oh what a night

[kevinsbride2B]

Well here's how our night went...
We got home from my Grandparents place as we have our Sunday night dinner there every week. Kevin and I walked back into our place and sat and watched TV. The phone rang for me and I started to gab away as usual.
Once I got off the phone I yelled up to him but he didn't answer. I waited a little longer and still nothing so I ventured upstairs to find him. There he was sitting at his computer desk stairing at the monitor. The screen saver was on. I looked at him and I realized he was havign a "low". Kevin has type 1 diabetes. Those of you who don't know, if a diabetic is havign a low you need to pump them full of glucose. So I ran downstairs to get him orange juice. Before I got halfway down the stairs I head a "thud" and screaming. My Mom ran in and there he was on the floor havign a seizure. He fell onto his shoulder off of his chair and smashed his head off of the TV cabinet.
There was blood everywhere. So finally after a VERY long seizure my Mom and I got him stabalized and sat him down. He remained VERY drowsy and incoherent.
I finally got him into bed but he continued to moan and grown and wasn't speaking a word that I could understand. I jumped up finally and went and got dressed. It's 2am by this point. I came back to bed and he was sound asleep and I didn't want to wake up.
Finally the morning came and he began to start talking all messed up and complained about his shoulder so I took him into the emergency room.
We found out that he had a dislocated shoulder, his glucose was a MESSSSS and he obviously did some damage to his short term memory.
I just brought the poor guy home and tried to feed him, but he won't.
I'm tired, I'm upset and most of all I feel so usless because tehre is nothing I can do.
He's still talking jiberish and remembers nothing from an hour ago even.
I'm not a religous person so I guess I would be a hipocrite to say pray for him. But all nice thoughts are more then welcome right about now.
Thanks

[AngelinLove]

I will definitely keep you both in my thoughts. Even though you feel useless right now, you are everything that he needs. You love him and are there for him and will take care of him. Just remmeber that. If you had not been there then who would have and you are the one caring for him now!!

[Callys_bride]

OMG! I am sooo sorry to hear. I hope he gets better!

prayer out to you and your family

[KMS]

My mom had Type 1 DM so I personally know how traumatic that can be for the diabetic and their loved one. I'm so sorry for your difficult night. Oh, I just feel for you so much right now. Sending my love...

[Jacklynn]

Poor guy! And I can't imagine how tired you must be! I hope things get back to normal very soon. Sorry about your bad evening :(

[SerendipityCrafts]

Oh my .... it was quite the night.

You don't have to be religious to have someone pray for him and so I will. Isn't it best to cover all angles? At least this is the way that I think :)

[tara4dolphins27]

oh wow. I will be praying for you and your FH in thoughts. Hope he gets better

[ger]

That is so awful!! My nephew has Type 1 diabetes...and has had a couple of bad reactions! I so understand what you are going thru. You are both in my prayers. You are doing the best you can. Hang in there.

[jeni740]

Oh no I am so sorry. I hope he is ok and you will be in my thoughts :)

[lize566]

That is so awful! I can't imagine how scary it must have been, and still is. I will def. keep you both in my thoughts and prayers. You have been having such a rough time lately, you SO deserve for some good things to happen!!

[hummingbird521]

Religious or not I will put Kevin in my prayers. Is he due to go back for any kind of checkup? I hope he gets his memory back soon. I would be worried about that part of it.

[ladymelissa]

Kevin is in my thoughts. That is horrible, I am so sorry.

[nic1124]

That is so scary. You guys are in my prayers and I hope he is ok.

[kevinsbride2B]

So we're in our second day now. He is in so much pain it's unreal!!! But his memory is still a mess. We watched 24 last night and it let me calculate how much memory he has because of the time nt he show. Every 15 minutes he blanks out with his short term memory.
He doesn't remember much since Tuesday I guess, so he's lost a week. All the sweet things he did for me on Valentine's day, the great weekend we had, it's all gone.
I've got him here yet I miss him so much!
I tell him something and we have a serious conversation about it, and then boom it's gone. The minute he asks me a question that we just talked about I get all choked up.
I want him back so badly!!!
Thank you all for your sweet thoughts!!! You really have no idea just how much it means to have somewhere to go and talk. It's really what I need right now!

[hummingbird521]

Is the short term memory loss due to the low blood sugar? Is this normal? I am just worried about Kevin. I don't want to scare you but it almosts sounds as if he had a stroke.

