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<\/a><\/p>\nThis morning, after talking to Heidi, she told me there were some hiccups late last night… \u00a0However, things were pretty calm when I walked in. \u00a0Heidi told me that her blood sugar actually spiked last night, so they put her on insulin, which they are monitoring. \u00a0Heidi also told me that her blood pressure actually dropped as well. \u00a0Another hiccup. \u00a0She didn’t really complain too much of pain, but she was still tired. \u00a0Since I wasn’t sleeping with her in ICU, I can’t really say what is her true pain level. \u00a0All I know is, she wasn’t\u00a0too tired to fit in a few embarrassing stories about Parm as a kid. \u00a0She has grand plans to try to stand on her own this afternoon. \u00a0There are no pictures of Heidi right now–maybe later. \u00a0She’s keeping a low profile\u00a0until I\u00a0get her\u00a0a proper photo shoot.<\/p>\n
With Parm, I know a little bit more of what he went through. \u00a0He had a hard night. \u00a0Things were okay for awhile past midnight, but he started feeling pain around 1:30 or 2 a.m. \u00a0His body, his abdomen muscles, were seizing. \u00a0A cramp like sensation. \u00a0I have never really seen Parm in pain, but it was very hard for me to watch. \u00a0Nurses came in multiple times during the night to adjust his medication and his bed position. \u00a0It was really hours later until he felt more ease and comfort. \u00a0I felt helpless; I couldn’t do much. \u00a0I ended up falling asleep, watching him. \u00a0When I did wake at 4 a.m., he had hot packs that helped him feel better and drugs were helping to control what he was feeling. \u00a0Turns out, he had a fever in the night too. \u00a0He didn’t get much rest at all. \u00a0Doctors came in later and said nothing sounded out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n
A few hours later, Parm insisted he wanted to stand up. Needed to stand up. \u00a0His nurse, Thien, did give Parm a look of, “I don’t think so…” \u00a0Especially since Parm went through so much in the night. \u00a0I’m not sure if Parm saw it, but Parm was determined to give Thien the credit. \u00a0Thien brought in another guy to help shift Parm about the bed. \u00a0How fast Parm sat up and stood up definitely made me uneasy, but that feeling soon passed.\u00a0\u00a0 He was up! \u00a0My Parm was standing! \u00a0He looked good standing! \u00a0Parm then insisted on getting to walk around the 9th Floor. \u00a0We opened the door, and Parm pretty much just started taking off. \u00a0He did good! \u00a0He did one whole lap around the floor!\u00a0Check it out!\u00a0See Parm Go!<\/a><\/p>\n I am so relieved that the night is over. \u00a0Heidi\u00a0and Parm are A-OK. \u00a0Parm had a great nurse, Thien. \u00a0Thanks Thien for getting Parm situated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though the surgery is now over, the challenges are not yet done for Heidi and Parm. \u00a0And it turns out, mother and son both had pretty eventful nights. \u00a0 It was not an easy night for anyone. \u00a0I did check on both this morning, and things are stable and very well. When I first … Continue reading Second Hurdle: Getting Through the Night<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n