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It's been a pretty rough year for me thus far despite the good stuff at my job. For starters, my dad began coughing constantly. He stopped taking his blood pressure meds because they made him cough, but because he stopped, he coughed even more.
What happened was his heart started going into overdrive to compensate for the blood pressure spike. Fluid started going into his lungs, making him cough. He eventually had to be hospitalized because his coughing fits were out of control. The doctors managed to drain the fluid and outfit him with a type of pacemaker with a built-in defibrillator.
He's doing a LOT better now, but he has to watch his sodium intake. I kept pretty calm during the whole ordeal, but it still shook me up pretty bad.
Then this past weekend, my dad and his wife lost their cat Jake. He was a rescue kitty that came from an abusive home. He was recently diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and had to be put on medication. He took a turn for the worse after he started breathing heavily and refused to eat. He died in my stepmom's arms last Saturday.
He was a trooper. I'm glad he was able to spend his last moments around people who loved him.
What happened was his heart started going into overdrive to compensate for the blood pressure spike. Fluid started going into his lungs, making him cough. He eventually had to be hospitalized because his coughing fits were out of control. The doctors managed to drain the fluid and outfit him with a type of pacemaker with a built-in defibrillator.
He's doing a LOT better now, but he has to watch his sodium intake. I kept pretty calm during the whole ordeal, but it still shook me up pretty bad.
Then this past weekend, my dad and his wife lost their cat Jake. He was a rescue kitty that came from an abusive home. He was recently diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and had to be put on medication. He took a turn for the worse after he started breathing heavily and refused to eat. He died in my stepmom's arms last Saturday.
He was a trooper. I'm glad he was able to spend his last moments around people who loved him.