[Jacklynn]

Maybe I missed this in an earlier post, but have they tired to give him any memory meds? My best friend's grandma has memory problems and they give her meds to help with it, can they do anything like that to get him back on track?

[KMS]

I just don't know what to say. I'm so sorry...

[ger]

Is he checking with his Dr. about these memory problems? I don't remember my nephew having that problem when he had his reactions. All this sounds so scarey! I hope things are getting better.

[Caleb's Bride]

My grandmother had severe diabetes too, but she never had any memory complications. If you haven't already, you really need to contact his doctor. This doesn't sounds like diabetic complications to me, but I'm not an MD, either.

You and Kevin and definitely in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated whenever you can!

[NicksBride]

wow that is really scary, I am so sorry that had to happen!!! He will be in my thoughts as I do not pray either.. But hang in there, I will be thinking about you sweetie.

[septemberbride06]

I was going to say the same thing about the stroke thing...not to scare you but my grandma had almost the same thing happen. The hospital told her it was normal (she has Type 1 also), then later after a BUNCH of testing they said she did have a stroke!
Now, she can't talk really well, and has relapses too, I think hers are further back though, like she can't remember most of my mom's child hood...stuff like that!
This is terrible! I will def. pray hard for you guys!
he needs you now more than ever. Please just stay strong for him, and things will get better!

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<SENDING MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>
:innocent:

[BriansBride07]

I will send my thoughts for you and Kevin. I do know what it's like being around someone with Type 1 diabetes, my grandfather has it. Also many of the elderly that I used to take care of also sadly had it to. I hope he feels better soon.

[woohoo2me]

omg thats terrible.! poor guy!! poor you!! here's hoping good karma goes your way.

what are the doctors saying about it? what are they panning on doing?

good luck!

[mlm063007]

ohhh, I am soooo sorry. I will be sending my thoughts and prayers.

Keep us posted!!

[kevinsbride2B]

So We've just returned once again from the hospital. We were in to see the neurologist today and unfortunatly he had nothing good to say.
Kevin's memory is just as non existant as it was Sunday night.
His CT came back normal which is a good thing, however the nurologist doesn't think it is a concusion.
They've done a billion blood tests and were able to rule a stroke out. But that's what I was thinking too. We're off to see his family dr this afternoon for no other reason then to look through his medical history as his previous family dr retired and was replaced by his current one only months ago.
I'm trying to stay strong and I won't let him see me crack but the minute that he's out of the room the tears are streaming down my face.
I just want my Kevin back!!!! If I knew he would get better and would be safe I would give him up for that! I just want him back to his normal chipper self. He's such a good person. He has a heart of gold, he would give up anything for anyone. He just doesn't deserve ANY of this!!!
Thank you all again for such wonderful messages. This is possibly the roughest time I've ever had in my life. I just don't know what to do anymore!
I'm so tired, but I can't lay down or even sleep.
On a positive note, I was sitting with him a few minutes ago and he remembered our wedding date. He doesn't remember where it is or anything else but he remembers when it is. He may not in a little while but for those short few moments he did and that's all that matters!
Thank you all so much again! I'll be back with an update when I get back from the dr.

[MOB Karen]

Oh, bless your heart, Lindsey! :hug: My prayers are with you and your family right now! Please keep us posted on Kevin's progress.

[SaralovesMike]

Oh Lindsey I am so sorry you guys are going thru this!
You and Kevin are definitely in my thoughts. :hug:
Hang in there!

Good luck with the dr appointment. Yes, definitely keep us posted!

[septemberbride06]

I'm so glad that they have ruled out the stroke...that is GREAT news!
It seems you guys will have a long road, but I'm sure everything will work out for you!
I will continue to pray for you guys! Wishing you the best! ;)

[Caleb's Bride]

I know that I don't know you that well, as I'm fairly new to the boards here. But I couldn't help but thinking of you guys last night and hoping for some sort of explanation as to what the cause of all of this is.

You two sound like an incredibly sweet couple and I have faith that it will all work out and be fine.

Please keep us posted and know that we are concerned and care about you guys.

[StaceyMc]

You guys are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that someone can give you an explanation as to what the problem might be.

[KMS]

I was telling my FH about your situation this morning. We are both so concerned. Hoping for the best...

