It was a premature emergency, but nevertheless something not to be taken lightly.
Yesterday afternoon, My mom felt like her chest has been squeezed violently. It felt heavy and throbbing. The pain swelled atrociously and she could not breathe because of it. She called her sister, who is a doctor to complain about the pain. Her sister in return insisted that she go to see the doctor immediately.
Our family has a genetically inherited heart disease (and includes diabetes, arthritis, eye problems - name it, we got it.) It is one of the reasons why I try to keep myself fit and healthy. For the past several weeks, my mom had a very stressful time juggling school, (she is a professor and was completing the grades of her students) assisting my sister in completing her long-delayed thesis and being a full-time mother for me and my utol. In between her daily grind, she would overdose herself with caffeine. I told her many times before not to drink coffee too much, however she insisted that it's the only thing that keeps her awake at night.
And so we rushed her to the hospital to see the doctor. My kind doctor aunt, despite her very busy schedule joined us to make sure that my mom was well attended. Her presence in such dire situations assure us that we are not left behind.
That there is someone to back us up.
We waited hours upon hours before my mom could be finally attended by the cardiologist. The doctor did not perform any heavy examinations aside from the ECG, but he did a case history about her heart ailments. It appears like her diabetes further aggravates her cardiovascular problems.
Before we left, the specialist recommended some further test to isolate the cause of my mother's chest problem. He told us that there is a very big possibility that it is her heart and not her chest muscles that has a problem.
The doctor was kind enough to explain my mom's situation in a manner that would not cause any fear or panic. Nevertheless, with the cocktail of medicines that he prescribed, I knew things would be very different from now on.
It means that I have to force my sister to find work as soon as her thesis is finally complete.
It also means that I have to work double-time in order to meet the financial requirements we would need for her health maintenance.
A day after it all happened, I felt a brief relief knowing that it wasn't as serious as I have expected. However, the financial crunch made me regret that I bought a brand new computer last week.
If only my SSS loan would be approved before November ends.
As for now, the only thing I could do is work more effectively and pray that no trouble would arise as I build up my financial fortress in this period of lull. I would have to cut down my expenses by a third (no cab rides every morning, therefore I have to wake up much earlier than the usual) and expand my connections hoping that my social investments would reap some rewards when I drastically needed them in the future.
I do not know how my plans would work. But the wake-up call now prompts that I should do something about it and raise the stakes higher.
Yesterday afternoon, My mom felt like her chest has been squeezed violently. It felt heavy and throbbing. The pain swelled atrociously and she could not breathe because of it. She called her sister, who is a doctor to complain about the pain. Her sister in return insisted that she go to see the doctor immediately.
Our family has a genetically inherited heart disease (and includes diabetes, arthritis, eye problems - name it, we got it.) It is one of the reasons why I try to keep myself fit and healthy. For the past several weeks, my mom had a very stressful time juggling school, (she is a professor and was completing the grades of her students) assisting my sister in completing her long-delayed thesis and being a full-time mother for me and my utol. In between her daily grind, she would overdose herself with caffeine. I told her many times before not to drink coffee too much, however she insisted that it's the only thing that keeps her awake at night.
And so we rushed her to the hospital to see the doctor. My kind doctor aunt, despite her very busy schedule joined us to make sure that my mom was well attended. Her presence in such dire situations assure us that we are not left behind.
That there is someone to back us up.
We waited hours upon hours before my mom could be finally attended by the cardiologist. The doctor did not perform any heavy examinations aside from the ECG, but he did a case history about her heart ailments. It appears like her diabetes further aggravates her cardiovascular problems.
Before we left, the specialist recommended some further test to isolate the cause of my mother's chest problem. He told us that there is a very big possibility that it is her heart and not her chest muscles that has a problem.
The doctor was kind enough to explain my mom's situation in a manner that would not cause any fear or panic. Nevertheless, with the cocktail of medicines that he prescribed, I knew things would be very different from now on.
It means that I have to force my sister to find work as soon as her thesis is finally complete.
It also means that I have to work double-time in order to meet the financial requirements we would need for her health maintenance.
A day after it all happened, I felt a brief relief knowing that it wasn't as serious as I have expected. However, the financial crunch made me regret that I bought a brand new computer last week.
If only my SSS loan would be approved before November ends.
As for now, the only thing I could do is work more effectively and pray that no trouble would arise as I build up my financial fortress in this period of lull. I would have to cut down my expenses by a third (no cab rides every morning, therefore I have to wake up much earlier than the usual) and expand my connections hoping that my social investments would reap some rewards when I drastically needed them in the future.
I do not know how my plans would work. But the wake-up call now prompts that I should do something about it and raise the stakes higher.
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