The only downer from yesterday... my diabetic son had a seizure back home...
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Thursday, January 29, 7 am...
So, wandering through Universal last night, I get a call from my wife. In an amazingly calm voice, she tells me that Ian had a seizure. He's diabetic (type 1) and has to make sure that he balances the number of carbs with the insulin he takes. Well, apparently he ate some lo-carb pasta, took insulin and then took a nap. Bad combo...
This was his third seizure in the 9 or so years he's been diabetic. Sue was able to draw the glucogon and with the help of our other son, pin him down in order to give the shot. It was easier when he was younger, but now he's so strong that you can't sit on him like before. I won't go into details of drawing the glucogon, but it's a large needle...
I checked in last night, and all is well. Ian's alert and moving around, albeit with a nasty headache. His main regret is that it happened on gamenight for his hockey team, so he didn't get to play. Gives you an idea of the role hockey plays in our household.
Great job handling the crisis, Sue... Sorry you had to face it without me there.
Thursday, January 29, 7 am...
So, wandering through Universal last night, I get a call from my wife. In an amazingly calm voice, she tells me that Ian had a seizure. He's diabetic (type 1) and has to make sure that he balances the number of carbs with the insulin he takes. Well, apparently he ate some lo-carb pasta, took insulin and then took a nap. Bad combo...
This was his third seizure in the 9 or so years he's been diabetic. Sue was able to draw the glucogon and with the help of our other son, pin him down in order to give the shot. It was easier when he was younger, but now he's so strong that you can't sit on him like before. I won't go into details of drawing the glucogon, but it's a large needle...
I checked in last night, and all is well. Ian's alert and moving around, albeit with a nasty headache. His main regret is that it happened on gamenight for his hockey team, so he didn't get to play. Gives you an idea of the role hockey plays in our household.
Great job handling the crisis, Sue... Sorry you had to face it without me there.
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Posted by Duffbert At 10:11:52 On 30/01/2004 | - Website - |
Congrats on your session yesterday! I heard it went well!
Posted by Gayle At 08:48:52 On 29/01/2004 | - Website - |
On another note, saw "Miracle" ( http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0349825/) last night. I'm not into hockey but the film truly impressed me, even though I knew how it would come out the tension became almost unbearable in places. Great hockey action footage, complicated by the fact that they had to recreate actual events, not to mention that they had to find hockey players who could also act.
Posted by Bas At 09:14:08 On 29/01/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Bob At 09:32:50 On 29/01/2004 | - Website - |
Bas... Ian and Cam caught a sneak preview this week. I think they liked it, but of course Ian had to be the film critic and say that the dialogue wasn't what he thought it should be. Perhaps it's because he actually *IS* a hockey player.
Posted by Duffbert At 17:19:11 On 29/01/2004 | - Website - |
Posted by Bas At 09:14:02 On 30/01/2004 | - Website - |