we were at Yellowstone.  The window was closed between me and that little bear cub.  but it doesn't really look like it is.  it looks like our fingers/claws are touching.  this is my "throw back thrusday" pic.

HOLY SMOKES, SAKES ALIVE!!  What a crazy morning.  I got a phone call that woke me up, Lauren was at mom's, and mom was in agony.  Lauren was trying to get her to call an ambulance.  But mom didn't want that, she wanted EO to drive her to the hospital.  So I talk to EO and he begins to tell me how he has been awake the whole night, with a massive gallbladder attack and how a few times he wanted to wake me up to take him to the hospital. Even though he has some medical insurance it is pretty crappy so we would still have to pay $7000 deductible.  but we can't afford anything better.  

anyway.. so i am trying to figure out what to do about EO and what his symptoms are, and figure out what to do about mom at the same time... then when we are just about to get it figured out, mom's meds kick in and she starts feeling so much better and she doesn't want to go to the hospital anymore.  In case anyone is wondering, she really doesn't have to go because we knew what the problem was the whole time.  ANYWAY... then EO says, he just wants to lay down, as he isn't running a fever anymore and things have settled down.  I am still keeping a close eye on him, just in case he develops more symptoms. 

so now, i'm kind of a wreck and Lauren is shot from all the stress dealing with mom.  I am just kind of trying to settle down now.  so i think i will hit the showers and lay down as today i am super swollen in my neck, under my arms and in my hip today.  So lots of pain.  tomorrow i have an MRI done, then we will go into the hospital to see Oakleys.  J keeps on improving.  According to the docs, they say only 10% of patients recover and according to infectious disease doc in his 30 years, no one recovers from how bad off he was.  they started dialysis worked yesterday and they are going to do more today, and they will start working on getting his own kidneys to kick in.  Normally, when someone is in that rough of shape, they don't even bother to do anything for them, they just let them go.  But no one gave up on him, all the docs, nurses, ambulance crew, friends and loved ones, kept on doing all they could to help him and... even though he isn't out of the woods, there is strong belief that he is going to make a recovery.  Not full, as he has some heart damage, but they don't know how much.  and there is other damage, but still.
so we will stop and see them tomorrow, since i will be right at the hospital anyways.  we also plan to go see Carol afterwards.  So it will be a long day for me, which means it will be a very rough weekend.  but i wouldn't dream of not going to see Oakleys and Carol.  So I don't mind the pain.  They are worth it to me.