Took my wife to the ER. UPDATE

Posted by Majik_Sheff@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 252 comments

Thank you to EVERYONE for your support and caring words. I cannot express how much they helped to get us through a time where we felt very much alone and afraid.

So... Where to begin?

It turns out she has right-side heart failure with mid stage liver disease. The root cause? Sleep. Fucking. Apnea.

The prognosis has moved from weeks to years, so now we make the best of the time we have. Turns out my wife can even keep the reaper himself waiting.

Lessons learned:

  1. Treat your damn sleep apnea.

  2. Heart attacks can feel like heartburn, constipation, gas, pulled muscles, and gallstones.

  3. If your pee suddenly changes color, you are no longer in wait-and-see mode; you are in get your ass to the ER mode.

  4. I was not not prepared for the moment I thought I was going to lose the woman I've shared the last 20 years with.

  5. Nothing is promised in this life. Least of all time. Tell people you love them.