharged early and have no family support.