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June 30, 2005
Dad in hospital again
My dad is back in the hospital. I got a call from my Mom this morning that she couldn't wake him. It turns out that the had fallen into a diabetic coma due to extremely low blood sugar (the meter was at 32). The paramedics were able to diagnose the condition and revive him. He's down at the ER now being stabilized, and I suspect they'll want to keep him overnight for observation. I think this is just a problem of his continuing weight loss. I don't have a current number, but at the rate it's been dropping, I'd bet he's fallen below 130 pounds.
This adds to a whole host of other fires at both work and home that are keeping me home this weekend. I'd planned to go up to Indiana for a friend's wedding, but with everything going on, I just can't get away. If anyone has something going on Sunday or Monday, I could probably use an excuse to get out of the house for a couple of hours.
Family by Dan at June 30, 2005 01:12 PM
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Update: They did not need to keep him overnight, and he's on his way home right now.
Posted by: Dan at June 30, 2005 04:29 PM
I'm really sorry to hear that his health continues to decline. I'm glad he got to come home, however.
Posted by: Andrew at June 30, 2005 05:23 PM