Friday, October 14th, 2022: Swollen face Globe to ER, Shurwan, glad for a mask, prescriptions, "Alaskan Daily", Sleep at 3 a.m.

 

Cochabamba, Bolivia

82nd operating temple

Dedicated: 30 Apr 2000

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of man

D&C 45:39

And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 5:1-19

"Come Follow Me"

Jeremiah 3:14-18; 16:14-21 The Lord will gather His people. 

Jeremiah 16-17

OctGenCon

The Doctrine of Belonging

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

The doctrine of belonging comes down to this for each of us: I am one with Christ in the gospel covenant.

James left for Globe this morning after prayer. I told him my face was swelling but he couldn't really see how bad it was because it was dark in our bedroom. When I got up and went into the family room, I sent him this picture:

As soon as James saw this picture he begged me to go to the emergency room. I told him I just couldn't. He then said he said a prayer and knew he needed to come home to take me, which he did.

I post this picture to remember how bad it can get. I am not proud but I do not want to forget. I have not had an infusion since August. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with this. Another thing, my right foot was swollen twice its size but as soon as I began receiving medicine through the drip the swelling went away. I still cannot lift my right arm.

We got to the ER of the Show Low hospital somewhere between 10:30 and 11. This is one time I was glad that a mask was required so others could not see how freakish I looked. After checking in I was taken to Room 15 in the ER. A cute little blonde nurse came in to care for me. Her name was Sherwan (Surewan). She was named after her mother and grandmother. I loved her immediately. She explained to me that she was going to start a drip with medicine in it. I will be receiving a steroid, an antibiotic, and something like Benadryl for an allergic reaction which is what the doctor originally thought I had. 

Once the drip was set up I was able to relax and James says I slept for three hours. Sherwan said I could not have anything to drink or eat but she gave me lemon flavored swabs to suck on. 

Here are some things I learned about my new friend Sherwan:

She used to be a competitive inline skater. She has four children, she also has rheumatoid arthritis but only takes Naproxen for it. It goes into remission when she is pregnant. Her baby is two years old and she had Covid while she was pregnant. The baby had to be taken early and almost died. She said that even though she just turned two, her baby looks like she is less than one. 

At first the doctor on duty thought I had endema, not cellulitis but my release papers say cellulitis. Jared told me later that if cellulitis gets in to the optic nerve you can go blind. He also said that you can die from it. 

After I was released from the hospital we went to Walmart and James went in to get my prescriptions for an antibiotic and steroid. We also went to Sonic to get something good to eat, a chicken slinger and a drink. James also got some Benadryl for me to take when he was at Walmart. I am so grateful for him. I know it must be painful to look at me.

This evening James and I watched a new series on TV starring Hilary Swank called "The Alaskan Daily." 

When it was time to go to bed I decided to sleep in the family room recliner because of my cough and my inability to breathe well without sitting up. We said our prayers together and James went to bed. I couldn't sleep so I began walking around the dining room table. I was able to get 7,062 steps before the app turned to 0 at midnight. After walking I was awake another few hours. I finally went to sleep at 3 a.m. It was a traumatic day for me and I'm glad it's over.

Sheri's friend Kylee

Kylee lives in Cathi & Terry's basement

and she loves them because they are so 

kind to her.