[kevinsbride2B]

Well we are now onto day 4. We spent the mornign at the endocrinologist which is a diabetes dr. He has switched Kevin's insulin to a new one that they are just about to put on the market hoping that maybe it can help.
I couldn't help but to break down in the dr's office today. It ets hard asking questions and beign so nervous about what the answers might be.
Kevin is begining to get scared and feels that this was all of his fault. My shoulder is soaked with tears.
He keeps seeing highlights of the daytona 500 and asks "why didn't we watch that?" And when he's told that we did he cries because he doesn't remember. I've decided to just say that we were out that day and hopfully it won't upset him as much.
They took away his drivers lisence today too which upset him. It's only temporary but until they get things under control he won't be driving which I FULLY understand!
Tomorrow will be our first day on the new insulin. I know that results won't be instant but my fingers are crossed they they might end up that way.
Again I can't say it enough, thank you all from my heart and Kevin's for being so sweet and all of your thoughts and prayers. I just need to keep positive.

[mlm063007]

I am keeping my fingers crossed that the new insulin will help. I cant imagine going through that and I am keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers:hug:

[Caleb's Bride]

Here's hoping that the insulin switch does the trick!

Keep your chin up, sweety. We are here for you if you or Kevin need anything at all.

Continued prayers and thoughts coming your way...........

[BriansBride07]

I will keep my fingers crossed that the new insulin will work soon. As for the memory loss I hope they find out what has caused it and that he will soon remember things for longer than just a few moments. Keep us informed, my thoughts go out to you and Kevin. Keep strong, we are here for you if you need us.

[SaralovesMike]

You know we're here for you guys.

Hopefully the new insulin will work and it will start Kevin on the road to recovery. Try to keep positive and hang in there! :heart:

[ger]

Is his A1C bad? Did the Dr. tell you why he's having the memory thing? I sure hope this insulin works for him. I can't imagine how scary all this is for you guys. I'll keep praying for both of you.

[Goin2thechapel]

Aww...I hope everything turns out for the better.Such a tough thing to be going through!

hugs and kisses for you

[KMS]

My heart really hurts for you. I hope that your tears have ceased.

[hummingbird521]

Lindsey you are both still in my thoughts and prayers honey. I hope the insulin works for him.

[Jacklynn]

I (and it looks like I am in good company!) really hope that the insulin starts to take its course and work things out. We are hear to listen, there is probably someone here almost all the time! lol Stay strong dear!

[kevinsbride2B]

You guys are really the best i swear!!!
So I woke the Mr up at 9am and gave him his first shot of his new insulin. lol the poor guy was so scared to take it. He can't remember getting it and I can totally understand how he might feel with someone saying "here stick this into ya" after you've just woken up.
It was a rough one last night. His ex called him and she apparently just doesn't get it! She told me I was a "F***ing Lying B*tch" about Kevina nd there was nothing wrong with him and this was all just an excuse to get out of having Jamie this weekend. Then she started askign him a million and one questions that he obviously has NONE of the answers to and he was unbelievably upset by the end of it. And when he gets upset his glucose goes up and that's the LAST thing he needs. I'm trying to intercept the calls now. Not that I want to get in the way, however he doesn't need this right now.
I'll let you all know by the end of the day when I take a few more readings of his glucose how things are going.
Thank you all for everything, iy means the world to the both of us to know that there is someone there!

[NicksBride]

aww sweetie, you are such an angel. I am sorry that his ex is being such a biotch when obviously you and he are hurting! I really hope what you are doing is working! Hang in there, you are doing great!!!

[KMS]

The LAST thing that you need is his ex being a pain in butt.

[septemberbride06]

I will continue to pray for oyu guys..I completely understand the ex thing! If you need someone to talk to I'm here. Ex's can be quite annoying most of the time, unfortunately It's something me and you are both gonna have to get used to! :censored:

[ger]

I feel so bad for both of you. Did he not have diabetes when he was with the ex? It sure would be nice if you could tell her to bug off! I know how exes can be...sometimes it would be so fun to just go shoot them!

[MOB Karen]

My prayers are with you and Kevin! The ex should be ashamed of herself. She's just awful! We could all learn from you, Lindsey, you're always so brave and courageous! :grinhappy:

[Jacklynn]

I'm sorry about the Ex issue! I hope things are starting to look up now!

[4424]

good luck to you both. sounds like you're doing a great job taking care of him. sorry about the ex, some people really just don't get it.

[jeni740]

I hope Kevin gets better soon, I am so sorry that you two have to be going through this, is ex has some serious issues. I can totally understand why she is an ex, she is just pure evil.

[nic1124]

You are so strong. I don't know if I could handle things as wee as you are. I will be thinking and praying for you both. I hope everyting is ok!!