Two years ago today - 3/19/10, Dave had a seizure in the middle of the night. We have a memory foam bed, so I didn't know a thing until he fell on the floor. This was the most horrifying moment of Dave's illness for me. He was still having the seizure as I got to his side and was hitting his head against the shelves against the wall. There was no room to move him and I really couldn't move him. Just before I grabbed the phone to call 911, he stopped breathing. I seem to remember that can happen with a seizure and as soon as the CO2 climbs (from not breathing) breathing restarts. BUT I was the semi-panicked wife. I hit him on his chest and screamed his name....."Dave Maki Breath!!!" and he did. I then called 911 and they said "get him onto his side", I couldn't. Then suddenly he started to relax and I got him turned. The operator told me a police man was on his way. I ran around the house to get the dogs put into their cages and quickly putting some clothes on, just in time for a knock on the door and help showing up.
Dave started to sit up obviously confused about what had happened. I was torn about whether to go to the ED and paged the oncology on-call who advised us to go in. Dave was there for a couple days while starting radiation treatments. He missed what would have been his last performance with Bryan Lubeck (we tried to make it- the show goes on!).
This story is an example of why I'm going through the old posts. I couldn't tell the whole story back then....I know I need to now.
2011- I had the Bluebird house up in the front yard. but sparrows moved in. I just got the house back up this weekend and sparrows are back! I have my friendly ceramic bluebird back on the front deck. I like the sparrows.
peace, love, groove
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It’s like Cirque du Soleil, you put on the show but no one sees the person behind the curtain. You are that person behind the curtain; Dave couldn’t do it as his awareness was fading. But it is also like a shuttle launch, for as the lift off date lingers closer, the more activity and automated stuff kicks in. It will come back to you and with all that happened you probably have a books worth and Buddy Z. is an author so there you go. P.S. I have birds now also.
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