Saturday & Sunday January 8th & 9th

Well, San Diego is turning out to not be the fun place we had hoped it would.  This is through no fault of the city or region.

Saturday morning, Judy wasn't feeling well.  We left the Silver Strand State Beach camping area, mostly because of the fact that there were no utility hook-ups.  We moved about 9 miles away into the KOA Kampground.  Always meticulously maintained facilities, with all the amenities and a bit pricey cost.

Feeling out of sorts, she spent most of the day on the sofa watching TV and dozing in and out of sleep.

After dinner she said she was going to the bedroom to lay down.  A few minutes later she was calling for my help.  Without going into a lot of detail, she became weak and dizzy then collapsed.  I called 911 and she was taken to the hospital.

She spent the next 21 hours in the E.R. before there was a room available.  After extensive testing, they have determined that she contracted an infection in her intestinal system.  This infection caused bleeding, which caused her blood pressure to plummet and resulted in the collapse.

Sunday evening she was much improved, but still not well.  Her blood pressure is improving and the bleeding is nearly stopped.  They have her on I.V. antibiotics and fluids.  It seems she will be in the hospital for at least one more day.  The risk of infection by contact requires me to put on a gown and gloves before going into to see her.

Saturday was, with out a doubt, the most frightening day of my life.   A special note of thanks to cousins Vera and Marc.  They live almost 200 miles away from here in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles.  They drove over 3 hours to visit Judy for approximately 10 minutes then drove back home.  They will never have any idea how much that meant to us.

The blog will be taking some time off.